ACCEPTING ADVICE OF ST. JOHN MEN
Union Suggestion Commended
It was far better for injured Rugby players to be sure than sorry and to act on the advice of ambulance men, said the district secretary of the St. John Ambulance Brigade (Mr W. G. Whitmore) yesterday. He was commenting on the New Zealand Rugby Union executive’s advice to players to accept the advice of St. John ambulance men. Mr Whitmore said the Rugby Union had made a wise move. The ambulance men. in the absence of a doctor, acted in the beet interests of the casualty. If a player left the field and nothing wrong was found no harm was done. But if the injured man continued to play he could suffer serious harm. The only person who could order an injured player to stay off the field was the team captain, said the president of the Canterbury Rugby Referees’ Association (Mr R. G. Condijiffe). The referee could have an injured player taken off the field after a twominute hold-up of play, but could not stop him returning after he had received attention.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29524, 27 May 1961, Page 17
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