WARATAH PLAYER ORDERED OFF FIELD

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 219, 5 December 1927, Page 13

WARATAH PLAYER ORDERED OFF FIELD

GAME WITH CARDIFF WELSHMEN BEATEN By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyrijh* LONDON, Saturday. The New South Wales touring Rugby team defeated Cardiff today by 15 points to 9, There was an attendance of 20,000 people. The weather was dull. Soon after play commenced Cardiff secured the lead, Maile kicking a penalty goal. For Waratahs J. Ford scored a try, which was converted by Lawton. The latter afterwards increased the lead witli a dropped goal. After the interval Cardiff secured a further penalty goal and an unconverted try. At this juncture a sensation was caused by J. Ford being sent off the field. Some of the Cardiff players appealed for Ford to remain, but the referee was adamant. The player left the Waratahs with only 14 men.

Waratahs won a thrilling game when Towers and Tarleton scored unconverted tries after most spectacular handling by the forwards and backs. It was a great finish to a magnificent game. The visitors had to fight hard, and it was their clever combination which turned the game in their favour. The decision of the referee to send Ford off the field followed a melee near the Cardiff goal-posts.

A moment before one of the Waratah players had gone over the line with several of the Cardiff men, but lie was recalled and a scrum was ordered. Then it was that Ford was ordered off.—A. and X.Z. J. A. Ford, who was ordered off at Cardiff, is one of the youngest of the Waratahs, as well as one of the heaviest. He is 21 years of age, and weighs over 15 stone. Educated at St. Joseph's College, Hunter’s Hill, Sydney, Ford played for the school from 1920 to 1924. He tourned New Zealand with E. J. Thorn’s team in 3 925, arid in Sydney is a member of the Glebe-Balmain Club side. He is a fine cricketer, as well as a first-class forward, usually playing in tjje lock posi-