FOUR SENIOR PLAYERS SUSPENDED.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4447, 3 May 1930, Page 3

FOUR SENIOR PLAYERS SUSPENDED.

SEQUEL TO THE SHALLONWANDERERS “DONNYBROOK.” At Tuesday’s meeting of the Horowhenua Rug'by Council Mr. Hemi, the referee, reported ordering oil' (he held Williams and Satherley (Shannon) and Tama Parata and Tata mi (Wanderers), some for kicking, others for tripping. Mr. Heini stated that before the match lie had warned all players. Despite this play became very rough, partly due to spectators, one of whom was mice a leading referee. He stated that he saw Williams strike Tata na, and in consequence ordered him off. lie saw Tataria retaliate and he likewise put him on the side • line. Williams, he considered, was the aggressor. Satherley was ordered off for unueetbsary kicking and tripping and Parata for trip-

ping. Air. Richards said he saw rough play in the scrums, and saw Tatana hop over Udv, hut could not see what resulted.

In answer to a question Henii said this was the first senior match he had officiated at. The language from spectators was had and he would never referee again at Shan

.Mr. Jones said if the spectators got so annoyed as stated it would lie enough to upset any referee. Mr. Watts said spectators should sot sway a referee; he should take no notice of them.

M;r. Casey stated that he was present at the match. He freely admitted that he was disappointed with the game but not with the referee. There was rough play and lie was ashamed to see players letting the Council down. Rough play eventuated on both sides, and he regretted that players should make such an exhibition. The referee should not he blamed by members of the Council who did not witness the match. He saw Williams on the ground and had no doubt hut that there was a quarrel. One player was thrown by Parata and when getting up was thrown again. One act seemed to him to he a punch. One spectator who should have known better, seemed to be one of the worst offenders, and had no right to pass the remarks he did. 'lt was a sorry exhibition and did not give workers much heart. He considered players should play the game, and not play as they did on Saturday. He could not say if feeling between the players had previously existed. . Henii, he thought, may have talked too much but his •exhibition of refereeing was a satisfactory one. It was the players who failed to do their part, and he came away sick of affairs. Mr. Mitchell said the match was n disgrace from start to finish. It was not football, but really a fight.. When Parata went; off play was quite alright. The spectators saw the rough play and fighting, and .his caused them to call out. He was of the opinion that the game should have been pulled tip ten minutes after the start.

Air. Wiuiatu. said evidently the spectators on the side-line were the trouble. He was disgusted to think that representative players should be ordered off', but lie would say good-luck to the referee who put them off if they deserved it.

Tatana was called in. He stated that he did not fight; there was only a little excitement. He had never previously been cautioned or mil off the field.

Williams said he did not fight and never struck Tatana first. Tatana: Williams had (hold of one of our players after the whistle went and continued to hold him. He (Tatana) then tried to protect his man and pushed Williams off. Parata and Satherley were then called,. The latter was charged with tripping and kicking unneces-sarily-and Parata with tripping. Sailiorlev said that he accidentally kicked a man hut had never tripped anv one.

Parata said that he never tripped any player. He had tackled a player and hipped him. He had only acted fairly.

Thu chairman said that it had been admitted that the game was a n'>ngii one. Players, however, denied striking each other, but the referee had said they had done so. He was always against rough play and he was sorry such a position had arose. 'Players should play the game, and spectators had no right to incite players to be rough. Any illegal' play should he stopped.

Mr. Mitchell said the match was not football ]>ut a light, and the local constable had told him that if the referee had not ordered players off he would have charged some with assault. Play had not been in progress five minutes before rough play started and the game looked dangerous from this onward. It was always a donnybi’ook; it was a disgraceful exhibition, and he considered that thg, referee should have stopped the game long before he did.

Mr. Hooper: One of our most able referees -refuses to again act in Shanon. As previously mentioned Tatana and Williams were suspended for three playing Saturdays and Satbcrley and Parata for one playing Saturday.

The following will represent the J’oxton Surf and Life Saving Club against Bulls 'juniors at Bulls on Wednesday next.. Bus leaves Town Hall corner at 1 o’clock sharp:— Pull-back: 11. Reay; three-quar-ters: L. Croon, Cl. Williams, J. Robertson; live-eighths: E. Stevenson, J. [Francis; hall': *J. Barratt; wingforward: S. Wtoght; hookers: B. Small, J. Smith; lock: B. Gay; breakaways: E. AJsop, P. Honour;

supports: E. Gay, J. Easton. Emergencies: L. Carter and G. Ilirini. Any player unable to travel please notify R. Reay.

The Ma u'i-Pnkeha match will he played on May 7th at Eoxton, play to start ;it 2.30. Messrs Hooper (Pakclia) and Robinson (Maoris) have been appointed managers.