This is the Club's RugbySafe and Player Welfare information page.
- Combe Down RFC Medical Emergency Action Plan and 'reportable injury* event form' can be found here
- The event form should be completed and lodged behing the bar in the clubhouse for any reportable injury as defined by RFU*
Any Club member wishing to complete any of the following courses should contact Giles White, 07775 686 919, giles@gileswhite.co.uk (or any member of the Club committee):
- Emergency First Aid in Rugby Union (EFARU)
- Headcase Concusssion course
- Defibrillator course
- Introduction to Safeguarding
- Play it Safe
Location of First Aid equipment
- First Aid kits are located in: Kit store (garage); Changing Rooms (kit room); Clubhouse (behind bar and in cupboards to the right of kitchen door)
Nominated First Aiders (at August 2025)
Senior teams:
Hannah Bilton
Steve White
James Knight
Alex Dodgson
Minis and Juniors:
Katie Jeffreys
Sam Prescott
Phil Cooper
James Underwood
Ollie Watkinson
Ollie Hayes
Notes for Team Managers and/or Coaches
You are required by the Club to:
- Maintain a list of emergency contacts for all players
- Maintain a 'Player Medical History' and any relevant medical conditions for all players
- Ensure that any player selected to represent the Club in a League or Cup game is registered on the RFU's Game Management System, and is eligible for senior or age-grade rugby, according to RFU Regulation 15 - the Playing Adult Rugby club approval form can be found here
- Be aware of the location of First Aid kits and defibrillator
- Complete a Concussion Awareness course (online course here)
- Complete an online Play it Safe course
- Carry out a general safety check on pitch and equipment prior to every training session or game
- Download the Howdens RugbySafe app - 'Proactive Reporting' - which can be used to carry out and record your risk assessments, to report incidents and injuries
Team Managers and Coaches are encouraged to complete a defibrillator course.
* a 'reportable injury' is one that results in a player being admitted to hospital; death that occurs within 6 hours of a game finishing; and injuries from equipment or artificial grass pitch
Risk Assessment
The Club has committed to maintaining a Risk Assessment and Action Plan, which is provided by the RFU's insurer, Howdens. This is currently being updated (at August 2025), and will be posted here on completion.
