Severe reprimand
Two premier players, Grant Findlay (Addington) ' and Kevin Steel (Eastern ‘ Suburbs-Hertz) were last evening severely reprimand- < ed by the Canterbury Rugby League board of control. I Findlay and Steel were ordered from the field while 1 playing against each other at the Show. Grounds on i Sunday. i The referee (Mr Paul i
Skerten) accused both players of fighting, although to many observers the nature of the incident did not seem to warrant such a serious charge. It is unusual for.the rugby league administration not to invoke suspensions: for dismissed players. A reprimand is- the lightest . sentenceissued by the board, which does not follow the example of professional, league oyer-
seas to exonerate players or rule that an ordering' off be sufficient penalty ' should a case warrant such'action. All evidence- and discussion was heard in committee. Afterwards the. board’s chairman,(Mr J. A.| Anderson) said that as usual the reprimands would be recorded on the players’, cards but the cards will not -be endorsed with the charge of fighting. ’ ■
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