Who must be BokSmart certified?

SA Rugby's regulations for the BokSmart Rugby Safety Programme apply at all levels of rugby. Every province, club, rugby body and school must adopt them, and may only make them stricter. You must be BokSmart certified if you:

• coach, or assist in coaching, a rugby team in any capacity
• referee, or act as an assistant referee
• want to enter the playing area during a match (other than players and qualified medical staff)

Ordinary touch judges or linesmen who are not qualified referees and only monitor the touchline do not need certification.

SA Rugby's Rugby Contact Programme also requires everyone coaching U9 and older to complete the BokSmart online modules, including Tackle Height Change Education.