4. Player Status, Player Contracts and Player Movement

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REGULATION 4 REGULATION 4. PLAYER STATUS, PLAYER CONTRACTS AND PLAYER MOVEMENT 4.1 The Game is open to all and Persons may receive Material Benefit notwithstanding that for the majority of those participating in the Game will remain a non-vocational leisure activity. 4.2 The provisions of this Regulation 4 deal with the status and eligibility of Players and the movement of Players from one Union to another. 4.3 Subject to Regulation 4.4 below, each Union shall provide its own system for the movement of Players within its jurisdiction. Such system shall be governed by appropriate regulations and shall be provided to World Rugby on request. 4.4 The regulations referred to in Regulation 4.3 above shall include the Regulations and observe the general principles set out in Regulations 4.5, 4.8.1 and 4.9 below. 4.5 Status of Players and Contracts for Material Benefit 4.5.1 Subject to Regulation 4.5.10: (a) a Player may receive Material Benefit from a Union; (b) a Union may permit any Rugby Body or Club in membership of that Union to provide Material Benefit to any Player; (c) any Player receiving Material Benefit from a Union, Rugby Body or Club must have in place a written agreement with such Union, Rugby Body or Club. 4.5.2 If a Union grants such permission as is referred to in 4.5.1 (b) above, then prior to any written agreement between a Rugby Body or Club and a Player taking effect within that Union, the written agreement must: (a) be agreed by the relevant parties; (b) be concluded for a pre-determined period; and (c) be in a form approved by the Union as notified in writing to the Rugby Body or Club. A copy of such written agreement shall be provided to the Union concerned and, on demand, made available to World Rugby. 4.5.3 Only written agreements (excluding financial terms) in a form approved in writing and distributed by the Union within whose territory the Player is Registered shall be used by Rugby Bodies and/or Clubs and recognised by the Union and/or World Rugby. 4.5.4 Only Players with written agreements that are in a form approved and distributed by the Union concerned shall be eligible to participate in competitions organised, recognised or sanctioned by that Union. Last update: 14 January, 2015 73


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