D. R. Stephen May Be Banned By Rugby
Until the position of D. R. Stephen, the former Canterbury Rugby wing, is clarified the Christchurch Rugby Club will not play him.
Stephen, ,who played for Linwood and Canterbury last season, applied for reinstatement to League this year and his application was approved by the New Zealand League Council on March 14. He joined the Papanui League Club and then changed his mind and joined the Christchurch Rugby club. Now that he has officially been reinstated as a League player, Stephen may find it! difficyjt to play Rugby again, i
' Also a former Canterbury League representative, he was reinstated to Rugby in 1962. The New Zealand Rubgy Union, however, has laid down a policy that players cannot be reinstated to Rugby more than once. Even though Stephen has not played League this year the fact that his reinstatement to League has been approved | could bar him playing Rugby : again. q €
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30399, 25 March 1964, Page 19
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