SCRUMMAGING LAWS
; : ^ i The New 'Zealand Rugby 'Union has advised variouS liniohs of "the* following. alterations to the rules of Rugby: Law 15 (i) provides that "the far feet of tlie second player of eacli front row on the side on whicli the ball i§ being p'ut in', and the feet 0f tfie. player beyond may be raised and adyanced "as" soon as tlie ball has left the hands of the player putting it in. No otlier foot liiay be raised or advanced until the ball has been touched by one of these feet." Tlicre is a further alteration to Law 27, which does awav with the option of taking scrums instead of lineI cuts. .The ball must now be thrown. in 1 from touch. The alterations take effeet immediately and players and coache's will be required to fiecome acquainted with the position before' the season opens. Tlie old rule book and the pamphlet on the 3-4-1 serum, which was distributed to unions last season, are now obsplete.'" : 1»*
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Chronicle (Levin), 20 April 1946, Page 6
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