“ I have learned with surprise that there are married men playing in the third grade competition, and I think we should put some limit on the age of players in this grade,” commented Mr P. Edmondson at a recent meeting of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union’s Management Committee. He pointed out that it was not fair to put young lads of 15 and 16 years up against men of 20 years and over, and that while there was not much that could be done this season, perhaps, the union might keep the matter in mind for the future. The suggestion was generally welcomed, not only as a means of keeping the age and weight of players within limits appropriate to the respective grades, but also as a means of assuring the promotion of a certain number of players every year, to the higher grades, with consequent benefit to the junior and senior competitions.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4031, 16 June 1931, Page 60
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