“NO FURTHER ACTION”

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 233, 28 June 1922, Page 6

“NO FURTHER ACTION”

RECENT RUGBY TROUBLE CLUB APOLOGISES At tho meeting of the "Wellington Rugby Uniou last night a letter was received from the Berhampore Club, embodying the gist of the resolutions passed at the club’s meeting, and published yesterday. On the motion of the chairman (Mr. J. Prondoville) it was decided to send copies to Mr. Evenson and the -Referees’ Association. As to a suggestion of a special judicial committee, lie thought that matter might stand over for consideration. If the newspaper reports were correct, it would be a proper proceeding to default the whole Berhamnore Club, but through meeting some of the club’s officers he was satisfied that the club itself was not to blame, the default havjng been forced on it by the hot-headed action of a few of its members. Where a senior team was short of players, junior players must turn out to fill their places, or even intermediate players. The default of the team was clearly a breach of the Rugby rules but he was satisfied that some members had urged tho club to turn out a team. No good purpose would be served by going further with the matter. It was decided to take no further T. Bailey, vice-president of Berhampore Club, attended, and offered a-personal explanation and apology on behalf of the club. He expressed regret that three members of the senior team, who were resentful ab^louatt» suspension not being removed; had erroneously been of the opinion that thov’ were entitled to default as an expression of their sentiments. detection, had, through ignorance of tho rules, the book not being kept up to date, looked as though it were. impossible for the team to turn out, though Standen had urged it. He trusted that the management committee would move no further. The chairman informing Mr.^ B:»iley of the decision arrived at, expressed his appreciation of his explanation.