REGULATION 8 EXPLANATORY GUIDELINES If a Player plays for a combined team of a country in an Olympic Event (e.g. Team GB) and he was previously was captured for a Union (under Regulation 8.2) then the Player remains captured for such Union and their participation in the combined team in the Olympic Event will not affect their status. 14. Is there a right of appeal from the decision of the World Rugby Regulations Yes. An Olympic Eligibility appeals committee has been established under Regulation 2 to deal with any appeals of decisions by the World Rugby Regulations Committee. 15 For the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio, do any special provisions apply? Rugby Sevens will enter the Olympic Games for the first time in 2016. The qualification process has been established and all persons eligible to participate must have qualified by 11 July 2016. In terms of eligibility, the three (3) year stand-down period applies. However, given the timing of the clarification of the qualification process and the constitutional review of the eligibility requirements for Olympic Events a shorter stand-down period in respect only of the Olympic Games 2016 shall apply. In this regard any Player who wishes to represent a Union / country for whom s/he holds the nationality and has previously been captured for another Union may do so provided the Player stands down from their current Union at least 18 months before representing the Second Union in an Olympic Event in the Rio Olympic Games cycle. Last update: 3 January, 2017 169
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