ROUGH PLAY REPRIMANDED
CHRISTCHURCH, 23rd.May. Tho worst exhibition of Rugby seen in Canterbury for many years was witnessed on the Oval this afternoon PJay in the. first spell of the Merivale-Christ-church match was fierce, and in tho second spell matters did not improve. Fifteen minutes after resumption, the refereo (Mr. T. Bain) blew his whistle and stopped play. , He pointed to J. Jeffries, •a. Merivale forward, and tho latl.e>: immediately turned and walked to the pavilion amid an outburst of cheerin" and groans. Shortly afterwards, Mr. Bain called both teams'round him and delivered a general warning.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 25 May 1925, Page 9
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96ROUGH PLAY REPRIMANDED Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 120, 25 May 1925, Page 9
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