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REGULATION 21 Organiser handling the case as applicable) cannot establish this, the violations shall be considered together as one single first violation, and the sanction imposed shall be based on the violation that carries the more severe sanction. 21.10.7.4.2 If, after the imposition of a sanction for a first anti-doping rule violation, World Rugby (or the Association, Union or Tournament Organiser handling the case as applicable) discovers facts involving an anti-doping rule violation by the Player or other Person which occurred prior to notification regarding the first violation, then World Rugby (or the Association, Union or Tournament Organiser handling the case as applicable) shall impose an additional sanction based on the sanction that could have been imposed if the two violations had been adjudicated at the same time. Results in all Competitions dating back to the earlier antidoping rule violation will be Disqualified as provided in Regulation 21.10.8. 21.10.7.5 Multiple Anti-Doping Rule Violations during Ten-Year Period For purposes of Regulation 21.10.7, each anti-doping rule violation must take place within the same ten-year period in order to be considered multiple violations. 21.10.8 Disqualification of Results in Competitions Subsequent to Sample Collection or Commission of an Anti-Doping Rule Violation In addition to the automatic Disqualification of the results in the Competition which produced the positive Sample under Regulation 21.9, all other competitive results of the Player obtained from the date a positive Sample was collected (whether In-Competition or Out-of-Competition), or other anti-doping rule violation occurred, through the commencement of any Provisional Suspension or Ineligibility period, shall, unless fairness requires otherwise, be Disqualified with all of the resulting Consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. See Comment 35 21.10.9 Allocation of CAS Cost Awards and Forfeited Prize Money The priority for repayment of CAS cost awards and forfeited prize money shall be: first, payment of costs awarded by CAS; and second, reimbursement of the expenses of World Rugby. 21.10.10 Financial Consequences Where a Player or other Person commits an anti-doping rule violation, World Rugby (or the Association, Union or Tournament Organiser handling the case as applicable) may, in its discretion and subject to the principle of proportionality, elect to recover from the Player or other Person costs associated with the anti-doping rule violation, regardless of the period of Ineligibility imposed. The recovery of costs shall not be considered a basis for reducing the Ineligibility or other sanction which would otherwise be applicable under these Anti-Doping Rules or the Code. Last update: 14 January, 2015 371


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