RUGBY PLAYERS SUSPENDED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16920, 29 December 1925, Page 2

RUGBY PLAYERS SUSPENDED.

Drastic action in devgx. BLOWS ON THE FIELD. I6NDON„ Nov, 17.—Twenty players were suspended .by the Devon ..Rugby Committee on Saturday for varied pf- ' fences, including. rough play and “lihgdhtfePi'anly conduct.” , Tliis drastic step,, following the refusal of the Harlequins to play Newport, find other suspensions in• various, parfs of the country, will excite much comment among ‘Rugby followers. ' Some'of,,the Devon players were suspended till the end of the season,' and, on account of age, some may not,, be able to play again when the penalty lapses. ; _ , , . • Tlie referee iii charge .of the, gtime between FalmOUth and Plyniouth Albion! reported .that F. W. Sanders, of Plyniouth Albion, retaliated' after being kicked! .by, Jackptt, of Falmouth. : The : cionrffi.ititee suspended Sanders for a monthk, ' /,.. Seven forwards of Torquay Reserves were suspended 1 for fourteen' days ..for ,'tj'sing foiil lailguage ip the match: against ’the .South' Wales BofclererS, while the captain of the Torquay . Reserves was suspended for one mofith. Tipple, of Newton Abbot, a county forward, was suspended a month for strik"irt'g an opponent iri the match against .Camborne. For a similar offence in ! the match against Ouilompton, W. Upcott,; Exmouth Reserves, who, had been, previously suspended, was suspended sine die.' Another Exmouth forward, who was said tp have struck the referee, .was suspended until the end of thb •season. R.l Nibjkijs. of Totries, was suspended 'until January 1 for deliberately hack-, ing and tripping, an opponent in the match against Buckfastleig'n. . Mortimer, of.'Sidmouth, who was said to have disputed! a referee's decision, was suspended Until the. end of this month;,for disputing a reTepee’s .decision' and ungentiemarily conduct,' Hodges, .of Totnes, .was suspended,, for, the, same period, and' Field, of Teignmoiith, was, suspended till July 31. for striking an opponent in the grtnie' against KangSkerswell. . - It was decided ,to wafri Teigpmpitfh' that, if ariy further, r'cji6yt r .„ili .regeijted of misconduct by" spectators the’ chib’s ground wilLbft^dwfltLr-^r’.w-'—: