The Rugby Club of the Catholic University of Valencia lost to The Bees in the semifinal match of the First Feminine Territorial of rugby, valid for the promotion to Division of Honor B. The match was played on April 2, but the result has turned around after the defeated team denounced their rival’s improper alignment.
The reason for the complaint is that in Les Abelles they debuted Nataly Mazur Y Oksana Nykoriak, both players of the Ukrainian national team, the first being the captain and the second being their top scorer. The two new members of Les Abelles They have been welcomed by a club family after fleeing their country due to the Russian invasion and have integrated perfectly into the team’s discipline. However, his lineup would not be allowed for this phase of the season.
The match ended with a result of 30-0 for Les Abelles, who thus qualified for the championship final against Turia. However, after the complaint for improper line-up, the Catholic University Rugby Club will be the one to play the final match, instead of the match for third place against Cuder of Murcia.
The president of Les Abelles, Antonio Márquez, stated that the team has appealed to the Federation. “A category of this level has a more social objective of integration and promotion of the sport than that of winning yes or yes, which is obviously what is tried in all the games”, he explained. “Philosophy is another and more in this case, that is why we decided that these girls fleeing the horror of war would playdespite the fact that it is true that the rules say that new registrations must be made before the end of the first phase”.
In addition, Márquez assured that the two players will be in the line-up for the next match, “unless they prefer not to play”, regardless of whether it is for the third port or the final.
