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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 941183" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Its not about grounds for termination, and they are not policing his opinions or his rights to believe what he wants. They are policing <strong>his conduct</strong>!</p><p></p><p>Rugby Union is a sport that internationally prides itself on inclusiveness. That means all races, creeds and colours, all ethnicities and nationalities, regardless of sexuality or religion.</p><p></p><div style="margin-left: 20px"><strong><em>REGULATION 20. MISCONDUCT AND CODE OF CONDUCT</em></strong></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20.3 For the purposes of these Regulations Relating to the Game, <strong>"Misconduct" shall mean any</strong> conduct, behaviour, <strong>statements</strong> and/or practices on or <strong>off the playing enclosure</strong> during or in connection with a Match or otherwise, <strong>that is</strong> unsporting and/or cheating and/or <strong>insulting</strong> and/or unruly and/or ill-disciplined and/or that brings or has the potential to bring the Game and/or any of its constituent bodies, World Rugby and/or its appointed personnel or commercial partners and/or Match Officials and/or judicial personnel into disrepute. </em></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20.4 While it is not possible to provide a definitive and exhaustive list of the types of conduct, behaviour, statements or practices that may amount to Misconduct under these Regulations, by way of illustration, each of the following types of conduct, behaviour, statements or practices however or wheresoever undertaken are examples of and constitute Misconduct:</em></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><em></em></div> <div style="margin-left: 20px"><em>(c) acts or <strong>statements that are</strong>, or conduct that is, <strong>discriminatory by reason of</strong> religion, race, sex, <strong>sexual orientation</strong>, disability, colour or national or ethnic origin;</em></div><p></p><p>All Rugby contracts contain clauses as to player conduct, and these clauses, by WR Regulation, must comply with WR Regulation 20. You don't need to see his contract to know that it will contain a compliant code of conduct clause. It will either have a direct clause which reiterates the wording of Regulation 20, or they will have a reference something like, <em>"...the player must comply with all WR regulations"</em></p><p></p><p>You also do not have to be Einstein to see that what he did was a direct violation of WR Regulation 20.4 (c)</p><p></p><p>Players understand fully that they are restricted as to what they are allowed to say to the media and on social media.This is not the first time Folau has run afoul of Regulation 20, and he was warned that time that if he did so again, his contract would be at risk. He is the engineer of his own demise.</p><p></p><p>Good riddance... the game doesn't need religious bigots!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 941183, member: 20605"] Its not about grounds for termination, and they are not policing his opinions or his rights to believe what he wants. They are policing [B]his conduct[/B]! Rugby Union is a sport that internationally prides itself on inclusiveness. That means all races, creeds and colours, all ethnicities and nationalities, regardless of sexuality or religion. [INDENT][B][I]REGULATION 20. MISCONDUCT AND CODE OF CONDUCT[/I][/B] [I] 20.3 For the purposes of these Regulations Relating to the Game, [B]“Misconduct” shall mean any[/B] conduct, behaviour, [B]statements[/B] and/or practices on or [B]off the playing enclosure[/B] during or in connection with a Match or otherwise, [B]that is[/B] unsporting and/or cheating and/or [B]insulting[/B] and/or unruly and/or ill-disciplined and/or that brings or has the potential to bring the Game and/or any of its constituent bodies, World Rugby and/or its appointed personnel or commercial partners and/or Match Officials and/or judicial personnel into disrepute. 20.4 While it is not possible to provide a definitive and exhaustive list of the types of conduct, behaviour, statements or practices that may amount to Misconduct under these Regulations, by way of illustration, each of the following types of conduct, behaviour, statements or practices however or wheresoever undertaken are examples of and constitute Misconduct: (c) acts or [B]statements that are[/B], or conduct that is, [B]discriminatory by reason of[/B] religion, race, sex, [B]sexual orientation[/B], disability, colour or national or ethnic origin;[/I][/INDENT] All Rugby contracts contain clauses as to player conduct, and these clauses, by WR Regulation, must comply with WR Regulation 20. You don't need to see his contract to know that it will contain a compliant code of conduct clause. It will either have a direct clause which reiterates the wording of Regulation 20, or they will have a reference something like, [I]"...the player must comply with all WR regulations"[/I] You also do not have to be Einstein to see that what he did was a direct violation of WR Regulation 20.4 (c) Players understand fully that they are restricted as to what they are allowed to say to the media and on social media.This is not the first time Folau has run afoul of Regulation 20, and he was warned that time that if he did so again, his contract would be at risk. He is the engineer of his own demise. Good riddance... the game doesn't need religious bigots! [/QUOTE]
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