If you read NZF rules which is clearly available there is the allowance for ' clerical errors ' for transfer's within NZ, which from my understanding is exactly the case here. So there definately may be grounds on this as it doesn't appear that this clause is in Mainland's rules but is in NZF's..
I also hear that there is a fair bit of evidence that Uni have of the club that pushed this issue as far as they did playing more than the allowed foreign players.. We haven't yet seen them lay any complaints, however Karma can be a biarch, we all know that!
The team card issue is completely valid, what is the point in not having to hand them in and then technically only having to hold onto them for 48 hours?? Conveniently allows for the ' pleading ignorance ' outside this timeframe if a complaint has been laid. Considering technically Uni did not have to supply team cards and appears like they were completely open and honest despite little if any evidence to the contrary, they have shot themselves in the foot by their own admission.. Very sad state of affairs