ORDERING OFF OF FRENCHMAN
NO FURTHER ACTION TO BE TAKEN (New Zealand Press Association) xr . AUCKLAND. August 5. No further action will be taken in F™ C^ D °< M l Martin - the hooker of the French Rugby League team who was ordf el 1 durl "« ‘he test match w '!‘ b Hew Zealand on Saturday. The council of the New Zealand League acting in a judicial capacity this even~£?2 ar « eV l de P. ce J rom Martln « nd ‘he referee, Mr J. Griffen, and after a diseussjon with Mr Antoine Blain, the manag?Lof,tb ® tour ‘? g side - decided that in view of the explanations given. Martin’s penaUy* * rom ‘ be field was sufficient Announcing the finding, the secretary of the council (Mr J. E Knowling) said ‘ha‘ reference had been made in evidence to difficulties caused by misunderstanding ot a foreign language. The r rench team. Mr Knowling said, was anxious to use the opportunity of the match against Auckland to-morrow to demonstrate that the incidents of the test arose from over-excitement. Martin has been selected to plav tomorrow.
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Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26492, 6 August 1951, Page 8
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