Up In Arms

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 205, 13 August 1927, Page 7

Up In Arms

Wairarapa Rugby Referees. OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS FOR REP. CAMEB. UNION'S ACTION RESENTED. (Per Press Association). Cartarton, Aug. 13. At Thursday night’s meeting of the Wairarapa Rugby Union the matter of appointing a referee to officiate at the representative match Wairarapa v. Taranaki at Carterton on Wednesday was discussed It was decided by six votes to five that the New Zealand Union be asked to appoint a referee. This action is regarded by the Wairarapa Referees' Association as highly insulting and a reflection on the ability of its members. It has therefore decided that unless the Wairarapa Union requests ths Wairarapa Referees' Association to officiate at next Wednesday's match it will not officiate at any representative fixture in Wairarapa, either senior or Junior. Furthermore, the Wairarapa Referees’ Association decided to communicate with all outside referees’ associations asking tor support in the stand taken up and for them not to officiate in any ordinary representative match in the WairarapaIn the interests of football in Wairarapa the local referees’ association decided to carry on and act as usual at the weekly inter-club contests.