Full house expected
"We will see a large crowd here.” That was the comment of the chairman of the Canterbury Rugby Union (Mr R. W. Thomas) who reported that there was a big response for seats to the test between the AU Blacks and France at Lancaster Park on July 7. Mr Thomas said that there had been hundreds of applications from overseas countries such as New Caledonia and Tahiti and the response from throughout New Zealand itself indicated a full house. Three players who appeared before the union’s judicial committee were suspended. N. Kamatea (Otautahi; was suspended until after June 16 for kicking an opponent; M. Laing (New Brighton) was barred from playing until after May 26 for punching a Parklands player in a second grade match; and C. Quested (Albion) was suspended until after June 2 for punching in a president’s grade match against Belfast.
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Press, 16 May 1979, Page 6
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