The International Rugby League board has expelled the Tongan National Rugby League from the sport's governing body in their latest move in a long-running battle over governance, money and a threatened player boycott.
The Tonga National Rugby League has been suspended since October, after it sacked its national head coach Kristian Woolf over disagreements around the control and finances of the team.
IRL says their directors have carefully considered the position of Tonga National Rugby League in the light of a wide-ranging consultation with stakeholders in the Tongan game.
They say after the meeting the Board wrote to TNRL, advising them of the resolution passed at that meeting, which is to expel TNRL from their membership.
Tonga rugby league has one week to appeal the board's decision and if they do so, the matter will be decided by the members in general meeting.
[Source: rnz]
