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GMS Account Management
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Edit account details
- Communication preferences
- What is my personal profile?
- GMS Data Management - Updating player email addresses
- How do I update details against a child record that has an active registration?
- Unique Email Addresses in GMS
- Account Verification
- How do I edit my account/personal profile details?
- Can't edit/enter medical conditions or emergency contact boxes in the Player Registration Form
- How do I join organisations?
- How do I update invalid or incomplete records?
- How do I change or move clubs?
- How do I add self service qualifications?
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Edit account details
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Club Administration
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Club Business Operations
- How do I use Voucher Codes to purchase coaching courses for members?
- Can we buy discounted rugby products from the RFU?
- Who can I speak to about VAT matters for my rugby club?
- Voucher codes - purchasing for another organisation
- Do you have resources to help us promote rugby at our club?
- Where can I get guidance on legal matters related to the running of my club?
- Can we get a discount to show Sky TV in our club?
- What VAT rate should apply to my club's energy bills?
- What activities and opportunities does the RFU have for the Rugby World Cup 2025?
- Can the RFU help with the cost of living to reduce our energy and operating costs?
- How do we run our bar efficiently and cost effectively?
- Do the RFU arranged policies provide cover for loss of revenue?
- How do we run a successful rugby event?
- Is there any guidance or advice to help clubs manage/reduce costs with their waste and washroom services?
- What are the items that should be included in a rugby club's accounts?
- How do I create a budget for a rugby club?
- What guidance is there for matters relating to the licensing of rugby club premises?
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Club Governance & Management
- What is GMS?
- What do we need to do in the GMS at the start of the season?
- How do I add a group function?
- Pulling Reports from an Organisation Profile for Club Admins
- How do we receive an International Ticket Allocation?
- How do I set up a new rugby club?
- What are golden roles and how do I allocate them?
- Custom tags
- Club Admin – Reports for registered players
- How does our club complete a risk assessment?
- Where can I get help and guidance on compliance with data protection requirements?
- Where can clubs find other useful and relevant information?
- Where can I find more information about club incorporation?
- Where can our club get legal advice and support?
- Does the RFU arranged policies provide for loss of income, property or Tours insurance?
- How does the RFU support wheelchair rugby?
- Where can I get help and guidance on how to make our club even more inclusive?
- How does our club sign up to The Touch Union?
- How do I run/export a report?
- Where can our club get advice and support on tax?
- What insurance cover does the RFU provide to the game?
- How can I find out more about becoming a CASC?
- What things do we need to think about to ensure an effective committee meeting?
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Facilities & Pitches
- Who can I contact to talk about my rugby club facilities?
- Want to book an RFU artificial grass pitch?
- What are the minimum dimensions of a rugby pitch?
- How do I get involved with Rugby Grounds Connected?
- What should we do if our facilities flood due to extreme weather?
- Does the RFU provide guidance on developing a clubhouse?
- Where can I find guidance on Pitch Risk Assessments and managing pitches in drought conditions?
- What are the RFU standards for changing room sizes and layouts?
- How can we manage our facilities in order to minimise the impact of drought conditions?
- How can we manage our facilities in order to minimise the impact of a flooding event?
- Guidance on floodlights for clubs
- Promotional offers for club facilities
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Club Volunteers
- We have a young volunteer who is looking to develop their leadership skills what opportunities are there?
- What can we do to recognise our volunteers?
- How do we make it easy and attractive for people to volunteer?
- Is there a minimum age for the Rugby Leaders Network?
- Can you provide further details on the modules on offer on the Rugby Leaders Network?
- How can we ensure that new volunteers feel welcome?
- We’re looking to recruit a new volunteer, are there template role descriptions available?
- I can't attend a couple of the sessions for the Rugby Leaders Network, should I still apply?
- Where can I find a job description for a rugby Club Treasurer?
- We’re looking to recruit more volunteers. How can we do this?
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Marketing & Communications
- Club Admin - Email Affiliation Template
- Where can I access Community Game Updates?
- Not Receiving Emails/Email Provider
- How To Send An Email from GMS - Email Builder
- How To Create A Club Website
- Email Health Status - Healthy, Missing, Unverified and Duplicate
- How do I make sure I receive the Community Game Updates (CGU)?
- How to access Club Website to edit content
- How do I receive the Community Game Updates (CGU) if I am not one of the three key roles?
- How can we use social media to promote and run our club?
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Memberships & Payments
- How To Create Membership Schemes
- How do I create an event?
- How to Process a Refund
- How do I buy memberships?
- How do I update a direct debit mandate or reschedule failed/cancelled direct debit payments?
- Buying memberships or creating a payment order – club admin
- Buying an event in GMS
- How do I get a receipt for my voucher code?
- Settlement batch revenue analysis
- Buying an event as an administrator
- How do I set up a membership scheme and online payment system?
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Rules & Regulations
- Payment of Players FAQs
- What is Regulation 7?
- Where can I find the RFU Regulations?
- Step by step guide to submit a club declaration for Payment of Players via GMS
- What is Regulation 1?
- Where can I find further information to assist with compliance of Regulation 7?
