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TOURS AGREEMENT 17.3 Complimentary tickets are to be clearly marked as such by the Host Union. 17.4 Complimentary tickets will be for blocks of seats in a prime location so far as this is practicable; but those issued to members of each Team shall be in positions of equivalent quality, readily accessible to the players' dressing room and as close as possible to the reserve bench. Special locations will be allocated for nominated Match replacements with convenient access to the Manager, the Officials and the playing enclosure. 17.5 The Host Union shall ensure that the Visiting Union has the option to purchase for each Match in which it is participating an additional two prime location tickets per Tour Party member (as are available at the time of purchase) provided such request is made no later than six weeks prior to the commencement of the International Tour. Should any such request be made thereafter the Host Union shall be under no obligation either to provide tickets or to provide prime location tickets. 17.6 The Visiting Union will procure that each Member of the Tour Party complies with the terms upon which the Host Union issues tickets and in particular it is an offence for any Member of the Tour Party to sell or attempt to sell complimentary tickets. It shall also be an offence to sell for profit and/or black market/unofficial commercial activity any purchased tickets. This offence shall be considered to come within the scope of Clause 27 of this Agreement and the Manager shall send home immediately any Member of the Tour Party proved guilty of this offence following a fair and reasonable disciplinary procedure administered by the Visiting Union, such procedure to be administered urgently and as soon as the alleged offence has been notified to the Visiting Union. 17.7 The Host Union will provide to the Visiting Union free of charge 50 Match Programmes for each Match forming part of the International Tour. 18. Ceremonies and other Match arrangements 18.1 The Visiting Union and Host Union shall agree no later than four weeks prior to the commencement of the International Tour the pre-Match and any relevant post-Match presentation/arrangements that will apply to International Matches forming part of the International Tour. Such arrangements will include the entry to the pitch, the use of any flags on Team entry, the use of any music on Team entry, where Teams (including substitutes and replacements and Team Management) will stand for dignatory presentations and/or anthems and how and by whom the anthems will be played/sung, the timing/location of cultural displays/team challenges and post-Match cup/medal presentations. The Host Union and Visiting Union acknowledge the importance of ensuring that all such processes, anthems and presentations must be conducted strictly in accordance with the agreed timetable and be of the highest quality reflective of the status of international rugby. Last update: 14 January, 2015 501


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