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REGULATION 17 17.22.2 (a) A Player and/or the Player’s Home Union/Rugby Body (as appropriate) may appeal to an Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer from a decision of a Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer. Any appeal of such decision must be lodged with the nominated officer of the Host Union or Tournament Organiser (as applicable) within 48 hours of the date on which the decision of the Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer has been notified or in default, with the Secretary of the Host Union or the disciplinary officer of the Tournament Organiser (as applicable). (b) The following additional parties shall be entitled to appeal to an Appeal Committee or Appeal Officer from the decision of a Disciplinary Committee or Judicial Officer: (i) Host Union; and/or (ii) Tournament Organiser; and/or (iii) World Rugby in respect of all World Rugby Matches and Matches falling under the merit based appointment scheme; such parties shall lodge an appeal as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event no later than 72 hours following receipt by the appealing party of the decision. (c) World Rugby has a supervisory jurisdiction in respect of disciplinary matters under this Regulation. In the event the Disciplinary Officer determines it is appropriate that a particular decision should be appealed in respect of International Matches, where there is no appropriate hosting body for a Match and/or where the disciplinary regulations for a Match are clearly contrary to Regulation 17, the Disciplinary Officer or other nominee of World Rugby may take such steps as are reasonably necessary to review the matter and make such recommendations to World Rugby as he deems appropriate. The Disciplinary Officer (or other nominee of World Rugby) may appeal the matter and such right of appeal shall be exercised within 72 hours following receipt of the decision. 17.22.3 An appeal shall be deemed to have been lodged by the relevant party (Appellant) when the notice of appeal is received by the nominated officer of the Host Union or Tournament Organiser (or in default the Secretary or Disciplinary Officer of such body) within the timeframes set out in 17.22.2 together with any required deposit referred to in Regulation 17.22.5. 17.22.4 The notice of appeal shall be in writing and signed by the particular Appellant lodging the appeal and shall specify the: (a) name of the Appellant lodging the appeal; (b) decision appealed against; (c) date of the decision appealed against; Last update: 14 January, 2015 259


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