N.Z. RUGBY UNION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 5

N.Z. RUGBY UNION.

v-..,-:.;.'PLATERS.'SUSPENDED. ; -iV A-meeting of tho Management Committee of the N.Z. Rugby .Union was held yesterday, . there being, present!, ih\ E. Isaacs', (in . the chair), and Messrs. J..H. A. Laughton, N. Galbraith, H. Kelly, V. Meredith, "and G. Luek.""' Considerable disousfiion took place"- on- a motion ~by. Mr. Kelly that'",the decision of the Marlborqugh Rugby ttaion to. suspend', a player for a period of six months,'- for misconduct on the field of. play, be endorsed. ". .!,' In.' moving, as an amendment, that the player in question be suspended for .two years, Mr. Meredith contended, as a. matter of .principle, that'' there"could'be' no-quostion'of mitigating circumstances in tho casn of a player offending against a referee. The- original motion and a further amendment , by. Mr; Laughton—that the matter be' referred back , to the -Marlborough Union for reconsideration, on the ground that the sentence imposed -by* that body was inadequate—were ,lost, and .Mr. Meredith's amendment, which was seconded "by.Mr/ Lusk, was carried.' .• :•■'■'. .. ..-.,:,■• -,: ':>■ -.•", ...

It was further decided to request.theMarlborough Union to explain, in, reference to the match in which; the; offence an question was alleged.to have been committed, why certain players.had left the field during l the progress of the-game.-." .'•'.■■;: : ■' i■-..;' ''■'■"■•■ •■ '■ The Wellington Rugby/ Union reported upon two players who were Held to' haVe been guilty of professionalism in connection with the Northern Union game. It-whs - resolved that the players be expelled-from the,union. : A letter, was received'from' the New South Wales' Rugby Union' intimating that -twentyfour members :had- been expelled; from, the union as the result, of certain charges of professionalism, while two others had been disqualified for' life for- playing while under-sen-tence "of. suspension. .. ' ■■-'..■:•■' :' A considerable quantity .< of routine. business was .also transacted. " .' ■ .•;