6. Anti-Corruption and Betting

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REGULATION 6 REGULATION 6. ANTI-CORRUPTION AND BETTING 6.1 Introduction and Scope 6.1.1 World Rugby is committed to making all efforts within its power to preserve the fundamental character of sporting competition as an honest test of skill and ability and to prevent corrupt gambling practices from undermining the integrity of the Game. These Anti-Corruption Regulations establish a set of regulations and a scheme of enforcement and sanctions to apply across the Game at International and Contract Player level and provide guidance to Unions in respect of their domestic regulations. 6.1.2 World Rugby recognises that education is a key element to the effective implementation of these Anti-Corruption Regulations. Further, World Rugby, all Unions and Rugby Bodies shall within their means and scope of responsibility and in co-operation with each other, plan, implement, evaluate and monitor information and education programmes for anticorruption purposes within the Game. 6.1.3 World Rugby has adopted these Anti-Corruption Regulations in recognition of the following fundamental imperatives in the Game: (a) All Matches shall be contested on a level-playing field, with the outcome and all aspects of each Match to be determined solely by the merits of the competing Players and teams and their respective coaching, medical and other player support personnel. (b) Public confidence in the authenticity and integrity of the sporting contest is of paramount importance. If that confidence were to be undermined the Game would be fundamentally affected. (c) Technology, popularity, television, the number and form of Matches and the expansion of betting markets has led to a significant increase in the amount and different types of Wagers being placed on the Game. Gamblers may place legal bets from remote locations, including within Match venues, via internet, telephone and on-site bookmakers in various jurisdictions, including while a Match is in play. These developments raise the potential for persons not connected with the Game to attempt to corrupt persons within the Game and for persons in the Game to seek to gain from corrupt gambling. (d) Inherently, any persons involved in this type of Misconduct may act across different competitions and will ordinarily go to great lengths to keep their activities secret from World Rugby, Unions, competent authorities and the public. In order to protect the integrity of the Game World Rugby requires the power to obtain information and records from persons involved in the Game at the elite level and to share information with Unions, police and other competent authorities and relevant third parties as appropriate. Last update: 14 January, 2015 107


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