Tougher waivers?
, PA Auckland ! Olsen Filipaina’s plea of a ! ! knee injury and personal i i employment problems as ■ icauses for opting out of the' (New Zealand rugby league ! team to tour Britain and France will have repercus-* sions. To the New Zealand Rugby League. Filipaina, who now plays for Balmain in Syc’ncv.. has breached his contract to be available for New Zea- 1 : land teams until the end of' 1982. An immediate outcome i will be that future app.i- ! cations from New Zealand’ 1
players for waivers to the , international transfer ban i will be more difficult to j obtain. i In the light of Filipaina’s decision this year —- and we can't really disprove his injury — we will certainly be taking a harder look at’ the negotiation fee and condi- ' tions when another top player requests a waiver from the ban,” said Mr R. G. t McGregor, the league chairman. have to remind Filipaina of his obligation to be available for New Zealand against France next year.”
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