RUGBY FOOTBALL

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 95, 16 January 1920, Page 8

RUGBY FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND UNION.

Mr G. Slade presided over a meeting of me • MmittKement Committee of the New Zealand Rugby Union held last ni"ht. There were also present: jlcssre. S Pike \. C. Kitto, G. Howe, '1. Jones, 11 T. Bailev.' and Dr. R. Crawford ' A loiter was read from the Vancouver Union, asking' that a New Zealand Ruubv team should be sent there early next swing to nlay a series ot matches on the Pacific Coast. The letter mentioned that Rugby was in a very flounsliine condition, and that they had many good players. . A renlv has been sent, asking for fuller information with regard to the seasons, etc.. in that country. In respect to the circulars sent out lo the various unions in the Dominion with rceard lo the suggestions made a. tho conference recently held in Sydney as to the- L'ovemment of Rugby and tho proposed alterations to the laws of the game, replies have been received from the totlowins unions: Wellington Wairarapa, Canterbury. Poverty Bay, Olago \Vanganui. Bar of Plenty, Buller, Hawkes Boj. and Southland. In every case the unions imnrovpil of the establishment of an international board of control with a central secretary for Australasia. In reBard to' the proposed alteration to tho laws of the eamcand the rules regarding nrofcssionalisni, the unions urged Hint they should not be given efteet unt a - proved by tl.o New Zealand Rugby Un . A letter was received from the English, Etwbr Union with regard o he niotions passed by the New Zealand Rugby Union in.conference: () Abol on of wine-forward; (2) referee to put ball mo urununue; and (3) advantage rule to apply to line-out play. The let estnle that, as thev are most anxious for unaninVin the rules of the gamo throuel.out the world a copy of Ihs pwnosed alterations had been sent to the Scotch Welsh, and Irish Unions. Hie uosolntions would receive further consid"Sj, decided to lift the &isqualif.ca. tin, placed on a Wanganui player upon h™cSying with the «^t brv of the Australian Bngbyßwrfl drawing the attention oi the M tan.l Union to the fact tha Ito -V* trnlian Union had decided tl a Ih to. r of the South African team next yeai s in-the best interests of tho ff Australia and New Zealand The e ter enclosed a cablegram «'i« d % ; ' sent to the South African Board: J.x fenri von hearty invitation tour S? Zelnd IHM \vhat terms Australia. included itinerary?" It was decided to write to «« *«J£ fairies of the various secondary choJ in the Dominion with regard to the cup nlav off for the cup.