THE RUGBY UNION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1595, 12 November 1912, Page 7

THE RUGBY UNION.

NEW ZEALAND CONFERENCE. ■; fEOPOSED ALTERATIONS IN LAWS, A special general meeting of the council ," if ;the-New. Zealand Bugby. Football Ijtfttion is to be lield-in the .Chamber of ;•-.• Corameroa'on Thursday evening- next'to discuss jrJatters of. great importance, to ; the game.' These concern alterations to ■ the laws of the game as laid down by .i' ' Ihe, English Edgby Union, aud their. ;' adoption-is likely to make .the game less Uniform in characterithan- it is at present:. The matters for .discussion consist of ; the following remits froni the Canterbury Union with regard to the rules of, ' the l N.Z.E : .U.,.and;to the Laws of the ■ Game:— - .. ''■■" •: :' ' Amendments,to the Rules; -;, ■ '• l.'Thnt tho New. Zealand Bugby'Pootfcall Union be. requested; to; instructthe.secretary to make an immediate plication to the English Rngby .Union for authority to make such.-alterations;and amendments to the'rules of the game as * may, from time to time, be found necessary to, or 'advisable -in. the'interests of. the game in this: Dominion." 2. "That Enle No. 47 of the New Zealand Eugby Pootball Union Rules be amended bv etriking out all the words after the word ' fUniori' in the third line." .''.." : -_;.-Laws.:of- the' Game; i;.;, v >' -. 1.-Knocking• on and throwing, forward: That -the word ."dcliberately".be:inserted before the word ''propelling" in the second line of the definition clause. ' That the Note be deleted and-provision made.that tho.first breach -shall:be the breach to be penalised. ' That; provision be made-that a player, may recover a knock-dn.by.catchiug the-Lrill. before it . reaches, tho- grouud. ■■' ."' ...:-'• ■'■'--." : ' 2. Kick off: Rule.s'. That sectfon (a) be altered to read—"After any score, by the sidi; losing, such .'score, in-the case of a goal by a place-kick, in the case of an unsuccessful try. by a drop-kick,' and ■ ' -.'. 3. That -Clausß> (k) of Rule 11 be altered to read—"Not in a ; scruriimage crosses an imaginary line .'drawn through the'back. tank .of ,-dts own side of the scrummage. .. end. parallel.'.with'.the goal line."- '•' -4.-Ball m'toach:,Rule, 12. .'That- the tule be amended so as to provide that a clear kick . directly into touch shall be penalised by the award.of a. free-kick :tp the opposing side, such kick to te'taken, :'.- ' from a point at right angles to-the spot' where tho ball went into touch and ten ' ' yards from the touch line..: 5. Line-out play: lliat in' line-out play '■ '.• the advantage, rule.bo strictly applied. -. ' G. That a goal froni a try count 2 points*. - 6, penalty'goal,2 poiutsra-goal, from a; - mark' l 2 points;,a goal, potted from, thei -field"3 I .points: :,." ..'".:.'■.',' \-.k ' i: .