12.1 For the purposes of this section, the definition of a serious injury is:
12.1.1: A head or spinal injury that results in the player being admitted to hospital
12.1.2: An injury or event (e.g. a heart attack) that results in the death of a player during match play or rugby training
12.1.3: An injury that is expected to result in some permanently disability (e.g. loss of use of a limb, loss of an eye)
12.2 It’s important that these three categories of serious injuries are reported immediately to ensure that New Zealand Rugby Foundation and the Bay of Plenty Rugby Union can provide co-ordinated support to the injured player and their whanau, and communications support to all affected parties.
12.3 To report a serious injury, managers are required to visit The New Zealand Rugby Serious Injury web page and fill in the required details. Once we are notified of a serious injury, NZR will act to ensure the player and their whanau receive the appropriate assistance.
12.4 To report a serious injury please ALSO call one of these people:
12.4.1: Steve Lancaster (Head of Participation and Development, New Zealand Rugby 021 528 737
12.4.2: Lisa Kingi-Bon (CEO of New Zealand Rugby Foundation 021 212 7399
12.5 Please note Blue cards should still be communicated with the Blue Card Administrator in your Union.
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