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Hokitika Guardian, 30 August 1933, Page 4

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FURTHER CRITICISM OF MATCH. ‘ • iINDICTMENT OF SYDENHAM. tP* Press Asso’ iation — CopynQht.) DUNEDIN, August 29. Dr E. R. Harty, manager of the University team, at >a meeting of the { Otago .Rugby Foci.ball Union to-night said that if those who saw the game in 'Dunedin last year could imagine something 50 per cent, worse, \ they.jw/ would arrive at something of an idea of the’ g me. . Dr Harty said he was quite sure the University team did not start any of the trouble ; but after a time both packs of forwards seemed ’ to forget that there was a ball to pl y. -The-‘refereeing of the match was-" ridiculous. •- One or two- speakers’suggested-'that lOta-go and Canterbury should decide whether the match should be abandoned ; but the generp,! opinion was that it would be a display of Weakness Modrop an annual-game -because one team wa s determined to; introduce illegal., taedcs and rough play. Mr H. Harris 'said it was to be • regretted that the game had ibeen such an exhibition • but Dunedin iHew djhat there. no- o'eaneiv ~ - team in the local competition than University A. Obviously, weak re--' • fereoittg had enabled a - rough el foment in the Syderjbrm team' to spoil the match.

CANTERBURY UNION’S COMMENT.

CHRISTCHURCH, August:29

“It was unfortunately a game •>. which lent itself to rough play, and Hhe | eferee said after the match " that he should have ordered off men on both sides, said Mr. A. E, McFhail, President of the Canterbury Rugby Union,- when the Dunedin message was submitted to him 'for comment last night. “Perhaps the referee allowed a little more latitude than he should, but he apparently considered the: game was a friendly fixture.” Although he thought that the matter of giving up the game should not be commented on without fudjier , cbnaideiaaion, Mr iMePhail , said that it .seemed hardlyworth ( while bringing up thi s question, bpcause it wa 6 not as if the same team* met every.year, u ' vi. 1 , 1