09/05/2026
A statement, for the record.
Our family was the victim of a home invasion and assault in our own home. The four people responsible are members of the Clutha Valley Rugby Club.
Since the incident, no one from the club has contacted our family. No apology. No acknowledgement. No statement. Nothing.
We were part of this community. We ran a business in the area. We contributed. We are now selling our properties and leaving.
A rugby club is meant to be a sporting organisation. When four of its members assault a family in their own home and the response from the rest is silence and protection of their own, it stops being a club and starts behaving like a gang.
I am posting this because the people in the area deserve to know how this has been handled, and because our family will not pretend otherwise to protect anyone's reputation. The silence has made the choice for us.