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LOCATIONPHONE Australian Hotel Motel Royal Hotel Club House Hotel Hi-Way Motor Inn Colonial Lodge Motor Inn Yass Motel Hamilton Hume Motor Inn Sundowner Swaggers Motor Inn Thunderbird Motel - Yass Yass Caravan Park Hume Park Tourist Resort Good Hope Tourist Resort Murrumbateman Country Inn-Motel Binalong Hotel – Motel Royal Tara Binalong Gunning Motel Telegraph Hotel Gunning TEAMS CAN CAMP IN TENTS AT THE VENUE: $20 per tent (payable at registration tent on Saturday) ACCOMMODATION KNOCKOUT RULES A Round Robin competition for all teams on Saturday (3 games) with a Knockout competition on Sunday. The competition will be six-a-side. Each game will be 25 minutes duration. Change ends after each touchdown. The first touchdown in each match on both days except for the Grand Final on Sunday is worth 3 points; the second touchdown and each subsequent touchdown are worth 2 points. Touchdowns in the Grand Final are worth 1 point. Draws on Sunday will be decided by the drop off system Mixed teams must have the minimum of 3 female players on the field. A player can’t play for more then one team in a division e.g. Men’s division. All teams to be at the ground 5 minutes before the game is due to commence. A points system will operate on Saturday with 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw ; 1 point for a loss and 0 points for a forfeit. Any player sent off for the remainder of the game will receive an automatic one game suspension on either day unless the YTA’s Judiciary believes otherwise. Each team will plays at least 3 games on Saturday and at least one game on Sunday. There will be no reperchage competition for first round losers on Sunday. Players in each team must wear the same playing shirt with a number on the back or on both sleeves. Players can’t swap playing shirts. All players must wear approved touch shoes while playing. Each team to supply own touch ball. All decisions by the YTA’s Carnival Disputes Committee are final. Each team is required to nominate a qualified non-playing referee to participate in the Knockout – Playing Referees will NOT be allowed. Hot summer of touch!

NOMINATED REFEREES Each team will be required to nominate a qualified non-playing referee to participate in the Knockout. Playing Referees will NOT be allowed. You are asked to nominate the referee and the level of qualification when submitting the nomination form and indicate the referee’s shirt size as the Association will be giving each referee a souvenir shirt for refereeing at the Knockout. If the referee details are not completed when team nomination form is lodged, the team nomination won’t be accepted. The referee nominated will have to register at the Registration area on the first day of the Knockout prior to the team playing their first game. Teams will not be allowed to play until Their non-playing qualified referee has been registered. TEAMS MUST REGISTER their TEAM and REFREE at the OFFICIAL TABLE at least 30 minutes BEFORE THEIR FIRST GAME. ACCOMMODATION GET IN QUICK: BOOK YOUR ACCOMMODATION NOW!!! REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS All Open Representative Teams will be graded in A Grade. No exceptions. NOMINATIONS – ONLINE OR BY FORM You can now nominate and pay online at or fill out the form below: A nomination fee of $260 must be paid online or attached to this Form. DIVISION:  Men's  Women's  Mixed TEAM NAME: TEAM CONTACT: ADDRESS: POST CODE: PHONE:FAX:  Club Side  Representative Team REFEREE’S NAME: ADDRESS: LEVEL : PHONE: **If the referees details are incomplete when team nomination form is lodged, the team nomination won’t be accepted. SHIRT SIZE: SMALL / MED / LARGE / XL / XXL TEAM MEMBERS NAMES (Maximum 14 Players) (Enclosed is a cheque/money order for $260) Nominations Close 11 January 2013 PLEASE SEND NOMINATIONS TO: YASS VALLEY TOUCH KNOCKOUT, PO BOX 313, YASS NSW 2582

Australian Hotel-Motel – Bendigo Bank - Café Dolcetto – Darrel Crane Courier – Dairy Farmers Davis Faulkner & Co Solicitors – Firth’s Furnishings - Hi-Way Motor Inn – McDonald’s Family Restaurant Northside Takeaway – Royal Hotel – Yass Earthmovers - Yass Valley Hire ASSOCIATE SPONSORS: Greg Smith – Yass Touch Association B: (02) M: (0404) A: (02) (ah) F: (02) CLOSING DATE FOR NOMINATIONS: 11 JANUARY 2013 MORE INFORMATION Karley Banks - NSWTA B: (02) Bob Monkley H: (02) Hot summer of touch!