REGULATION 15 15.4.3 Coaches or other team management must not seek to communicate with the Match Officials during any stoppage in play, including the half time interval. Any attempt to communicate with Match Officials will be regarded as misconduct and will be reported by the Match Officials to the Union concerned or International Tournament organiser or World Rugby or other tournament organiser (as the case may be). 15.5 Postponement of an International Match 15.5.1 After full consultation with the visiting Union, the visited Union shall have the sole right and discretion to determine whether or not an International Match shall be postponed on account of adverse weather conditions or the state of the ground. 15.5.2 Travelling and hotel expenses incurred by the visiting Union in connection with any such futile visit shall be paid by the visited Union. Tours Agreement 15.6 International Tours between Tier One Unions during the Global Release Periods specified in Regulation 9 shall be subject to the provisions of the Tier One Rugby World Tours Agreement (the “Tours Agreement”). 15.7 The integrity and organisational efficiency of an International Tour is undermined in the absence of clear and binding terms and conditions that set out the duties and obligations of the Host Union and the Visiting Union and/or if the conclusion and signing of the Tours Agreement is delayed. 15.8 Unions have a responsibility to ensure that International Tour arrangements, Match location(s) and kick-off times are agreed and communicated at the earliest opportunity so that other stakeholders including supporters, broadcasters and other commercial partners may plan accordingly. 15.9 It is therefore a condition of World Rugby approval of any International Tour governed by the Tours Agreement that the Unions concerned comply with the provisions of the conditions for the finalisation, signing and implementation of the Tours Agreement (“Finalisation Conditions”). Finalisation conditions 15.10 The purpose of the Tours Agreement and the establishment of Finalisation Conditions is to harmonise the basis on which Tours take place and to improve the efficiency of the manner in which the Agreement is finalised between Unions. 15.11 It is recognised that Unions need a degree of flexibility in structuring their tour arrangements, however this flexibility must not undermine the certain organisational and regulatory terms and conditions that apply to the International Tour. Last update: 14 January, 2015 229
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