(a) adhere to the Laws of The Game, the World Rugby Regulations, the Rules and Regulations of the WRU, the rules of any competition (on and off field), in which their Club participates, and their Club’s rules at all times;

(b) comply with the Code of Conduct for Coaches, Team Managers and Club Officials;

(d) comply with the WRU’s Safeguarding Policy;

(e) comply with the Payment to Players Policy;

(f) comply with the Anti-Corruption and Betting Regulations issued by World Rugby; and

(g) adopt the WRU Coaches Code of Practice.

Any Coach, Team Manager or Club Official found not to have complied with the provisions set out within each of the Laws and Regulations stipulated above, may also be subject to disciplinary proceedings and sanctions being imposed pursuant to paragraph 2 of the WRU Codes of Conduct.

Promote High Standards of Behaviour

2.2 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall uphold the values and spirit of the Game.

2.3 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall win and lose with dignity, shall uphold the values and spirit of the Game and shall take all possible steps to promote the reputation of the Game at all times and to prevent the Game from being brought into disrepute.

2.4 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall:

(a) speak to Players, the opposition, spectators, match officials, Club officials and other coaches/managers with respect on and off the field;

(b) respect and observe the authority of match officials’ and their decisions at all times;

(c) take all reasonable steps to ensure that Players and/or other Club employees under their control respect and observe the authority of match officials’ and their decisions at all times;

(d) never enter the field of play without the referee’s permission and shall always adhere to the published technical zone protocol.

Ethical and Professional Behaviour

2.5 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall conduct themselves at all times in an ethical and professional manner and observe the highest standards of integrity and shall not engage in any conduct or any activity (whether on or off the field) that may impair public confidence in the honest and orderly conduct of a match, tour, tournament or series of matches or in the integrity and good character of any person.

2.6 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall not:

(a) engage in behaviour which is prejudicial to the interests of the WRU and/or the Game;

(b) engage in offensive, insulting or abusive language or behaviour towards other players, match officials, opposition players, coaches, team managers, officials and spectators;

(c) engage in bullying, intimidation or harassment of other players, match officials, opposition players, coaches, team managers, officials and spectators; or

(d) engage in any behaviour that is likely to intimidate, offend, insult, humiliate or discriminate against any other Person on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.

2.7 Club officials shall ensure that there is in force at their Club a fair and effective disciplinary policy applicable to Players, coaches, team managers, Club officials and other Club employees and shall ensure that it is applied consistently.

Social Media and Communications

2.8 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall not engage in public criticism (whether via social media or social networking sites or otherwise) of any Club, match officials, opposition Players, coaches, team managers, Club officials, spectators or any other Person which might be defamatory, improper, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting, offensive or that brings or has the potential to bring the Game into disrepute.

2.9 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall comply with the Social Media and Communications Code of Conduct.

Promote the Codes of Conduct

2.10 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall not encourage or incite any Person (including other employees of their Club) to act in breach of the Codes of Conduct and shall take all possible steps to ensure that the Codes of Conduct and Codes of Practice are adopted and complied with.

2.11 Coaches, team managers and/or Club officials shall put measures in place to ensure that all spectators fully comply with the Code of Conduct for Spectators and take sufficient action if spectators are not upholding the standards of behaviour expected.