Considerable
debate has raged since yesterday's BBC story yesterday suggesting that London
Welsh had applied to join the Celtic League. London Welsh's Peter Thomas
says "the BBC took a couple of sound bites totally out of context and created
a story" The full text of Peter Thomas' statement from London Welsh
website says: "You may have heard something on Radio Wales
this morning implying that London Welsh have applied for Membership of the Magners
League. This is not true. I gave quite a long interview to the BBC yesterday
and we talked about all manner of things. They have taken a couple of sound bites
totally out of context and created a story. Yes - we have written to the
WRU - but that was to ask for a meeting to discuss our future in general. Yes
- the Magners League is something we would look at if the Premiership were to
be ring-fenced. BUT No! - we have not applied for membership of the
Magners League. Our priority is to secure our place in this division." Links: London
Welsh website The
BBC Story |