Suspensions in league

Press, 3 August 1976, Page 6

Suspensions in league

| The Canterbury Rugby League*? ? board of control took on tin appearance of a court last even a ing. ) The board deliberated for muu than two hours, considering • actions in four games, before sus > pending fixe players and a cap j tain-coach, and a team was pre 'vented from travelling at the end of the season. Four of the people concerned came from two games. The first concerned the Kaiapoi I senior third grade team, which was suspended last week aftei ’ leaving the field early in its match against Halswell. Kaiapoi team and club officials appealed before the meeting, and the up-shot was that Frank Rey- ' no Ids, captain-coach of the team. ■ was suspended for three weeks. I Craig Cox, who was identified as the Kaiapoi player ordered off lin the build-up to the walk-off. ] was suspended from all football until he appears before the board. The Kaiapoi team was also barred from travelling this season. I Two Hornby 19\ ear-old players were sent off in their match j against Linwood by Mr D. Wilson. Chris Towart used foul language to the referee, continued I after being told to stop by the referee, and after being ordered i off, pushed Mr Wilson in the . chest.

He suspended from club ootball for the remainder of the eason. Wayne Wallace was stood town for two weeks tor a dang?rous tackle which also resulted ! n his being ordered off. Ben Taylor, a Papanui senior -econd grade, was stood down or two Saturdays for pushing .he referee in his team’s game against Addington. And a Sydenham senior third grade player. P Villi, was stood lown for three weeks for kickmg an opponent'in the head Cliff Waaka. a Manawatu player, was granted four weeks dispensation to play for Adding--1 ton, pendxig his transfer. S Summers is the first member I of the Ashley club to be chosen I for a representative team. He was named in the Canterbury senior third grade team to pla\ the Canterbury 19-\ears-old at the Show Grounds on Sundav, at 2.30 p.m. The team is:— R Harris iHaiswelh; W. Tait, G. Smith (Papanui), K Casey (Svdenham'. K. Lee (Eastern Suburbs*; J Hines (Papanui Ai. S. Summers (Ashley); K. Murphy, P Radonovich (Eastern .Suburbs), P. Villi. P. Gibbona (Sydenham). M. Beri (Addington); G Hines (Papanui), C. Truscott iLinwoodi, D. Hawke (Riccartoni Training Thursdav, 5.30 p.m.. Spreydon Domain — Advt