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CARDIFF'S STUDENT WEEKLY
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ISSUE 906 OCTOBER 26 2009
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PHOTO: CHRISTINA MACKIE
The Lash
" # $ % & ' ( ) $ " ' * * & + $ , - ( $ . - / ) $ ollowing a series of confrontations Ceri Isfryn News Editor The Students’ Union has declared that all Cardiff University RFC (CURFC) teams are prohibited from attending any events at Solus for the foreseeable future following a string of serious incidents. ! " ! statement came following a confrontation between members of CURFC and the Cardiff Medics RFC at The Lash on Wednesday, October 14, allegedly resulting in one player suffering a broken nose, badly bruised
cheekbone and two black eyes. A statement by the Honorary Chairman of CURFC, Gethin Thomas, claims that the incident occurred after members of the Medic team started “abusing” ! ! medical student who had chosen to play for the University team. “The student in question was at the time on crutches and surrounded by a large group of Medic players who proceeded to taunt and physically push him around.” “In a bid to diffuse the situation, he quickly left the toilets, the medics followed him out and continued this ver-
bal and physical tirade. A fellow club member enquired what was going on and was blindsided in a cowardly attack which resulted in a broken nose, badly bruised cheekbone and two black eyes,” the statement says. However, a witness maintains that, ! " " # to the flurry of activity, it would be impossible to establish whether it was a medic player who inflicted the injuries. The same witness claimed that despite the tensions being resolved within the club, CURFC “took things too far” once both teams had left Solus. Multiple witnesses claim to have
seen a CURFC player taking the Med- and the Athletic Union to establish ics’ captain, Siôn Crabtree, by the what happened in an attempt to resolve throat at the bottom of the Union steps the situation. for no apparent reason. The captain is said to have kept his cool and eventu- ! " # $ % # " " & " # ' ( ) " * ally managed to a m l tl calm c oya his hi aaggressor a na lggrs m ge e d s down. The committee denied any T CURFC C che U om de a R ny ni F m Ce i d t knowledge of this incident, know t i hi nc but said, s s a i l idee d, dge nt “we are are “ a certain cw r that t e ethere t hae he ar many m t r a t e ra i e n ny tit-for-tat t -i reports r t t ebeing be -a bandied baf port about, aor i bout ng ndi t s e but none that can t c ha be substantiated s a ubsn by t t a nt either party.” Medic captain, Siôn, M c Sa e stressed s ptidi tthat t ôn,rha ae c is t n, s e the cooperat team t he has ha e offered off atheir t e full f he m cs r ul eoope i dl r tionto t i the t Union’s Uont he s General G ni Manager M e o on’ ne a na r a g
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