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REGULATION 21 bound by these Anti-Doping Rules, and to have submitted to the authority of World Rugby to enforce these Anti-Doping Rules and to the jurisdiction of the hearing panels specified in Regulations 21.8 and 21.13 to hear and determine cases and appeals brought under these Anti-Doping Rules: a. all Players and Player Support Personnel who are members of any Member Union or Association, or of any member or affiliate organisation of any Member Union (including any Clubs, Teams, local unions, associations or leagues) including without limitation all National-Level Players and International-Level Players; b. all Players and Player Support Personnel participating in such capacity in Events, Competitions and other activities organised, convened, authorised or recognised by World Rugby, or any Member Union or Association, or any member or affiliate organisation of any Member Union or Association (including any Clubs, Teams, local unions, associations or leagues), wherever held; and c. any other Player or Player Support Personnel or other Person who, by virtue of an accreditation, registration or other contractual arrangement, or otherwise, is subject to the jurisdiction of World Rugby, or of any Member Union or Association, or of any member or affiliate organisation of any Member Union or Association (including any Clubs, Teams, local unions, associations or leagues), for purposes of anti-doping. Within the overall pool of Players set out above who are bound by and required to comply with these Anti-Doping Rules, the following Players shall be considered to be International-Level Players for purposes of these Anti-Doping Rules, and therefore the specific provisions in these Anti-Doping Rules applicable to International-Level Players (as regards Testing but also as regards TUEs, whereabouts information, results management, and appeals) shall apply to such Players: International-Level Players are those Players designated by World Rugby as being within its Registered Testing Pool and/or Testing Pools. Last update: 14 January, 2015 316


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