REGULATION 16 REGULATION 16. ORGANISATION OF INTERNATIONAL MATCHES; INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS; INTERNATIONAL TOURS 16.1 (a) All International Matches, International Tournaments, International Tours or Series of Matches involving the senior National Representative Team (at fifteen and seven-a-side) or the next senior National Representative Team of a High Performance Union(s) 1 must be regulated, co-ordinated and approved by the Council. No International Match, International Tournament, International Tour or Series of Matches involving the senior National Representative Team and/or next senior National Representative Team of a High Performance Union(s) can be confirmed before it has been approved by the Council, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The criteria for the approval of International Matches, International Tours, International Tournaments or Series of Matches involving the senior National Representative Team or the next senior National Representative Team of a High Performance Union(s) by the Council shall be determined by the Council from time to time. (b) All International Matches, International Tournaments, International Tours or Series of Matches involving the senior National Representative Team (at fifteen and seven-a-side) of Unions which are not High Performance Unions must be regulated, co-ordinated and approved by the CEO. No International Match, International Tournament, International Tour or Series of Matches involving the senior National Representative Team of Unions which are not High Performance Unions can be confirmed before it has been approved by the CEO, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The criteria for the approval of International Matches, International Tours, International Tournaments or Series of Matches which do not involve the senior National Representative Team of High Performance Union(s) by the CEO shall be determined by the CEO from time to time. (c) All International Matches, International Tournaments, International Tours and Series of Matches including age-grade and other forms of the Game save for fifteen and seven-a-side which do not fall within (a) or (b) above must be regulated, co-ordinated and approved by the Unions concerned and the Association in which the International Match, International Tournament, International Tour or Series of Matches is scheduled to be held. No such International Match, International Tournament, International Tour or Series of Matches can be confirmed before it has been approved by the Unions involved and the relevant Association, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld. The criteria for the approval of such International Matches, International Tours, International Tournaments or Series of Matches shall be determined by the 1 “High Performance Union” means any of the twenty Unions which competed in the most recent Rugby World Cup. Last update: 3 January, 2017 265
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