For all international grades (excluding premier grades) the draw is completed and finalised on a week by week basis;
All international grade teams (where possible) are allocated in sections however this may not always be possible due to limited numbers for a balanced competition;
All ARL grounds are Auckland Council administered and maintained grounds – ARL do not own the grounds.
Each Council ground has an assessed “TUL” – Total Usage Level for the hours it can be played on.
Each Monday morning parks staff evaluate condition of fields taking into account the amount of usage from the previous weekend, current weather and the pending weekend’s weather forecast;
The grounds “TUL” is then sent through to the ARL office and any ground use restrictions or closures are assessed and the draw finalised;
The draw is published each Monday afternoon and is usually available from 4.30pm;
The draw once completed is uploaded on to the ARL website & Facebook, e-mailed to each club for distribution to their members and team officials whose e-mail addresses are held;
If you are a member of Sporting Pulse, the team(s) you nominate will also be e-mailed directly to the address you supplied on registering.