What format do U9, U10 and U11 matches use?

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U9 U10 U11 Team size 10-a-side (5 forwards, 5 backs) 10-a-side (5 forwards, 5 backs) Up to 12 (max 5 forwards, 7 backs) Time 2 x up to 10 min (max 20) 2 x 15 min (max 30), no extra time 2 x 20 min (max 40) Pitch Half pitch Half pitch Between the 22m lines, 5m in from touch Ball Size 3 Size 3 Size 3 Scrum 5-player, uncontested; the team putting in must win it Max 5 forwards (3:2); a scrum player can't pick up the ball Max 5 forwards (3:2), static (no pushing or wheeling); both hookers may strike Lineout None (free pass 5m in from touch) None (free pass 5m in from touch) Thrower + 4, uncontested; no lifting, no catch and drive, no peeling Kicking None Only in your own 22, no fly-hacking Only in your own half Restart after a score Free pass on halfway to the non-scoring side Free pass on halfway to the non-scoring side Scoring team drop-kicks to the opposition Also: Substitutions are unlimited (rolling at U11), and both teams must field the same number of players. Scrums follow crouch, bind, set, and the scrum half passes from the base. Free passes are tapped forward with the foot, and defenders retreat 5m. No "cavalry charge": at a free pass, first receivers can start no more than 2m from the passer. The penalty is at the place of the infringement. U11 penalties are all free kicks, and scoring is tries and conversions only.

	U9	U10	U11
Team size	10-a-side (5 forwards, 5 backs)	10-a-side (5 forwards, 5 backs)	Up to 12 (max 5 forwards, 7 backs)
Time	2 x up to 10 min (max 20)	2 x 15 min (max 30), no extra time	2 x 20 min (max 40)
Pitch	Half pitch	Half pitch	Between the 22m lines, 5m in from touch
Ball	Size 3	Size 3	Size 3
Scrum	5-player, uncontested; the team putting in must win it	Max 5 forwards (3:2); a scrum player can't pick up the ball	Max 5 forwards (3:2), static (no pushing or wheeling); both hookers may strike
Lineout	None (free pass 5m in from touch)	None (free pass 5m in from touch)	Thrower + 4, uncontested; no lifting, no catch and drive, no peeling
Kicking	None	Only in your own 22, no fly-hacking