WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION
PLAYER SUSPENDED FOR ROUGH PLAY.
"(By Telegraph — Press Association.) ■WELLINGTON, .Last Night. 'The Wtffingitbn'- -Rugby Union's' 'inata'agement- .committee this evening suspended T, F»T«>n, of the Athletic team, for stu'iking an opponent'in the 'match against Petone last Saturday. Rapson denied that he hit the man. but tihe referee seated that he did, and' cihairacerised the incident as a deliberate a/nd foul one. Rfapson fnid %hat whist a player was forcing his way through the other players, after a Miie out, he (Rapson) placed one t<f his ba.nds on. the man's chin and .shoved him back. ,'Regret was expressed that the management comim-itLee's members in Wei-, iington/had lxt the power to report rases of roughness, Jap could be done in Otago. /.-.-,. The chairman (Air E.'. O. Hades) said that the N..Z. Rugby Union had absolutely up-set the rule last year, when a.main was. reported by,the Otago Union for roughness, but the de-' cision wa's over-ruled by the N.Z. Union, and also b.v the Appeal' Committee. ■ j It was resolved to write to Clubs requesting their assistance, in suppress- ! jng rough play. J
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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183WELLINGTON RUGBY UNION Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10631, 9 May 1912, Page 5
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