R. Tihore suspended
An Albion senior reserve player, R. Tihore, was sus pended for two playing Saturdays when he appeared before the Canterbury Rugby Union’s management committee last evening. After having been warned earlier, Tihore was ordered off after the referee saw him kick a Shirley opponent about the head and shoulders. Tihore denied the charge and said that he was caught in the middle of a ruck. _ , An underweight player who also appeared before the committee for foul play on the field wu reprimanded.
Seating short—Only 500 open stand seats remain to be sold for the CanterburyBritish Lions match on Saturday. All covered stand seats were sold by yesterday. The number of programmes being printed had been increased from 18,000 to 20,000. Free entrance.—There will be no charge made for entry into Rugby Park on Saturday to see the senior match between Lincoln College and Shirley at 10.30 a.m. Lions engagement—One
of Canterbury’s “big five” referees, Mr A. F. Gumsey, has been appointed as referee for the Lions-Southland fixture on June 30.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32634, 16 June 1971, Page 18
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