The High Court judge who allowed two St Bede’s College boys to row in the Maadi Cup regatta appears to have been misled by the father of one of the boys in a sworn affidavit.
Justice Rachel Dunningham’s judgement records show she was told that if one of the boys did not row at the Maadi Cup, he could not be selected to attend the trials for the New Zealand under-19 team, and possibly miss out on the Junior World Championships in Brazil later this year.
Rowing New Zealand rules suggest this is not correct. Continue reading
As it eventuated, the boys were not selected for the trials anyway.
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