- Who has to complete the Payment of Player declaration?
- What are defined as RFU benefits?
- What is Regulation 3?
- *NEW* Code of Conduct template
- What is Regulation 2?
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Safeguarding & Player Welfare
- Retrieving emergency contact details
- How to complete the Club Safeguarding Audit in GMS - 2023
- How to apply for a DBS
- How do I get help for an injured player?
- How do I report an Injury / what injuries do I need to report?
- What is the current guidance for First Aid Provision?
- How do I book onto an Emergency First Aid In Rugby Union course?
- What is RugbySafe?
- How do I order Headcase Resources?
- Can I organise a Play it Safe safeguarding course at my club?
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Player Management
- 17yr and 18yr old Age Grade and Adult Players
- How do I manage player registration/affiliation as a Club Administrator?
- Registering adult players in Player Registration v12
- GMS New reporting tools and new features to support Club Administrators Season 22/23
- Player Management Module
- Player Registrations Report in GMS
- Create Player Cards within GMS
- How to make a player 'Effectively Registered'
- Club Admin – Online Age Grade self-registration
- GMS; Age Grade Registration Club Top Tips
- Walking Rugby and ‘Non-Registered’ Players
- Improving options for Age Grade Registration in GMS
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Club Business Operations
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Coaches & Match Officials
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Age Grade
- What are the current Age Grade Regulations?
- What are the rules on Age Grade players playing out of their Age Grade?
- Individual Age Grade Players Playing Up or Down
- Girls' age bandings
- What activity is allowed out-of-season in Summer 2023?
- What are the regulations for the Age Grade game? When will any changes for next season come in?
- What are the Girls Age Banding changes for 2022-23?
- Where can I find the Age Grade Codes of Practice?
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Amend a course booking
- Who should I notify if I have specific mobility / learning requirements?
- Missing Qualifications/Education/Headcase Courses
- Can I transfer to a different course?
- I booked for a family member by mistake, how do I amend this?
- How do I contact the course leader prior to the course?
- I'm unable to attend both days of my course, do I have to complete the whole course?
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Book a course
- How do I book a course?
- How do I book onto a coaching course?
- When will I receive information about the course I've booked?
- How do I book onto a refereeing course?
- Can’t book/add to basket for Course despite spaces showing
- How do I use Voucher Codes when booking a course? Course Participant User Guide
- How do I get a receipt for my booking?
- If someone else booked the course for me, how do I transfer it to my record?
- Why is my Headcase / Safeguarding / Tacklesafe e-learning not showing on my GMS profile?
- How do I book onto an England Rugby Advanced Coaching Award (previously Level 3 coaching) course?
- How do I book onto a Director of Rugby course?
- Can I add other coaches at the club to my booking?
- How do I find and book the headcase e-learning course?
- How do I find and book the Introduction to Safeguarding e-learning course?
- How do I book onto an England Rugby Coaching Award course?
- How do I book onto an England Rugby Mentoring Award course?
- How do I book onto a Kids First Tag Rugby course?
- How do I book onto a Kids First Contact Rugby course?
- How do I book onto an Introduction to Refereeing course?
- How do I book onto an England Rugby Refereeing Award course?
- How do I book onto an England Rugby Performance Coaching Award course?
- How do I book onto a Play It Safe course?
- What do I do if I need specific support to participate in an RFU training course?
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Age Grade
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Players & Parents
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Playing Rugby
- How can my club support a local wheelchair rugby club?
- How can I find out more about starting a wheelchair rugby section at my club?
- What is Wheelchair Rugby?
- How can I get involved with wheelchair rugby as a coach, referee / table official, classifier, or volunteer?
- Where can we learn more about The Touch Union?
- What opportunities are there for adult and junior wheelchair users in the sport?
- How can I find my local rugby Club?
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Playing Rugby
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Team & Match Managers
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Competitions & friendlies
- Matches Against Non-English Teams Or Cross Union Matches
- Why can’t I change the status of a fixture?
- Accessing EMC in Competition Management module
- FAQ’s Manually Entered Fixtures
- Assigning Players to Teams
- How to 'Unarchive' Teams
- New Girls Age Banding
- How to create and edit the status of a fixture.
- How to add a new team
- What is the Future Competition Structure for 2022/23 and why has it changed?
- Accessing Electronic Match Card Data as a Club Administrator
- How to Archive a Team
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Match day requirements
- Coach/Team Manager Cannot View Or Edit Team
- Electronic Match Card - how to get help
- Electronic Match Card Top Tips and Advantages
- Electronic Match Card Step by Step guides for Mobile and Desktop versions
- Can't Select a Non-Effectively Registered (NER) player on Electronic Match Card
- Cannot Access The Electronic Match Card
- Electronic Match Card Frequently Asked Questions
- Recording of Suspected Concussion in EMC
- Why Can I Not See A Player in My Line-up on EMC?
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Competitions & friendlies
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Constituent Bodies & RFU Council
Electronic Match Card Frequently Asked Questions
Modified on Mon, 06 Mar 2023 at 04:23 PM
ARE THERE TWO VERSIONS OF ELECTRONIC MATCH CARD?
