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In the rugby match between Sydenham and Marist at Lancaster Park South, the Marist fullback, Richard Connell, had bis leg broken in a tackle. The tackle was late, patently so. The referee, Mr Anderson, who exercised a Norling type control over the game, decided to ignore the late tackle and awarded a line-out where Connell.
had kicked the ball out, well down the field. If Connell had been tackled while kicking the ball it would have been a matter of interpretation, but the ball was well on its way when Connell was tackled. The subsequent snap of the broken leg was heard over most parts of the ground. It seems there are varying standards among referees regarding late tackles. Certainly Mr Anderson, who is supposed to be No. 2 in Canterbury, was most casual in this judgment K. C. SHEEHAN
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Press, 1 August 1986, Page 24
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