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From the 2024/25 season, all players, in all formats of the game (including non-contact), will be required to register themselves annually to play rugby within RFU member clubs.

Adult Player Registration will go live from 16 July 2024.

From this date, adult players will be able to log into GMS to register themselves to play.

Player registration is currently a club-led process, whereby clubs register players on their behalf. We are moving from this to a registration process where players will register themselves to play with a club, using their Game Management System (GMS) account. Clubs will then accept/decline player registrations as they come through.

The move to game-wide registration is intended to benefit the whole rugby community and brings rugby union in line with the majority of other Unions and other sports where this is common practice.

Note: If a new player joining your club for the 2024/25 season was registered to a different club in 2023/24, they must renew their registration on GMS at their previous club before you can transfer them on GMS. Find more information here.

Adult Player Registration guides for players can be found here. Video 'how to' guides can also be found here. Players can learn more about the registration processes by watching a recording of a recent webinar or attending an upcoming support session:

• 14 August. Support session for players at men's Level 5-8 clubs and women's Level 2-4 clubs. Register here.
• 21 August. Support session for players at men's clubs at Level 9 and below and women's Level 5 and below. Register here.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions can be found at the bottom of this page. Support is available here if players are unable to access their GMS account.

The move to game-wide registration aims to benefit the whole rugby community and brings rugby union in line with the majority of other Unions and other sports, including football and cricket, where this is common practice.

• Benefits for players include an improved user experience and the ability to keep hold of their rugby record for life.
• Benefits for volunteers include simplified processes that reduce administrative workload, freeing volunteers for other aspects of game management.
• Benefits for clubs and CBs include an enhanced understanding of participation that will help us better understand where best to allocate time and resource to support and future-proof the game.