There were some changes for 2021-22 but these are now back to the normal Regulation 15.
There is one exception;
It has been approved for Male U12 to U18s to continue to be able to combine groups up or down one age in 2022-23, which is not usually the case. In 2021-22, this helped to save teams from folding as they rebuilt after Covid. This exception is subject to the circumstances, assessments and approvals in Regulation 15.2 and will only be in place for 2022-23 before being reviewed again.
The Age Grade Changes document will be updated to reflect this.