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ENNIS RFC has – successfully claimed four points at a hearing of the Munster Junior Committee fol- lowing claims that Clanwilliam FC failed to honour a fixture.
The hearing was held on Thurs- day last at the Springfort Hall Hotel, Newtwopothouse, Cork where the Clanwilliam club was not represent- ed.
While the clash was listed to be played on Sunday last, that game did not go ahead following Ennis’
successful claim of the points. The Munster Junior League, Division 2 game was originally listed for Sun- day February |, however it was post- poned because Clanwilliam’s pitch was deemed unplayable on the pre- vious day. However, Ennis have also claimed that Clanwilliam hosted a visiting team on the following day, Monday.
At a Muster Junior Committee meeting on Thursday March 5, the fixture was listed for March 15tand published on the Munster Branch web site. On Wednesday March 11 how-
ever, Clanwilliam contacted Ennis’s Honorary Fixtures Secretary to tell him that there had been a mistake in the Munster Rugby website and that the game was fixed for March 22.
Ennis contacted the chairman of the Munster Junior Committee and told him in as far as Ennis was con- cerned, the fixture was made, listed, a referee appointed and that the Clare club would be travelling to Clanwil- liam F.C. on the arranged date, Sun- day the 15th. Ennis then phoned Clanwilliam and informed the club of the same.
Ennis claims that they were told they would be “on their own in Tip- perary as Clanwilliam F.C. would not be fielding.” Ennis then moved to claim the four points for this fixture.
“We all signed up to abide by the rules of this competition at the be- ginning of the season and accept the rulings of the Munster Junior Com- mittee. It is our opinion that Clanwil- liam F.C. have deliberately set out to defy the committee and honorary fixtures secretary’s rulings. Should we be able to prove they played a visiting team on Monday we will be
asking that rule 6 (a) of the junior league competition be implemented including the automatic demotion to the next lower division,” a letter from Ennis RFC to the Munster Junior Goes MKeomelKeee
At last Thursdays meeting, the En- nis club was awarded the four points in the absence of Clanwilliam, however there is now likely to be a further hearing after Clanwilliam lodged an objection to the Munster Junior Committee decision.