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REGULATION 1 Registered/Registration means registered with a Union, whether directly, or indirectly via registration with a Club or other Rugby Body affiliated to such Union. Regulations means Regulations Relating to the Game binding on all Unions and Associations and which have been passed by the Council or which may hereafter be passed by the Council under the powers contained in the Bye-Laws. Regulations Committee means the Committee appointed pursuant to Regulation 2.2. Residence means the place or location in which a Player has his primary and permanent home and Resident shall be construed accordingly. Rugby Body means a provincial union, district, state, group of Clubs, Tournament Organiser, or similar organisations, recognised by and/or affiliated directly or indirectly to a Union. Series of International Matches means two or more Matches at International level played between National Representative Teams selected by Unions. Series of Matches means two or more Matches. Standard Dual Registration Forms means the standard form used by a Student and/or Serviceman’s Home Union to permit the Student or Serviceman to register with a second Union pursuant to Regulations 4.5.8 and 4.5.9. The British and Irish Lions means “The Lions – A team comprising of Players selected from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales”. The Combined Team of the Pacific Island Unions means a combined team comprising of Players selected from the Pacific Island Unions of Fiji, Samoa and Tonga. Tournament Organiser means any entity that arranges, organises and has administrative responsibility for a tournament or Series of Matches (whether international or below international level). The Tournament Organiser must be recognised as such by the Union(s) in whose territories the relevant tournament or Series of Matches are played and/or whose affiliated teams or National Representative Teams participate in such tournament or Series of Matches. Tours Agreement means the agreement approved by the Council which provides for the terms under which a Union visits another Union or Unions. Union(s) means every national rugby Union for the time being in membership of World Rugby. Last update: 14 January, 2015 66


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