From the 2024/25 season, all players, in all formats of the game (including non-contact), will be required to register themselves annually to play rugby within RFU member clubs.

Adult player registration is now live.

From this date, adult players will be able to log into GMS (The RFU Game Management System) to register themselves to play.

Player registration is currently a club-led process, whereby clubs register players on their behalf. We are moving from this to a registration process where players will register themselves to play with a club, using their Game Management System (GMS) account. Clubs will then accept/decline player registrations as they come through.

The move to game wide registration is intended to benefit the whole rugby community and brings rugby union in line with the majority of other unions and other sports where this is common practice.”

As can be seen, this is a major mindset and process change for the clubs and our members. Players, coaches and team managers need to aware of the changes and begin to implement the necessary changes within their area of responsibility.

To ensure this change is as easy as possible for players, we have created a dedication website section to this process. Within the section, you will find a step by step guide, as well as many useful documents curated by Adam Williams via the RFU. You will also be able to action your registration from these pages.

Please take the time to visit this section and get registered for the 2024 / 2025 season.