The meeting between Isuzu Southern Kings shareholders scheduled for Tuesday to discuss conditions the Eastern Province Rugby Union had placed on the money that the Nelson Mandela Municipality has agreed to pay to ensure player salaries are paid did not take place as scheduled on Tuesday.
According to Southern Kings chairman Loyiso Dotwana the meeting scheduled for the EPRU offices did not take place because EP failed to secure the permits that are required by the terms of the national lockdown regulations for a meeting to take place at a non-essential business’ premises.
“Given the current climate around the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown regulations, the Kings Board had timeously put it to the the Eastern Province Rugby Union that in order for the meeting to take place at the EPRU offices - where potentially more than 10 individuals would meet - a government issued permit would be required,” said Dotwana in a statement released on Tuesday.
“We further suggested that perhaps the meeting rather take place by video conference, but the EPRU turned down the suggestion, insisting instead on an in-person meeting which is impossible during this period without the necessary permit unless your organisation is listed as an essential service.
“We would not want to be part of a legally non-compliant gathering, particularly one that has been so widely publicised, and we attempted all avenues at our disposal to ensure that the meeting would go ahead, but to no avail.”
Dotwana added that his organisation remained committed to the meeting taking place.
“We are available to meet at the earliest legally constituted opportunity,” said Dotwana.
“We would also like to place it on record that we are most committed to ensuring a workable relationship with all our partners, specifically the EPRU, as we continue to build towards the establishment of a successful rugby franchise and region.
“We will continue to work with the EPRU leadership to reschedule the meeting for an appropriate time,” he concluded.
The meeting was scheduled after the Kings claimed that EP had tried to undermine the deal struck with the local Metro, the terms of which entailed the Kings’ player salaries being paid. Like all rugby franchises, the Kings have been hit hard by the suspension of rugby due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Eastern Cape franchise had completed two thirds of their 2019/2020 GuinnessPRO14 when the competition was suspended in mid-March.
The two conditions that the EPRU wanted the Kings to comply to before the deal could be ratified were that a meeting would have to be called to clear up the ongoing dispute between the two entities, and that the Kings give them (Eastern Province) a portion of the money coming from the municipality.
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EP's failure to obtain permit scuffles important king's share holders meeting
Description : The meeting between Isuzu Southern Kings shareholders scheduled for Tuesday to discuss conditions the Eastern Province Rugby Union had place...
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