Babalola Oluwatomiwa
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The Nigeria Rugby Football Federation's Disciplinary Committee have disclosed that the Hawkster Rugby Football Club of Lagos have completed their 24 weeks suspension after physically and verbally assaulting a match official.
The Lagos club was banned during the 2014 edition of the Independence Sevens Rugby tournament held in Lagos, and as part of the 2015 Annual General Assembly deliberations, the Disciplinary Committee lifted all sanctions placed on Hawkster Athletic RFC, Stephen James and their coach; Emeka Ukome.
Stephen was slammed with a 24 weeks ban while head coach of the side; Emeka Ukome was suspended for 48 weeks according to the International Rugby Board Sanction Regulation-17, 10.4 (m & s) and 10 .4 (m) in which Nigeria is affiliated.
Meanwhile, the federation president, Sir Edward Pam Fom, has saidn that the decision was taken for the development of game.
The committee promise to continue maintaining the standard of World Rugby in ensuring that no form of misconduct is tolerated as they encouraged Hawkster to participate in all NRFF sanctioned tournament starting from 2016.
The Lagos club was banned during the 2014 edition of the Independence Sevens Rugby tournament held in Lagos, and as part of the 2015 Annual General Assembly deliberations, the Disciplinary Committee lifted all sanctions placed on Hawkster Athletic RFC, Stephen James and their coach; Emeka Ukome.
Stephen was slammed with a 24 weeks ban while head coach of the side; Emeka Ukome was suspended for 48 weeks according to the International Rugby Board Sanction Regulation-17, 10.4 (m & s) and 10 .4 (m) in which Nigeria is affiliated.
Meanwhile, the federation president, Sir Edward Pam Fom, has saidn that the decision was taken for the development of game.
The committee promise to continue maintaining the standard of World Rugby in ensuring that no form of misconduct is tolerated as they encouraged Hawkster to participate in all NRFF sanctioned tournament starting from 2016.