Discrimination of sex and ethnicity is prohibited by law in Australia, and the effect of the IHA and IHNSW decision strongly suggests discrimination of this nature.

Serena is the sole female player and also the sole player of minor ethnic background.

There is an unfair injustice upon her, and I thus object.

As far as insurance, the IHNSW Handbook already states that members are not covered for injuries sustained in an unsanctioned game. That should be sufficient for the Association to protect itself from potential liability.

Let Serena play!

As others have said, if you have a problem with people seeking an alternative then you should probably do something about bettering your own offerings, not penalise people by black listing them.

Its this kind of narrow sighted decisions and lack of action that will prevent this sport from ever being a first class citizen in this country!