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REGULATION 17 Commissioners, Judicial Officers, Disciplinary Committees, Appeal Officers and Appeal Committees on a merit basis to designated Matches. The following Matches form part of the merit based appointment scheme: (a) World Rugby Matches; (b) Cross-hemisphere Summer and Autumn International Matches between the Unions forming part of the Six Nations1 and Rugby Championship2 International Tournaments; and (c) Upon application, any other Match where World Rugby gives its approval for the Match to form part of the merit based appointment scheme. 17.5.2 Where World Rugby makes appointments under the scheme reference to Host Union or Tournament Organiser appointments within this Regulation should be read as references to World Rugby. 17.6 Scope of Regulation 17 17.6.1 This Regulation 17 sets out the procedures for dealing with the following disciplinary matters: (a) When a Player is Ordered Off the playing enclosure (Red Card); (b) When a Player is cited for an act or acts of Foul Play (Citing); and (c) Where a Player has been Temporarily Suspended three times in accordance with Regulation 17.25 (Accumulated Yellow Cards). 17.7 Definitions - Ordering Off, Temporary Suspension and Foul Play 17.7.1 A Player is Ordered Off when he is sent off the playing enclosure permanently by the referee and can take no further part in the Match in which he was Ordered Off. 17.7.2 A Player is Temporarily Suspended when he is cautioned in a Match by the referee and temporarily sent off the playing enclosure by the referee for a period of ten minutes playing time (which is spent in the sin bin). 17.7.3 For the purposes of this Regulation 17, “Foul Play” means a breach or breaches of Law 10 of the Laws of the Game and/or a breach or breaches of Law 3.11(c) or Law 4.5(c). 17.8 Citing 17.8.1 A citing arises where the duly appointed Citing Commissioner cites a Player for an act(s) of Foul Play in accordance with Regulation 17.9.1. 17.8.2 Citing Commissioners satisfying the general requirements of Regulation 17.13.1(a) shall be appointed for all International Matches and all Matches 1 Being the Unions of England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales. 2 Being the Unions of Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Last update: 14 January, 2015 242


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