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RUGBY CONTROL

A PETONE DEPUTATION. The Management Committee of the Wellington JJugby Union met last evening air. D. D. Weir, presided. ] •\ deputation from the Potone Club waited on «Mio committee ami requested the rescission of the sentence of suspension for two playing .Saturdays of Arthur Parker on a charge of kicking a player. The deputation contended that the toi'erce wis not in a position to see what occurred, and that nearly all the members of the commiUee were out of view. They said that if Parker-really kicked a man he should have received a much mote severe sentence. , Replying to the deputation, .Mr. Weir said that it was olio of the duct-rules of Itiigby that the referee was the solo judge of "fact, and in this ease iheTcUreo wa=? positive of Hid material fact,' and cross-examination could not shako him. The union would deal fairly with Petono plavers but they could not exp&t favours. True, the Petone team had stood by the union, and the union ap'decided not to reopen tho m "Perry reported having ordered two players off last Satiirdap-bcolt (Peloiie) and Casey (Trentham B).. After hearing the relei-eo ii was decided to take no further action in the case pt Scott, and to ask Casey for an explanaTe'feree Bradley reported that a Berliiimnore plaver had Iven put off for h " v" Jed' l»d lan ß u-3e.' The commifteo .siispendedjiim till tho end of the 19 A 9 n Se .Uhle'tic third grade player was suspended for threo playing tohirdajji for atrikhi" an opponent, borne memberi, ot the' umon expressed the opinion that tho plaver acted under provocation. It was decided to endeavour to arrange a nntcl. between the Trentham and the I'Vilherston (.'amp teams for August 1/. i\ r \. Griffith was appointed manager of the team, which is to go to Auckland shortly.

'IV following arc the sixth class fixtures" for next Saturday :-Pctone v. ColTeshniciil High School, at Kclburn, 1.00 p.m.

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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 273, 7 August 1918, Page 6

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RUGBY CONTROL Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 273, 7 August 1918, Page 6

RUGBY CONTROL Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 273, 7 August 1918, Page 6

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