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Message: <blockquote data-quote="systemoad" data-source="post: 2169" data-attributes="member: 234">One of Colombo’s leading clubs CH and FC is threatening to pull out of the 2006 league rugby season after learning that one of their players, Fijian Jimmy Bolakoro, will not be granted approval by the Sri Lanka Rugby Football (SLRFU) to play.The club, which is listed to take on Havelocks in an opening match tomorrow, will meet at an emergency session today to take a final ruling on the matter.Last week CH sought approval from the SLRFU to register Bolakoro as a player after the sports ministry gave the green light for foreign residents to play for Sri Lanka in accordance with International Rugby Board (IRB) rules.The IRB rules state that a country could deploy foreigners in its team provided the said players have lived in their adopted country for a minimum of three years. Bolakoro played for CH and FC for two successive seasons before the SLRFU outlawed foreigners from the club scene two years ago. But Bolakoro stayed back in Sri Lanka.“We are in receipt of a letter dated May 25 from the SLRFU signed by executive director Dilroy Fernando stating that the IRB has requested further information with regard to Bolakoro and we have been told to refrain from fielding the said player”, said CH’s rugby committee member Rizly Illyas.Illyas said they were suspicious of the SLFRU as a request by them for a copy of the clarification sought by the IRB was turned down by Fernando.“We will have to seek a postponement of our games until the SLFRU receives clarification from the IRB”, said Illyas.Illyas said Police and Kandy also protested against Bolakoro playing for CH at a tournament committee meeting which was in contrast to his selection by the SLRFU into the pool for the recent match against Hong Kong.But SLRFU president Priyantha Ekanayake said Bolakoro was subsequently taken out from the Sri Lanka pool after they learnt that the player had broken his minimum three year qualification stay in the country by going back to Fiji for a seven month lay-off.“We have fought hard to get the approval of the sports ministry to play foreigners in the Sri Lanka team and we have no intention of blocking overseas players from playing for clubs. But everything must be within the rules”, said Ekanayakepretty bad eh? They are gonna lose bigtime without Bolakoro.. this dude's got a nice name <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

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