Beleaguered Watson now faces no-confidence vote
by George Byron,
2016-03-03 05:00:00.0
UNDER-fire Eastern Province (EP) Rugby president Cheeky Watson is facing another vote of no confidence, only days after surviving a fierce bid to topple him last week.
Disgruntled clubs handed in five signed letters at EP Rugby’s headquarters at Imatu House yesterday, calling for a special general meeting in which a vote of no confidence will be tabled.
There was no reaction from EP Rugby or Watson on the latest development, despite requests for confirmation of the move.
Watson has remained silent throughout the controversy, refusing to talk to the media.
"We submitted five signed letters, in accordance with the constitutional requirements, to call for the special general meeting to take place," Rugby Transformation Coalition representative Bantwini Matika said.
"We will be busy collecting signatures for the vote of no confidence over the next couple of days. The meeting must be held before the end of the month.
"There will only be one item on the agenda at the special general meeting. That will be the vote of no confidence. We have to win this time. We were successful last time, but only a technicality stopped us.
"We will ensure that we close any loopholes, and comply 100% with the Constitution to ensure that the motion of no confidence cannot be rejected this time.
"We have done our homework, and believe more than ever that clubs are now aware of the need to get rid of the rot in EP Rugby."
Clubs need to gain a two-thirds majority to unseat Watson at the special general meeting.
Should they face resistance to their calls for the meeting to be held, Matika said they would be willing to institute legal action.
After being barred from the meeting hall last week, the media had to rely on sources inside the meeting, who revealed that the vote of no confidence was not on the agenda.
However, the delegates are believed to have voted 59-27 in favour of having the no-confidence vote brought back onto the agenda. The meeting then dealt with the financials of the cash-strapped union, and these were said by insiders to have been rejected by an 89-37 majority of the delegates.
Eastern Province Rugby Union president Cheeky Watson. Picture: THE HERALD
UNDER-fire Eastern Province (EP) Rugby president Cheeky Watson is facing another vote of no confidence, only days after surviving a fierce bid to topple him last week.
Disgruntled clubs handed in five signed letters at EP Rugby’s headquarters at Imatu House yesterday, calling for a special general meeting in which a vote of no confidence will be tabled.
There was no reaction from EP Rugby or Watson on the latest development, despite requests for confirmation of the move.
Watson has remained silent throughout the controversy, refusing to talk to the media.
"We submitted five signed letters, in accordance with the constitutional requirements, to call for the special general meeting to take place," Rugby Transformation Coalition representative Bantwini Matika said.
"We will be busy collecting signatures for the vote of no confidence over the next couple of days. The meeting must be held before the end of the month.
"There will only be one item on the agenda at the special general meeting. That will be the vote of no confidence. We have to win this time. We were successful last time, but only a technicality stopped us.
"We will ensure that we close any loopholes, and comply 100% with the Constitution to ensure that the motion of no confidence cannot be rejected this time.
"We have done our homework, and believe more than ever that clubs are now aware of the need to get rid of the rot in EP Rugby."
Clubs need to gain a two-thirds majority to unseat Watson at the special general meeting.
Should they face resistance to their calls for the meeting to be held, Matika said they would be willing to institute legal action.
After being barred from the meeting hall last week, the media had to rely on sources inside the meeting, who revealed that the vote of no confidence was not on the agenda.
However, the delegates are believed to have voted 59-27 in favour of having the no-confidence vote brought back onto the agenda. The meeting then dealt with the financials of the cash-strapped union, and these were said by insiders to have been rejected by an 89-37 majority of the delegates.
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