‘Chilly-bin’ system for Rugby league

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33487, 19 March 1974, Page 14

‘Chilly-bin’ system for Rugby league

The “sin-bin” — or. as it 'Yas described at last evenin” s board of control meeting, “chilly-bin — method of tcmpoiaiv orderings off will be introduced to the 17-years and -yeais Canterbury Rugby league grades in the coming season.

Opinion among board members was evenly divided on the merits of the new system, and the casting vote of the chairman (Mr M. R. Clinton)' was required to break a 5-5 voting deadlock. Among those against the change were the conveners of the grades concerned. Messrs D. J. Alsop and I. A. Jenkins.

Mr Clinton said that “four or five leagues” used the “chilly bin” dismissals—whereby a player is suspended behind the dead-ball area for a period and then recalled by the referee—in open football, and that it might be introduced to Auckland premier fixtures this year.

However, Mr Alsop said that it was an endorsement of rough play. Agreeing with him, Mr Jenkins warned that “on certain grounds” in Christchurch young players undergoing temporary suspensions could be influenced bv equally youthful spectators. He also contended that stricter refereeing had curbed past outbreaks of offences in the intermediate grades. While making a point that

the “chilly bin” would not! supercede the present order-, ings off, Mr Clinton said that i the New Zealand Rugby; League intended supporting the system at the inter-j national board meeting in! Sydney in July. Mr Alsop moved a motion that the “chillv bin” not be used in any of tlie board’s grades this season; an amendment by Mr D. Kerr that it be used in all i grades for a trial period of two l months was -not accepted by Mr , Clinton, who then added another i amendment that it apply 'to the 117-years and 19-years divisions I only. HiS casting vote carried | the amendment. "TOO LONG” A letter was received from the Linwood club disagreeing with the length of the premier competition as devised by the board at its previous meeting. Linwood’s officials put forward the view that the programme was too long for players and administrators. Mr Clinton said that the board

| was also “very conscious" of the matter and that two weeks had been deleted from the original I format. The letter was noted Resigned.—The resignation of Mr H T. Barron from th. .board was accepted with regret ■ Nominations, will be requested I from dubs to fill the vacancy Held over.—A request from West Coast for a return mat.h 'at Grecmouth on June 15 was ! deferred until the Canterbury : (coach (Mr J. A Flanagan* had ' been consulted. Confirmation of ' the gugby League t up challenge against West Coast at the Show J Grounds on May 18 was re- ‘ 1 ceived I Appointment.—Mr K. G Allen \ has -succeeded Mr H. J ttalkrr ‘as the director of the Rothmans 1 coaching scheme in Canterbury Training.— The South Island • team to meet Wellington in a ■ national trial in Wellington on Julv 14 will assemble and tram i in Christchurch on July 11 and ■ 12 before travelling to Wel'lng- • ton the dav before the gam. The island XIII will be an Lnounced on