FOOTBALL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1761, 30 May 1906, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

ROUGH PLAY.

(Per Press Association.)

Dunedin, last night

Rough p'ay in Rugby garo rise to a serious discussion at list night’s meeting of the Rugby Union Committee. Mr Hutohi-on drew attention to a loDg list of oasuiliiiß in Saturday’s games. In the Ila korai Pirates match a member of the former team had his oollarbore broken, while ooe of the Pirates bad had two ribß fraotured. In the match betweeu Port and Dunedin one man had his noso broken, a: d in a fixture between University nod Union one of the team had retired with a broffin wrist. Thero were a'so two nooi dents in Union footba'l in wbroh a rupturof the pio'oral oirtllago had oc.urred. AH iheso oasualtios might have bo n acoid. nisi, tut in view of that tuinbor i< wou'd bo d fficult to convince the publio of that. Ho moved tbot tbo atnion of the Referees’ Association be drawn to tho numbor of ocoidents which had ocourrid, and that the necessity be impressed on them of repressing as far as possible ovory iodioation of rough play on the part of playirs, Toe opinion was got orally expressed that tho referees should deal more tffsoluilly with oases of kioking when a man was lying on the ball; also w’th a man who deliberately lay on the ball. Mr Campbell montioned a case where Bevoral mon were upset on tho lioeout when they did not have, the ball. He pointed out tbo - desirability of having spectators \vho made remarks to referees reported, with the view of having them warned oil all grounds. The morion was unanimously adopted, ,