1. The Club shall be called the Kingsbridge Rugby Football Club and is formed to promote and encourage the playing of rugby union football and the social activities connected therewith.
2. The Club shall be affiliated to the Rugby Football Union and the Devon Rugby Football Union.
3. The Club colours shall be Blue and White (with an alternative change of strip of reversed White and Blue).
4. The affairs of the Club shall be in the hands of the Officers and a Management Committee. The Management Committee shall comprise the chairperson of each sub-committee of the Club together with up to four other elected or co-opted members. In the event of a committee member failing to attend four consecutive meetings, without a reason acceptable to the majority of the remaining members, that member shall cease to be a member of the committee. Six members shall form a quorum.
5. The Officers of the Club shall be the President, Chairman, Vice- Chairman, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, Honorary Fixture Secretary and the Captains and Vice-Captains of the senior teams.
6. The Officers (with the exception of the Captains and Vice-Captains of the teams), and the Management Committee shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting. The Annual General Meeting of Kingsbridge Rugby Football Club will be held during July, each year, on a date to be agreed by the Management Committee and to be advertised and advised accordingly.
7. The Captains and Vice-Captains of the senior teams shall be elected at a players meeting to be held before the Annual General Meeting.
8. Nominations for office and the Management Committee must be submitted in writing to the Honorary Secretary by the last day of May. No nomination shall be considered valid unless accompanied by a written declaration that the nominee is willing to stand.
9. A Special General Meeting shall be called at any time at the written request of 10 members. This notice must be sent to the Honorary Secretary at least 14 days before the date of the proposed meeting and stating the business to be transacted.
10. Any person who is not already a current member but wishes to become a member must be proposed and seconded in writing by two exist ing members. A members shall not be eligible to propose or second a nomination for membership unless he / she has been a club member for at least 12 months. The name and address of each candidate desirous of becoming a member, and the names of his / her proposer and seconded shall be posted on the clubhouse notice board at least 7 days before election. No candidate elected by the Management Committee shall be deemed to be a member of the club until he / she has paid their Annual Subscription.
Acceptance of an application for membership is at the discretion of the Management Committee on non discriminatory grounds.
11. The Annual Subscription fees can be found here: Membership
All members shall receive the Club’s official Membership and Fixture Card & a discount card for the clubhouse.
12. On nomination of the Management Committee, the Annual General Meeting shall have the power to elect Life Members.
13. The Management Committee shall meet at least once a month during the playing season and at such other dates as the Chairman, or the Vice-Chairman in his absence, require.
14. The Management Committee shall insure all the Club’s assets against loss or damage. The insurance shall be reviewed each year so that the Club’s assets remain adequately covered. An inventory of the Club’s assets shall be kept by the Secretary.
15. The Annual Dinner will be held on a date, at the end of the season, to be decided by the Management Committee.
16. The Committee shall have the right to terminate the membership of any club member for infringement of the rules of the club or for conduct which is prejudicial to the interests of the club.
17. No rule of the club shall be added to, altered or rescinded without the consent of at least twothirds of the members present at the Annual General Meeting. Notice of any proposal to add to, alter or rescind any of these rules must be submitted in writing to the Honorary Secretary by the last day of May.
18. Should the club be dissolved, any assets belonging to the club will be given to the Rugby Football Union governing body.
19. The club is a non-profit making organisation and any surplus income arising in any year will be re-invested in the clubs activities and its facilities. Under no circumstances will surpluses or assets be distributed to members or third parties.
