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St Kent's has been criticised by an independent judicial panel for "sustained" poaching of other schools' rugby players - but has won its case that a threatened match boycott by rivals was a breach of the rugby code.The decision means the private Auckland high school can play in this year's 1st XV competition but it has to stand-down new-to-school players from outside of Auckland for the first six games of the season, and has additionally agreed to stand two of them down in any semi-final or final.In December, the Herald revealed a coalition of schools had agreed to not lace-up against the high school due to an "immoral" recruitment policy.In a decision released today, the independent judicial panel criticised St Kent's for undertaking a sustained period of "annual" strengthening of its 1st XV."This has included providing scholarships for players to move from competing schools to bolster St Kent's chances of 1st XV rugby success," said the panel, made up of barrister Tim Castle (chairman), former Auckland col