World Cup Rules

[EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7]

I was wondering what rules there are regarding the World Cup.

Say a player gets injured early in the piece are they allowed to jump on a plane and come back to Australia for treatment?

Is there a list of things that all the teams have to abide by that maybe don't normally apply?

 

[Nusadan]

Or are some players allowed to remain in Oz to play club matches to gain further fitness after the start of RWC?

 

[Tireless Backrower]

My understanding is that there is restriction on flying in replacements - we have to observe a time limit which means we cant get a replacement to NZ before, say, the poms would be able to fly in replacement.

 

[MrTimms]

I think the participation agreement specifies that the whole squad are there from the beginning until they finish their run. There are restrictions on the speed a replacement can arrive.

 

[EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7]

My understanding is that there is restriction on flying in replacements - we have to observe a time limit which means we cant get a replacement to NZ before, say, the poms would be able to fly in replacement.

That's an interesting one they should just bloody suffer in their jocks. Well just the pom's anyway.

 

[Bullrush]

My understanding is that there is restriction on flying in replacements - we have to observe a time limit which means we cant get a replacement to NZ before, say, the poms would be able to fly in replacement.

Yeah....I think there's a 48 hr 'stand-down' period where you cannot replace the injured player. And once someone is replaced thru injury, they cannot rejoin the team.

 

[Rev Spooner]

Anyone got a link to the rules?

 

[EVERYFWDTHINKTHEYREA6OR7]

Good question