By Canadian Press

Unclear whether Nova Scotia’s high school rugby ban will be lifted

May 6, 2019 | 9:45 AM

HALIFAX — Despite a call by Nova Scotia’s education minister to reinstate high school rugby, it’s unclear whether the governing body for high school sports in the province will do so.

A pair of memos released Sunday to school administrators and obtained by Global News, say Friday’s call by Education Minister Zach Churchill “has not resolved the issue.”

One of the memos issued by Stephen MacNeil, chair of the board of governors for the Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation, appears to be disputing Churchill’s statement on the matter.

Churchill said the federation had contravened a governing funding agreement with the province and its decision to ban the sport came without appropriate consultation.

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But MacNeil says his organization met with deputy minister Cathy Montreuil on March 29 to discuss any issues that could potentially come from the decision and “she offered no objections.”

Neither MacNeil nor the Education Department were immediately available for comment today. (Global News)

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