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REGULATION 9 APPENDIX 3 2. Liability for Players when on International Duty 2.1 Where a Player has been released pursuant to Regulation 9 the Union is responsible for and shall have in place appropriate financial arrangements or insurance to cover the Player and/or where applicable his Primary Employer in respect of losses and expenses incurred as a result of injury sustained when the Player is on International Duty subject to the limits set out in Section 3 hereunder. 2.2 The cover referred to in Section 2.1 above shall include Medical Expenses, loss of Emoluments, Temporary Total Disablement, Career- Ending Injury and Catastrophic Injury incurred as a result of injury sustained at the time when the Player is on International Duty. 3. Minimum Cover 3.1 The minimum financial limits and the terms and conditions of the cover to be provided pursuant to Section 2 above will be agreed or specified by World Rugby from time to time but will not be less than: (a) In the case of a Catastrophic Injury: £1 million sterling; (b) Where a Player sustains a Career-Ending Injury and is aged on the date of the incident: (i) 29 years of age or less; his Guaranteed Payments (save where such Guaranteed Payments are more than £225,000 sterling they shall be deemed to be £225,000 sterling); (ii) between 30 and 32 years of age (inclusive); 66% of his Guaranteed Payments (save where such Guaranteed Payments are more than £225,000 sterling they shall be deemed to be £225,000 sterling); (iii) 33 years of age and over; 33% of his Guaranteed Payments (save where such Guaranteed Payments are more than £225,000 sterling they shall be deemed to be £225,000 sterling); (c) Where a Player is Temporarily Totally Disabled: his Guaranteed Payments (save where such Guaranteed Payments are more than £225,000 sterling they shall be deemed to be £225,000 sterling), on a pro-rata basis for the period of time during which he is unable to participate in the Game to a maximum of one year from the date of the injury, and ending 7 days prior to the date he is able to resume participating in the Game; (d) The cost of any and all Medical Expenses. Last update: 14 January, 2015 175


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