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REGULATION 11 11.8 Medical Case 11.8.1 Medical cases brought onto the playing enclosure in International Matches may display one Advertising Mark of a maximum total area of 160cm² and one Team Emblem/National Flag of a maximum total area of 100 cm². The recommended locations for the permitted Marks are depicted in the diagram below. 11.9 Emblems, Marks and/or names of special national significance 11.9.1 A Union, having obtained the written approval of the host Union, may apply to the Regulations Committee ordinarily three months in advance of the date of intended use for permission to display an emblem, mark and/or name of special national significance in a particular Match which would otherwise not be permitted under Regulation 11.3. In the absence of such permission being granted the Union shall not display such emblem, mark and/or name. 11.9.2 The emblem, mark and/or name pursuant to Regulation 11.9.1, if approved, shall be displayed only on the Players’ jerseys and shall be of a size no greater than the permitted Manufacturer Mark in Regulation 11.3.1. 11.10 Playing Enclosure 11.10.1 Subject to the decision of the relevant Match or tournament organiser and to Regulation 11.10.2 below, emblems, Marks and/or names of Unions, Associations, Rugby Bodies, Clubs, manufacturers, advertisers and/or sponsors may be displayed on the playing surface, standing touch flags or assistant referees’ flags and rugby balls. 11.10.2 The Union, Association, Rugby Body, Club or tournament organiser under whose jurisdiction a Match is played shall be responsible for ensuring that any markings used in accordance with 11.10.1 above: (a) do not in any way obscure or visually impair the line markings of the playing surface as defined in Law 1; (b) do not in any way constitute a safety hazard to Players, Match Officials or spectators or disrupt, in any way, the playing, spectating or viewing of a Match; and Last update: 14 January, 2015 189


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