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REGULATION 15 (b) the medical practitioner appointed under Law 3, is to be the nominated Match doctor of the visited Union in attendance at the Match. He should be seated as near as practicable to the Players’ entrance from the field-of-play. (c) If a Player sustains a bleeding or open wound (“blood injury”) the Player must leave the playing area. The Match doctor shall determine whether a player has a blood injury that requires the Player to leave the field for treatment. If so the Player shall remain off the field until such time as the bleeding has been controlled, the wound covered or dressed and in the opinion of the Match doctor the Player is able to resume playing provided it is within the time period prescribed within Law 3. For the avoidance of doubt a player that has left the playing area with a blood injury shall not be entitled to resume playing if he does not return to the playing area within the time prescribed in Law 3. (d) If the nominated Match doctor gives his opinion that a Player should not continue playing on account of his injury, (whether such injury is a blood injury or otherwise) that Player shall not be allowed to resume playing. The opinion of the nominated Match doctor shall be conveyed to the Player’s Union or its representative and it is then for that Union to decide whether or not a replacement shall be introduced. (e) A nominated representative of the Union, known to the referee, should stand on the touch-line with the replacement or substitute Player and signify that the replacement or substitute Player is ready to come on the field of play. 15.3 Match Day Doctor 15.3.1 In respect of all International Matches, a Match Day Doctor shall be appointed by the Host Union. The role of the Match Day Doctor is set out in the World Rugby Match Day Doctor Manual available at www.worldrugby.org/playerwelfare. The Match Day Doctor Manual may be amended from time to time in accordance with best practice. 15.4 Appointment of Referees and Touch Judges 15.4.1 Match Officials shall be selected for International Matches in accordance with the guidelines or procedures adopted by Council from time to time. 15.4.2 Any meeting with the referee involving participating Unions before any International Match, may only take place if a representative of both Unions involved in the Match is present, unless one of the Unions, having been offered the opportunity to attend a meeting with the referee elects not to do so, in which case the meeting may proceed with a representative of only one participating Union present. Last update: 14 January, 2015 228


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