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REGULATION 21 21.5.6.23 Missed Test – Registered Testing Pool A Player in the Registered Testing Pool may only be declared to have committed a Missed Test where World Rugby, the Union or NADO, following the results management procedure set out in Regulation 21.5.6.27, can establish each of the following: (a) That the Player who is in the Registered Testing Pool was given notice (including via his Union) that he had been designated for inclusion in the Registered Testing Pool and was advised of his liability for a Missed Test if he was unavailable for Testing during the 60-minute time slot specified in his Whereabouts Filing at the location specified for that time slot; (b) That the DCO attempted to test the Player who is in the Registered Testing Pool on a given day in the quarter, during the 60-minute time slot specified in the Player’s Whereabouts Filing for that day, by visiting the location specified for that time slot; (c) That during that specified 60-minute time slot, the DCO did what was reasonable in the circumstances (i.e. given the nature of the specified location) to try to locate the Player, short of giving the Player any Advance Notice of the test; (d) That the provisions of Regulation 21.5.6.25 (if applicable) have been met; and (e) That the Player’s failure to be available for Testing at the specified location during the specified 60-minute time slot was at least negligent. For these purposes, the Player will be presumed to have been negligent upon proof of the matters set out at Regulation 21.10.23 (a) to (d). That presumption may only be rebutted by the Player establishing that no negligent behaviour on his part caused or contributed to him (i) being unavailable for Testing at such location during such time slot; and (ii) failing to update his most recent Whereabouts Filing to give notice of a different location where he would instead be available for Testing during a specified 60-minute time slot on the relevant day. 21.5.6.24 Missed Test - Testing Pool A Player in the Testing Pool may only be declared to have committed a Missed Test where World Rugby, the Union or NADO, following the results management procedure set out in Regulation 21.5.6.27, can establish each of the following: (a) That the Player who is in the Testing Pool was given notice that he had been designated for inclusion in the Testing Pool and was advised of his liability for a Missed Test if he was unavailable for Testing at all of his nominated whereabouts locations specified in his Whereabouts Filing within a 24-hour period during the season or at the default hour or nominated one hour period during the off season or period of injury or illness; Last update: 14 January, 2015 342


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