Miscommunication at the Vodafone-sponsored Southern Zone Deans Secondary Schools Rugby Union competition caused confusion among media personnel during the semi-finals yesterday.
A team from The Fiji Times was initially denied entry to Buckhurst Park after officials at the seaside gate informed them that “No media allowed” into the grounds to take pictures and cover the semifinals.
The media had been free to cover the competition from round one through to the quarter-finals.
Zone president Rusiate Wadali later clarified that the media were, in fact, allowed to cover the games.
The same reporters were eventually allowed entry, more than an hour after being stopped.
Representatives from other media organizations faced a similar situation but were ultimately permitted entry under the directive of Wadali.