Players union GIRA on Monday
stressed that the Azzurri had been kicked out of Italy's
pre-World Cup training camp in Villabassa and had not left of
their own accord. On its Facebook page, GIRA also accused the
Italian Rugby Federation of giving an inaccurate portrayal of
what happened in a statement, adding that the case could go to
the "bodies of ordinary and sporting justice".
The union added that the players had been knocked back
after requesting talks with FIR President Alfredo Gavazzi.
"The prospects of success of the Azzurri campaign at the
World Cup are awful and ways of heeling the rift cannot be
seen," GIRA said.
"All that (captain Sergio) Parisse and company wanted was
a reopening of dialogue and a meeting in person with the
president, who seems to have other more pressing engagements.
"Sending everyone home is a wonderful way to tackle
problems and the tone of the federation statement was even
better".
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