Sunday league galore
Premier rugby league players tin Canterbury will be in action ion each of the next three Sundays, largely because of repreisentative commitments. Canterbury is to meet Wellington in the national ?.emij final of the Rothmans tournament next Saturday, and the club round has been transferred to the following afternoon. Similarly. if Canterbury succeeds. ; the final round of the premiership will be held on September ■ 3, the day after the Rothmans grand final at Auckland.
s At last evening’s meeting of i 1 the Canterburj Rugby League -board of control it was also - decided to have the second-to-last premiership series on Sundax, ■ August 27. to avoid a clash with - the rugby union test between - New Zealand and Australia- ? No suspensions were meted . i out to two premier plaxers sent,. .- from the field last Saturday, i. [After considering evidence - committee, the board decided to r caution Alan Rushton 'Eastern Suburbs' and Ken Tait iPapanui . s who had appeared on charges of i fighting. a
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Press, 15 August 1978, Page 6
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