| General Questions |
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| We are a newly formed club - how do we obtain cover under the BARLA policies? |
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| Cover is obtained by contacting BARLA via West Yorkshire House on 01484 510682. Cover is provided free of charge for the first 3 games you play. After the third game the full premiums must be paid to ensure cover remains in force. |
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| What is the "3 Game Rule"? |
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| To assist development of the game and help newly formed club's get started insurers have agreed to provide cover under all mandatory policies for new clubs without charge until the club has played 3 games. For the purposes of this agreement Festivals, 9-a-side tournaments and the like are deemed to be 1 game. |
| In order to benefit from this free cover clubs must have registered with BARLA via West Yorkshire House, as a register of such clubs is maintained as a requirements of insurers. Once the third game has been played the full premiums must be paid to ensure cover remains in force. |
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| Who should I contact in the event of a claim under any of the mandatory policies? |
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| In the event of a claim under any of the mandatory policies you should contact Kelly Barrett in the first instance. Contact details are as follows: |
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Kelly Barrett
Rugby League Services,
The Zone,
St Andrews Road,
Huddersfield,
HD1 6PT
Tel: 01484 544 131
Fax: 01484 519 985
Email: kelly.barrett@rfl.uk.com |
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| How do I obtain a claim form? |
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| Claim forms for any of the mandatory policies can be obtained by contacting Kelly Barrett. Alternatively, claim forms are available from Alan Tickner. Contact details are: |
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| Reporting Serious Injuries? |
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| In the case of a player suffering death or serious injury at a rugby league game or training session at any level the referee or a club official should contact one of the RFL Officials listed below as soon as possible within the two hour period immediately after the incident or after the extent of the injury becomes known: |
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Emma Rosewarne 07850 483736Stuart Cummings 07801 194594Bill Appleton 07753 573645John Huxley 07889 174280Andrew Whitelam 07770 993366Kelly Barrett 0773 981 9750David Lowe 07795 973733 |
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| For the purposes of this reporting system the following are viewed as "serious injuries": |
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Broken neck or spineHeart attack StrokeIncident in which the player stops breathingIncident in which the player loses consciousness for a period of more than five minutesHead injuries leading to surgery or a stay of more than 48 hours in hospitalAny other injury which is life threatening |
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| The following information should be provided to the RFL Official: |
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Name of the playerAgeNature of injuryCause of injury if apparentVenue where injury occurredContact details for player's family if availableName of player's clubClub contact detailsHospital to which the player has been taken if knownAny other relevant information |
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Inform the RFL Serious Injuries Officer, Dave Phillips who will make contact with the player's family to see if there is any immediate support the RFL can offerInform the rest of the group that the injury has occurredHandle enquiries from the mediaDeal with any requests for immediate assistance for the player's familyInform the RFL Insurance brokers on the first working day after the incident |
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| Do the BARLA policies provide cover for playing against non-BARLA teams? |
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| All the policies cover matches under the auspices of BARLA. Cover applies whether the opposition is a BARLA team or not providing BARLA is aware of, and has agreed that cover will apply. The policies only cover Rugby League activity and do not extend to cover other sports (e.g. Rugby Union). Such cover can be arranged on request. |
