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17.16.5.3 Annual Exemptions. The maximum number of rugby contests and dates of competition shallexclude the following: (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)(a) Conference Championship. Competition in one conference championship tournament in women’srugby;(b) National Governing Body Championship. Competition in the rugby national governing body championship;(c) Alumni Contest. One contest each year against an alumni team of the institution;(d) Foreign Team in the United States. One contest each year with a foreign opponent in the UnitedStates;(e) Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico. Any women’s rugby games played in Hawaii, Alaska or Puerto Rico,respectively, either against or under the sponsorship of an active member institution located in Hawaii,Alaska or Puerto Rico, by a member located outside the area in question;(f) U.S. National Team. One contest played against the U.S. national team as selected and designated bythe appropriate national governing body for rugby (e.g., “Under-21” U.S. national team).(g) Fundraising Activity. Any rugby activities in which student-athletes from more than one of the institution’sathletics teams participate with and against alumni and friends of the institution, the purposeof which is to raise funds for the benefit of the institution’s athletics or other programs, provided thestudent-athletes do not miss classes as a result of their participation (see Bylaw 12.5.1.1); and(h) Celebrity Sports Activity. Competition involving a limit of two student-athletes from a member institution’srugby team who participate in local celebrity rugby activities conducted for the purpose of raisingfunds for charitable organizations, provided:(1) The student-athletes do not miss classes as a result of the participation;(2) The involvement of the student-athletes has the approval of the institution’s athletics director; and(3) The activity takes place within a 30-mile radius of the institution’s main campus.17.16.5.4 Foreign Tour. An institution may exempt the contests played on a foreign tour, provided the touroccurs only once in a four-year period and is conducted by the member institution in accordance with the proceduresset forth in Bylaw 17.28. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)17.16.6 Out-of-Season Athletically Related Activities. Student-athletes and members of the coachingstaff shall not engage in countable athletically related activities outside the institution’s declared playing seasonper Bylaw 17.16.1 except as permitted in Bylaw 17.1.6.2. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)17.16.6.1 Summer Practice. Practice that is organized or financially supported by a member institutionshall be prohibited during the summer unless specifically authorized in the bylaws (e.g., foreign tour) or throughofficial interpretations. An institution may pay fees associated with the use of institutional practice and competitionfacilities by student-athletes engaged in voluntary athletically related activities in their sport. (Adopted:4/28/05 effective 8/1/05, Revised: 11/1/07 effective 8/1/08)17.16.7 Camps and Clinics. There are no limits on the number of student-athletes in women’s rugby whomay be employed (e.g., as counselors) in camps or clinics (see Bylaw 13.12). Currently enrolled student-athletesmay not participate as campers in their institution’s camps or clinics. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)17.16.8 Other Restrictions.17.16.8.1 Noncollegiate, Amateur Competition.17.16.8.1.1 During Academic Year. A student-athlete in women’s rugby who participates during theacademic year as a member of any outside rugby team in any noncollegiate, amateur competition (e.g.,tournament play, exhibition games or other activity) except while representing the institution in intercollegiaterugby competition shall be ineligible for intercollegiate rugby competition unless eligibility is restoredby the Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement (see Bylaw 14.6.3 for exceptions). (Adopted: 4/28/05effective 8/1/05, Revised: 10/3/05)17.16.8.1.1.1 Vacation-Period Exception. A student-athlete may compete outside the institution’sdeclared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate, amateurcompetition during any official vacation period published in the institution’s catalog. The numberof student-athletes from any one institution shall not exceed five. (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)17.16.8.1.1.2 May 1 Exception. A student-athlete in rugby may compete outside an institution’sdeclared playing and practice season as a member of an outside team in any noncollegiate amateurcompetition, provided: (Adopted: 4/28/05 effective 8/1/05)(a) Such participation occurs not earlier than May 1;(b) The number of student-athletes from any one institution does not exceed five;(c) The competition is approved by the institution’s director of athletics; and(d) No class time is missed for practice activities or for competition.17Playing Seasons273