Tours Agreement

World Rugby Handbook

TOURS AGREEMENT WORLD RUGBY TOURS AGREEMENT Relating to the visit of the * Rugby Union to * in Date 1. Definitions and Interpretations 1.1 The following terms, where used in this Agreement, shall have the following meanings assigned to them: CEO means the World Rugby’s Chief Executive Officer; Council means the World Rugby’s Executive Council which comprises representatives of Unions and Associations appointed as provided in the Bye-Laws and who comprise the committee that has the ultimate and supreme legislative authority in respect of the affairs of World Rugby; Excess Baggage means any baggage or personal effects of the Tour Party, the conveyance or transportation of which is not accepted without an additional charge by any form of transport regulations. Official team kit and equipment, medical and physiotherapy equipment or supplies are excluded from this definition but other personal property and playing equipment belonging to the Tour Party and/or any member of the Tour Party such as scrummaging machines etc. are included in this definition; Event of Force Majeure means any circumstance(s) not reasonably foreseeable at the date of this Agreement arising from or attributable to acts, events, omissions or accidents which are beyond the reasonable control of the affected party including without limitation any strike or lock out or industrial action of whatever nature (which is not due to any party to this Agreement including any Tour Party Member or any associates, agents, representatives or employees or such party), accidental fire, storm or tempest, act of God, explosion, sabotage, flood, earthquakes, subsidence, epidemic or other natural physical disaster, structural damage, failure of power supplies, riot, crowd disorder, act of terrorism, war, civil commotion or any legislation, regulation, ruling or omissions (including failure to grant any necessary permissions) of any relevant government, court or any competent national or international authority; Game means rugby football played in accordance with the Laws of the Game; The Host Union means the * ; Illness means any medical and/or dental disability; Injury means any physical disability; International Match means a match played between National Representative Teams selected by Unions; Match means a Game in which two teams compete against each other; Last update: 14 January, 2015 489


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