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REGULATION 4 SECTION 1 categories) are followed, and particular emphasis is given to those Laws that are necessary for player safety. 20. Ensure that young players displaying injury are never encouraged to continue playing. 21. Take steps to ensure that violent actions are discouraged at all times (where appropriate, players must be advised that their on-field activities can lead to prosecution and/or civil action off the field). 22. Ensure that equipment is not only issued and used correctly, but also checked frequently for deterioration that may lead to unsafe situations. E. Movement of Young Players When establishing and/or reviewing their polices for youth development and formulating the conditions pursuant to which a Union operates, or sanctions a Rugby Body or Club to operate a Licensed Training Centre, Unions must be aware that, for compensation to be claimed for a player’s training and development if a young player moves from one Union to another, that player must be registered as an Associate Player in a Licensed Training Centre and it will be necessary for the claimant to have complied with (and demonstrate compliance with) these Guidelines. If Unions elect not to operate Licensed Training Centres and the Associate Player registration scheme or do not allow their Rugby Bodies or Clubs to do so (or if Licensed Training Centres do not meet appropriate standards) Unions, Rugby Bodies or Clubs will not be entitled under these Guidelines to claim compensation in respect of a player’s training and development. Last update: 14 January, 2015 83


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