Rough Play. The tactics of one or two Whakatane Rugby players in Saturday's Shield game on more than one occasion raised the ire of the crowd. It was regrettable that these players should have spoilt the game by their attemptsi to "get their man. 1 ' Whakatane players have always been noted for playing a clean style of game and it was most regrettable that on this occasion this reputation was spoilt. One expects football to become hard at times, but this applies to any team, but there is a vast difference between hard football and deliberate attempts to smash up an opponent. With the exceptions mentioned the Whakatane players were a fine side and Opotiki supporters considered the visitors were unlucky not to uve "lifted" the coveted shield.— •>potiki News.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 4, Issue 128, 11 July 1941, Page 5
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