REGULATION 21 (b) It is the Player’s responsibility to be available for Testing at all times in accordance with the whereabouts information declared on his Whereabouts Filing regardless of whether the Player makes the Whereabouts Filing personally or delegates it to a third party. 21.5.6.15 Responsibilities of Unions with respect to Whereabouts Filings (a) Without prejudice to Regulation 21.5.6.14 above, it shall be the responsibility of all applicable Unions to use their best efforts to assist World Rugby (and their NADO) in obtaining and providing updates of whereabouts information as changes occur and/or when requested by World Rugby and in assisting World Rugby in the implementation of its Out of Competition Testing programme. (b) Any Union which fails to provide timely Player whereabouts information as identified in Regulations 21.5.6.9 to 21.5.6.12 (whether to World Rugby and/or their NADO as applicable) and/or which fails to assist World Rugby in the implementation of its Out of Competition Testing programme may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with World Rugby Regulation 18. (c) Each Union shall also assist, as appropriate, its NADO in establishing a national level testing pool of top level national Players who may or may not already be included in either the Registered Testing Pool or Testing Pool. 21.5.6.16 Unsuccessful Attempt to Test (a) If a Player in either a Registered Testing Pool or Testing Pool is not available for Testing following attempt(s) by a Doping Control Officer (duly documented and as outlined in Regulation 21.5.6.23 or 21.5.6.24) and has not updated his Whereabouts Filing prior to the Doping Control Officer attempting to test at the location(s) specified in the available Whereabouts Filing, that shall amount to an unsuccessful attempt. (b) World Rugby shall review each unsuccessful attempt to determine based on the criteria outlined in Regulation 21.5.6.23, for Players in the Registered Testing Pool, whether the unsuccessful attempt amounts to a Missed Test. Each Missed Test constitutes a Whereabouts Failure for the purposes of Regulation 21.2.4 (Whereabouts Failures). (c) World Rugby shall review each unsuccessful attempt to determine based on the criteria outlined in Regulation 21.5.6.24, for Players in the Testing Pool, whether the unsuccessful attempt amounts to a Missed Test. Each Testing Pool Missed Test will be considered for the purposes of determining if the Player meets the criteria in Regulation 21.5.6.4 for elevation to the Registered Testing Pool. Any Missed Tests or Filing Failures accumulated by a Player in the Testing Pool will not be counted for the purposes of Regulation Last update: 14 January, 2015 337
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