SCHEDULE 1 Organiser or DCO justifying why Target Testing is occurring for a Player(s). However, the Team manager shall ordinarily be notified by the DCO or the Anti-Doping Commissioner prior to the end of the Match that Target Testing is occurring but the identity of the targeted Players will not be advised until the end of the Match. (j) A Player may be subject to Doping Control on more than one occasion during any World Rugby Tournament or designated event or Tournament Organiser event. (k) Where a Player selected to undertake Doping Control is certified by the Match doctor to have been so seriously injured during the Match as to require hospitalisation, then that Team’s reserve “R” Player selected at the time of the random draw shall undertake the drug test in place of the originally selected Player. (l) The Match doctor shall provide a brief written report to the DCO outlining the reasons for Players hospitalisation and his inability to provide a Sample for Doping Control. 5. Notification of Selection In Competition (a) The Chaperone shall be advised of their selected Player from when the Match begins. The DCO and Chaperones should be located in a position within the Match venue where they have good vision of the selected Players during the Match. (b) As soon as reasonably practicable after the conclusion of the Match and in a discreet manner the Chaperones shall identify the selected Players and notify them individually that they are required to submit to Doping Control. All tests are to be conducted as No Advance Notice subject to (c) below. (c) The DCO or Chaperone shall consider whether a third party is required to be notified prior to the notification of the Player for example when the Player is a Minor or in situations where an interpreter is required for notification or when assistance from a third party is required to identify the selected Player. (d) A Player selected for Doping Control shall be handed a Doping Control form by a Chaperone confirming that the Player is required to submit to Doping Control. The Player shall acknowledge and accept notification of their selection by signing the Doping Control form as soon as the Player has read the Doping Control form. (e) The Chaperone shall record the time of notification. (f) A Chaperone shall accompany the Player selected from the time of notification until such time as the Player is handed over to the DCO in the processing area of the Doping Control Station. A Chaperone shall keep the Player under continuous, direct supervision. Last update: 14 January, 2015 414
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