OUT OF CONTROL.
PLAYERS IN COUNTRY MATCH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) GISBORNE, this day. In consequence of keen rivalry between teams engaged in a country match on Saturday a free fight developed, which the emergency referee was unable to stop. The regularly-appointed referee did not turn up, and a spectator volunteered to carry the whistle, but almost immediately the match went to pieces, and very rough play was featured by blows being struck, and many players being marked in rough and tumble scrums. "It is enough to ruin country football," declared Mr. Parker, chairman of the Rugby Union, when the matter was reported last night. It was decided to replay the match in town under proper control, and to demand explanations from the captains of the respective teams.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 9
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127OUT OF CONTROL. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 172, 23 July 1929, Page 9
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