IN CONFLICT.
REFEREE AND CLUB. RUGBY MATCH AFTERMATH. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. The allegation of rough play in the Payne trophy match was discussed by the Rugby Union yesterday, when the referee, Mr. R. J. G. Collins, said it was more like a wrestling match than football. He had given a number of warnings, and had it been a club competition game he would have considered ordering off several players. The discussion arose over a letter from the Sydenham Club, which stated: "Owing to the slanderous attitude taken by the Otago Union, my committee demands an open inquiry into the playing of the Payne trophy match." The union decided to write to the Otago Union, pointing out that the Canterbury Union had seen the discussion in the newspapers, and asking if Otago had any complaints.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 204, 30 August 1933, Page 8
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