OPUNAKE CLUB’S PROTEST

Taranaki Daily News, 10 August 1932, Page 9

OPUNAKE CLUB’S PROTEST

dispute over rugby game. OKAIAWA CLUB’S REPLY. The Okaiawa Football Club wrote to the Taranaki Rugby Union last night asking the union to re-open the “J? the claying of W. Robinson in the Okai awa P match on June 4 in order to take further evidence. The union had previously decided to uphold the protest of the Opunake Club against the playing of Robinson in the match b X °hamwa. w The Okaiawa Club contended that • Robinson took up his residence in the Okaiawa district on the mormng of May 21 thus giving him the of having resided a clear 14 days in the district prior to the playing of the match on June 4.’ The club alleged that incorrect Statements were made in letters from Mr. W Dowdle of the Athletic Club. ine eltib felt it had been treated unfairly, claiming that it should have been with copies of those letters before the pro test was heard so that it could have fenced the statements made and produced further evidence in support of IRobmsoms qualification to play, under the 14 day Ce “Shoffid™the union refuse the application for a re-hearing of this case,” wrote i.< „ club “could you advise us if we have £Sm WP~I *» the New Ze«l»»4 taMea to totaM action.