Fijians lectured on rough play
PA Wellington The Fijian rugby players have been told to clean up their act. The team manager, Etuate Tavai, a Fiji Land Trust Board officer, said that he was angered iby the Fijian players’ late and dangerous tackling and kicking,, which brought five penalties, during Saturday’s 8-24 loss to Web lington. He gave the players the message at. a special team meeting called immediately on the team’s return to its hotel from Athletic Park. Mr Tavai said that there
was no doubting the decisions of the Southland referee, Martin Jams. “I saw them — they occurred,” he said. “We were- perhaps overeager,: blit it was not purposeful. I'have told the boys that they have to watch out, that even if they have momentum going they have to avoid hitting players after the. ball has gone.” Mr Tavai said that the play was bad, and uncharacteristic of Fijian rugby, but it was not as bad as the Sunday newspapers had made it out to be.
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