Orderings-off worry

Press, 16 July 1980, Page 6

Orderings-off worry

The number dt orderirigs-off being dealt with by the judicial committee before the full meeting of the Canterbury Eugby Union’s .management committee was commented upon' by the chairman, Mr B. J. Drake, at the committee’s . meeting last evening. Mr Drake said that he was alarmed at the increasing number of offenders appearing before the judicial committee in recent weeks and that he would support any stronger penalties imposed by the. judicial committee. ; - / Mr R. W. Thomas said that it was the union’s policy not to name any plaver under the age of 18 who had been ordered off. However, if the present trend continues we must look seriously at the idea of lowering this age to under 16,” he said. Two players who appeared before the , judicial committee last evening were both stood down for- two' weeks. -.Allan Thomas (Sydenham) received his penalty for punching a Sumneropponent in a second-grade match and. a New Brighton sixthrgrAde player was sus-

pended for foul play In a Second division match against Belfast.' ' ■■ An application by the former All Black and Canterbury prop, BiU Bush, for permission to play in Italy next year forwarded to the New Zealand union with the approval, of ths Canterbury union. ; ■ All eight clubs involved in the play-offs for the C.S.B. Trophy will be asked if they wbuld be available to meet the ehampion country club at Denton Oval, on August 13, should they be successful- in the premier Town 'championship. - -