Playing times for school
Playing times for Schools
SA Referees have laid down the playing time for school matches, from high schools to primary schools.
These times are laid down, to be altered only with SARU permission for national tournaments.
High School Times
These accord with the Under-19 Variations in the Law book.
The time for high school matches, is playing time. Stoppages for injuries and substitution are not playing time and so an allowance is made for them
1. 1st XVs (Under-19)
Playing time: 70 minutes
Sin bin: 10 minutes playing time.
2. Other (Under-19) Teams
These are for matches above Under-16
Playing time: up to 35 minutes a half
Sin bin: 5 minutes playing time
3. Under-16
Playing time: 30 minutes per half
Sin bin: 5 minutes playing time
4. Under-15 and Under-14
Playing time: 25 minutes per half
Sin bin: 5 minutes playing time
Primary Schools
5. Under-13
Running time: 25 minutes per half.
Injury time: maximum of 5 minutes per match
Half-time: maximum of five minutes
6. Under-12, Under-11, Under-10, Under-9
Running time: 20 minutes per half
Injury time: maximum of 5 minutes per match
Half-time: maximum of five minutes
