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Article: Rugby Union: Game loses its way in a fog of suspicion The need is for more light and less heat as Duckworth cries `conspiracy' and Rotherham hope history is not repeated
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 15, 2002
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When Rotherham earned promotion last season but were denied their
rightful place in the Zurich Premiership after failing to meet the
criteria, they seemed resigned to their fate. They went quietly into
the dark night while the theorists looked for a conspiracy.
Last week they found one, namely that a number of the clubs had
been prepared to pay Rotherham not to join them at the top table.
Cecil Duckworth, the owner of Worcester in National League One and
the Premiership's bete noire (which could make next Saturday's
PowerGen Cup meeting between his side and Leicester lively), said:
"I've no doubt there was a conspiracy to ensure Rotherham would not
go up last season and the clubs have ...