World Rugby to double insurance pay-out to clubs for players injured at Test level
Players injured on international duty and their professional clubs will benefit from enhanced financial protection after World Rugby announced amendments to its regulations covering compensation for players injured on international duty.
Good for players, unions and clubs and with player welfare as its central consideration, the financial cap on a union’s liability for player release stipulated under Regulation 9 will more than double to £500,000 up to a period of 12 months of temporary injury.
Approval by the World Rugby Council at its annual meeting in Dublin follows a comprehensive review of Regulation 9 and 23 in consultation with unions and professional clubs and will operate from 1 July, in advance of Rugby World Cup 2019 preparation camps and matches. World Rugby will also continue to provide an insurance option for unions under its dedicated global policy, reflecting its continued support of tier two nations.
The package of changes includes an enhanced check in/check out process for players when transitioning between their club and international teams, which compliments the requirement for all players to participate in load monitoring in order to play at Rugby World Cup, reducing the risk of injury via identification of risk situations.
World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont said: “The welfare of players is our primary responsibility and we continually review the game’s regulations and laws to ensure that they are in step with a modern, evolving rugby environment and support the players, who are the beating heart of our sport.
World Rugby doubles financial liability cap for players temporarily injured on international duty to £500,000 in boost for players, clubs and unions https://t.co/PqLm1xwTLj #rugby via @worldrugby
— dominic rumbles (@dominicrumbles) May 23, 2019
“This announcement is more than a regulatory change, it is a statement of commitment to players, unions and clubs. Everyone now has certainty ahead of Rugby World Cup of an appropriate and proportional level of guaranteed cover should an injury occur whilst on international duty during the sport’s biggest event.”
“I would like to thank my union colleagues for their consideration of this important matter and the professional clubs for their full engagement and positive support of the world’s top players representing their nation on the sport’s biggest stage.”
Rugby World Cup 2019: Players may miss training camps over 'unfair' insurance rules https://t.co/JADt6Az3p6 pic.twitter.com/cSJTn3x4lw
— Rahul Chaturvedi (@rahulch37085972) December 23, 2018
The World Rugby Council at its annual meeting in Dublin on Wednesday also approved amendments to the following Regulations:
Regulation 8 (Eligibility): furthering the obligation for unions to ensure that they maintain accurate and complete records of international player “capture” and that appropriate and timely responses are given to requests for eligibility status.
Regulation 6 (anti-corruption and betting): to give unions further powers to access mobile communication data during an investigation and clarify the sanctions that will apply to breaches of this Regulation. These changes highlight the sport’s clear commitment in this important area.
Regulation 4 (anti-poaching): to clarify which “contracted persons” are captured by the anti-poaching provisions and to confirm that it is permitted for players and contracted persons to have discussions within the final six months of their contracts.
WATCH: World Rugby unveils its new initiative for the women’s game
Comments on RugbyPass
Big empty stadium does nothing for atmosphere but munster are playing well with solid performance
1 Go to commentsYes, Fiji can win the World Cup! With that belief plus their christian faith🙏 and hard work it is achievable. Great article. Ian Duncan Fiji resident 1981-84
2 Go to commentsInteresting comments about Touch. England’s hosting the Touch World Cup this year and the numbers have exploded since their last World Cup in 2019, something like 70% more teams and 40 nations taking part. And England Touch have made a big thing about how many universities are in their BUCS University Touch Championship as well as Sport England membership. Can only see this growing even more domestically as more people become aware of it
10 Go to comments“Cortez Ratima is light years ahead of anyone on current form, while TJ Perenara has also skyrocketed into contention following the unfortunate injury to the talented Cam Roigard.” At last some sanity. Hitherto so many pundits have been wittering on about Finlay Christie to the point one wondered if they were observing a FC in a parallel universe where the FC they saw wasnt just the mediocre Shayne Philpott project of Fosters hapless AB reign in the real world. Ratima, Perenara and Fakatava are the ONLY logical 9s for Razor now Roigard is crocked.
2 Go to commentsThis game was just as painful as the Hurricanes game. It was real fork-in-the-eye stuff.
2 Go to commentsNow if they could just fire the Crusaders ground PA guy who likes to play his dance music and just loves the sound of his own voice the entire game, even when play is going on. And I thought their brass band thing of a few years ago was bad.
5 Go to commentsUnfortunately when you lose by far the two form players this season in Roigard and Aumua, you're left replacing two game changing Tanks with a couple of pea-shooters. Which is also about the speed of TJs pass.
2 Go to commentsBit rich coming from the guy with zero loyalty to anyone or any team, including happily taking a players place in a league world cup squad because well, SBW wanted to play in it and thus an already named player got told he was no longer going. And airing stuff like this, which may or may not be true, doesn't exactly say you're a stand up guy either SBW. Just looking to keep his name in lights as usual.
38 Go to commentsTamati Tua. …the Taniwha NPC midfielder. Ollie Sapsford, Hawkes Bay NPC midfielder…doing well
2 Go to commentsFiji deserve to be in the rugby championship, fans love seeing the Fijian national team play, the Fijian Drua is a wonderful idea but the players can still be stolen to play for NZ and AUS…
2 Go to commentsThe first concern for this afternoon are wheather forecast…
1 Go to commentsWhy cant I watch Rugby games please?
1 Go to commentsBeautiful shot from Finau, end of story. Gutted for Shaun Stevenson though.
4 Go to commentsThe Chiefs definitely didn’t win ugly. They had the superior scrum, a dominant lineout, and their defence was excellent once the Waratahs scored their two tries (thanks to some lucky refereeing calls mind you). They put pressure on the Waratahs lineout throughout the game, and the mind boggles as to why the referee did not award a yellow card or a penalty try against the Waratahs for repeated scrum infringements on their own try line before Narawa’s first try. And the Chiefs were slick with their passing and running angles on attack. It was a dominant performance all round, even with many questionable refereeing decisions.
1 Go to commentsWasnt late. Ref 2 assistants andTMO all saw it so who are you to say it was?
4 Go to commentsAre the Brumbies playing the Blues twice in a row?
4 Go to commentsBig difference from the Saders. Forwards really muscled up and laid a solid platform. Scooter brought some steel and I liked the loosie combination. Newell has been rather disappointing this season but stepped up big time - happy also to see Franks dot down. He should do that more often! Reihana had a good game and there seems to be more flair and invention with him in the saddle. McNicoll plays well from the back and is reliable plus inventive when he joins the line. Keep it up chaps!
5 Go to comments🤦♂️🤣 who cares who’s the best . All I know is the All Blacks have the star coach but have few star players now …
34 Go to commentsJe suis sûr que Farrell est impatient de jouer avec Lopez et Machenaud et d’être entraîné par Collazo… 🤭
1 Go to commentsAn on field red (aka a full red) in SRP must surely carry a bigger suspension than a red card given by the bunker as that carries a 20 minute team punishment. Had Damon Murphy abdicated his responsibility as a ref and issued both Drua players a yellow, which would have been upgraded to a 20 minute red by the bunker, that would have killed Australia and New Zealand’s push for the 20 minute red to be trialled globally from July this year.
11 Go to comments