Yes, Electronic Match Card can be accessed via a desktop or mobile via a web browser (there is currently no app). The desktop version can be access via a mobile device but is not optimized, so it is best to use the specific mobile version. Your login details are the same for both versions. Desktop (access via the Competition Management Module on GMS), Mobile version can be accessed here: https://gms.rfu.com/mobile/
WHY CAN I NOT SEE A PLAYER IN MY LINE-UP WHEN I SEARCH FOR THEM?
If a player is not showing when searched for whilst entering a line-up, there are two points that need checking:
• The player has affiliated (or has been effectively registered if required) to the club
• The player has been assigned to the relevant Playing Squad of the team of the line-up in question, this can be checked in the ‘Team Management’ module in GMS by choosing the relevant team and viewing the ‘Playing Squad’ menu.
CAN A CLUB HAVE MORE THAN ONE EMC ADMINISTRATOR?
Yes, clubs can assign as many Match Card Administrators (MCAs) as they wish. All MCAs will receive each submitted EMC for their club
WHY CAN I NOT SEE ALL THE TABS WHEN I LOG ON PRE-GAME?
Some tabs will only show once the match has commenced, as per the kickoff time recorded against that fixture. If the kickoff time is set to 3pm for instance, you will not be able to see the ‘Match Events’ tab until 3pm on the day of the fixture.
I AM HAVING TROUBLE ENTERING THE RESULT AND SUBMITTING MY MATCH CARD AS I HAVE POOR SIGNAL AND I HAVE NO ACCESS TO WIFI – WHAT DO I DO?
You can either send the result directly to your League Secretary/Competition Organiser or results agent via telephone, to ensure the score submission deadline is met, or move to an area where you can get signal and then enter the result and submit the Match Card.
CAN I MAKE CHANGES ON THE DAY TO THE TEAM LINEUP?
Yes, you can make changes to a line-up until the Match Card is submitted. Please be aware that justification of a post-kick off change may be requested by your league organiser.
CAN I MAKE CHANGES TO THE TEAM AFTER THE MATCH?
Changes can be made until the Match Card is submitted. Please be aware that justification of a post-kick off change may be requested by your league organiser. Please also be aware that all saved line-up changes are time-stamped.
I AM A LEAGUE SECRETARY AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A MATCH CARD VIA EMAIL. HOW CAN I CHECK WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED?
As a League Secretary/Competition Organiser, you can login to GMS, access the Competition Management module and view the Match Cards within your competition. The Match Card can be downloaded as a PDF via the ‘Summary’ tab when you have selected the fixture you wish to view.
WHAT STATUS SHOULD A MATCH CARD BE IN IF IT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED CORRECTLY?
A Match Card that has been fully completed by the competing Clubs should be set to ‘Approved’.
HOW DO I SIGN UP / GET MY LOGIN DETAILS?
In order to get access to the Electronic Match Card you will need to have a record in GMS, have the role of Match Card Administrator and an appropriate permission level (1,3 or 5) in GMS at your club.
CAN I SHARE MY PIN WITH SOMEONE ELSE IN MY CLUB?
Each Match Card Administrator should login using their own account, and subsequently have their own PIN. Please note, only certain competitions require a PIN to be entered on Match Day to ‘sign off’ a card, it is likely this would need to be used when you are an away team, approving the entry made by the home team. This is only used in high-level competitions.
I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY PIN, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Login to GMS, go to your Personal Details, choose ‘Credentials’ and reset your PIN.
MY COMPETITION REQUIRES A REFEREE TO SIGN OFF AT THE END OF THE FIXTURE. THIS SIGN OFF
DID NOT TAKE PLACE AFTER THE FIXTURE, WHAT DO I DO?
You will need to contact your League Secretary/Competition Organiser or follow up with the referee directly.
WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR COMPLETING THE ELECTRONIC MATCH CARD?
This is dependent on the competition settings within the league your team are participating. It is best to check with your League Secretary/Competition Organiser to ensure that you meet the deadline for submission.
WHY AM I SEEING (NER) AFTER A PLAYER’S NAME IN THE LINEUP?
This is to denote a player that is not effectively registered in your lineup. If you are unsure if these players are eligible in your competition then please check with your League Secretary/Competition Organiser
WHY CAN I NOT FIND A SPECIFIC PLAYER TO PUT IN MY LINEUP?
There are three areas to check here.
• Is the player affiliated to your club?
• If yes, has the player been assigned to the correct squad/team via Team Management? Ensure you view the ‘Playing Squad’ menu to see players that will appear available for selection in the EMC
• If you are playing in a competition that requires players to be Effectively Registered, have they been?
I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY MATCH CARD, WHAT IS THE PROCESS TO REPORT ISSUES AND GET HELP? For assistance with a competition query (regulations, deadlines, match details etc.) please contact your League Secretary/Competition Organiser. For assistance with a technical issue, you should contact the GMS Help Portal, detailing your issue, the steps you have taken, ideally with screenshots and the version of Match Card (desktop or mobile) that you are using.
For more information please see the Getting Help section on the Electronic Match Card page here.
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