Nsw Suburban Rugby Union

NSW SUBURBAN RUGBY UNION CODE OF CONDUCT

The Code of Conduct for clubs, members, players, coaches, officials, supporters and sponsors is to be read in conjunction with the Statement of Objects and Rules and the Competition Playing Rules of the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union Inc (NSWSRU). Your club and its prescribed officials must sign and return the Code of Conduct and the Competition Participation Agreement before it will be allowed to play in a NSW Suburban Rugby Union competition: 1. A member, player, coach or official shall not at any time act in a manner detrimental towards the game of rugby union. 2. The Club shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that members, players, coaches, officials or spectators do not act in a manner detrimental towards the game or spirit of rugby union. 3. During the course of or after a match under the jurisdiction of the NSWSRU, a member, player, coach, official, supporter and any other person associated with a NSWSRU Club shall not abuse or address a referee or assistant referee in insulting terms, or act in a provocative manner towards a referee or assistant referee. 4. All clubs, players, coaches, officials, supporters and sponsors shall adhere to the amateur status of NSWSRU, and will not accept, or entice others to accept, any remuneration or reward whatsoever in respect to participation as a player in the NSWSRU.

The following officials of the ………………………………………………… Rugby Club have read the above Code of Conduct and agree to be bound by this code: Position Name Signature Date President Secretary Treasurer Club Coach 1st Grade Coach NSW SUBURBAN RUGBY UNION 2015 COMPETITION PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

CLUB: …………………………………………………………………………… ,

A club participating in the NSW Suburban Rugby Union competition, in consideration of the NSW Suburban Rugby Union permitting it to participate in such a competition in the year 2015, hereby acknowledges and undertakes as follows:

1. That it will at all times be bound by the provisions of the Statement of Objects and Rules, the Code of Conduct and by the Competition Playing Rules of the NSW Suburban Rugby Union, and this agreement made hereunder. 2. That it will at all times accept, subject to the Appeals provision provided for in the Union’s Statement of Objects and Rules, the decisions of the Board of the NSW Suburban Rugby Union or any standing Committee or Sub-Committee thereof. 3. That it will not permit any player to play for it in the competition above referred to who is not registered with NSW Suburban Rugby Union as referred to in clause 13 of the Statement of Objects and Rules of NSW Suburban Rugby Union. 4. That if any player, coach, member or official is suspended or expelled by NSW Suburban Rugby Union it will cease to utilize such person as the case may be during the period of suspension or expulsion from the date of such suspension or expulsion.

5. That it will at all times be bound by the Union’s Amateur Status and not permit any player to receive, either directly or indirectly, any remuneration or reward whatsoever (whether by match payments or expenses or otherwise) in respect to their participation as a player in the NSW Suburban Rugby Union. 6. That its officials, coaches, supporters and sponsors will not entice any player to receive, either directly or indirectly, any remuneration or reward whatsoever (whether by match payments or expenses or otherwise) in respect to their participation as a player in the NSW Suburban Rugby Union.

The following officials of the ……………………………………………………………… Rugby Club have read the above Competition Participation Agreement and agree to be bound by this agreement: Position Name Signature Date President Secretary Treasurer Club Coach 1st Grade Coach