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TRU Participation Agreement

Before signing this form, please review the TRU Operational Policies.

NOTE: This is a now a "copy" of the TRU Participation Agreement. This Agreement is automatically accepted by clubs/players once they CIPP with USA Rugby. Filling out this form is optional once you've CIPP'd. Formal Acceptance of the Team

As conditions for participation in the Texas Rugby Union (TRU) we, the Team noted below, that:

1. The Team accepts the responsibility for participation in the Texas Rugby Union (TRU) in accordance with the appropriate rules, regulations, and guidelines of USA Rugby, the West Territory RFU, and the TRU.

2. The Team Representative, noted below, that she/he has read and has understood the above TRU Operating Procedures for the current competitive season and accepts responsibility for conveying and enforcing those procedures, rules, regulations, and guidelines to all players, coaches, and administrators, as appropriate.

3. The Team will participate in all scheduled matches and will adhere to all game­day provisions described in the TRU Operating Procedures and/or as periodically updated via the TRU website.

4. By virtue of its acceptance of the opportunity to play in this Union, the Team affìrms that all players and coaches are USA Rugby CIPP registered and agreed to abide by all requirements of the CIPP waiver and agreement.

5. The Team accepts responsibility for ensuring that all team members are eligible to participate in the TRU matches in accordance with USA Rugby Eligibility Rules and Regulations website.

6. The Team will have at least three current officers actively enrolled in the TRU’s email news service (“Feedburner”). The link can be found on the website under the “Sign up for e-mail updates” link and acknowledges that the TRU webpage and its corresponding email news service is the prìnlary form of contact between the Union and its Members.

7. The Team accepts responsibility for informing all players, coaches, administrators, and suppoiîers of the responsibility to display sportsmanlike conduct and appropriate behavior ON and OFF the field.

8. The Team affîrms that this agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the rules, regulations, and guidelines of USA Rugby, the West RFU and TRU.

9. The Team accepts that the failure of any member to honor this agreement may place the member, the Team, the TRU, and/or the West TU in jeopardy of sanctions and disciplinary proceedings, including, but not limited to, clisqualificatioil from competition, monetary lines, andfor additional related sanctions.