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Regulations

Regulation 9 Appendix 1

APPENDIX 1, PART A

Northern Hemisphere Unions:

Canada
England
France
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Scotland
USA
Wales

and all other Unions in membership of the following Regional Associations:

Rugby Europe
Asia Rugby – all Unions save for Indonesia
Rugby Americas North
Rugby Africa – Northern Hemisphere Unions as follows:
    Algeria 
    Benin
    Burkina Faso 
    Burundi 
    Cameroon 
    Central Africa
    Chad 
    Congo
    Democratic Republic of Congo
    Gabon
    Ghana 
    Ivory Coast 
    Kenya
    Libya 
    Mali 
    Mauritania 
    Morocco 
    Niger 
    Nigeria
    Senegal
    Togo 
    Tunisia

APPENDIX 1, PART B

Northern Hemisphere International Matches, Tours and Tournaments:

The Six Nations Championship or any successor Tournament

Rugby Europe European Nations Cup or any successor Tournament

Asian Rugby Championship or any successor Tournament

Rugby Americas North Senior Men’s Championship or any successor Tournament

Americas Rugby Championship (applicable window(s) for Northern Hemisphere Unions only) or any successor Tournament

Such other International Matches, Tours and Tournaments to be played in the Northern Hemisphere window as determined from time to time by Council

 

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