How to Play

1. Schools collect specially marked "Stars of Rugby" caps from 2 litre Meadow Fresh Family and Calci Kids milk.
   
   
2. Schools login to www.starsofrugby.co.nz enter their password and complete a weekly cap count update for their school.
   
   
3. The cap counts are collated and schools are ranked according to the number of caps collected per student. Schools can then see how they are ranked compared with others in their region and school size group.
   
   
4. If schools don't have Internet access they can use a fax entry form to enter their cap count totals. To obtain this form phone 0800 383 545.
   
   
5. Schools need to keep the Stars of Rugby caps at school throughout the competition. There is no need to send us your caps unless your school is a provisional prize winner and we need to verify your school's cap count.

How Major Prize Winners are Determined

1. All participating schools are grouped into two South Island regions. These regions are predetermined and cannot be changed. Schools have been assigned to these regions using information from the Ministry of Education. Within each region, schools are grouped by the size of their roll so they can compete with an equal chance of winning regardless of their school size. There are three school size groups within each region:
   
   
   • Schools with a roll up to 100 students
   • Schools with a roll of 101 to 300 students
   • Schools with a roll of 301+ students
     
     

   Each school will be asked to confirm their school roll size as at 12 August 2002 when they first login to the website.
   
   

2. The provisional winning school in each school size group in each region, is determined by the following calculation:

   Number of caps collected, divided by number of students
   = average number of caps per student.

   The school with the highest average number of caps collected per student is the winning school in that school size group, in that region.

   Example:

   School A: 1289 caps collected, divided by 110 students
   = average of 11.71 caps collected per student.

   School B: 1943 caps collected, divided by 190 students
   = average of 10.22 caps collected per student.

   In the above example, school A would be the winning school in this school size group.
   
   

3. At closing date, the provisional winning schools in each school size group, in each region, with the highest average number of caps collected per student, will have their count verified by Mainland Products Ltd. If the school's count is incorrect and is lower than the next highest school, that next school will have their count verified. This process will continue until a confirmed winner is found in each school size group, in each region. Winning schools will be advised during the week beginning 11 November 2002. Schools must retain all caps until they are officially advised of the winner in their school size group, in their region. Once the competition winners are verified and confirmed the details will be published on the competition website.

Prizing

The top five schools in each school size group of both regions will win outstanding sports gear packs to the retail value of:

Each week of the competition, a randomly drawn school in each region will be awarded a spot prize. The draw will be made from the schools that have updated their cap count totals that week.

Entry Dates

1. Competition runs 12 August - 5pm, 25 October 2002
   
   
2. All cap count updates must be entered onto the website, or received by fax before 5pm on Friday 25 October 2002.
   
   
3. Winning schools will be advised by Mainland Products Ltd and published on the competition website in the week beginning 11 November 2002.

Other Competition Details

1. Children of the staff and distributors of Mainland Products Ltd are not permitted to contribute caps to their school's entry.
   
   
2. All decisions made by Mainland Products Ltd and their sales promotion agency are final, and no correspondence will be entered in to.
   
   
3. Acceptance of major prizing automatically provides approval for Mainland Products Ltd and their agency to use the winning school's name and images for both PR opportunities and advertising related to the promotion.
   
   
4. All entry material (collected caps excluded) will be destroyed at the end of the promotion in accordance with the Privacy Act.
   
   
5. Mainland Products Ltd reserves the right to terminate this competition if school registrations are of insufficient number, or at any time during the competition.
   
   
6. Participation in this competition is by invitation only at the sole discretion of Mainland Products Ltd to state or integrated schools in New Zealand. The term 'school' shall mean a 'State' or 'Integrated' School registered with the New Zealand Ministry of Education and does NOT include 'Home Schools,' 'Correspondence Schools' or 'Preschools.'