FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 15 February 1923, Page 3

FOOTBALL

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1 1(1 WEI-UXCTO.S, j\ | Aun i ting ui ;Ik- .Management Com- . mil t ft/ of l.lie N.Z. Rugby Cllion Has held last night. Voluminous corn's-' pondeuee was received from the Wanganui, Taranaki and Wairoa Unions ivgnrdiim the dis(|Halilication of three piayers In the last named Sub-Union ; for playing outside the boundaries ol j their Union. It was pointed out that j Maclean was a I'ermer whose Ibii acres lies across the Taranaki-Wellington provincial boundary, sixty-eight acres being in Taranaki and one hundred acres in Wellington. The Wellington portion contains the homestead and the Taranaki portion a cowshed. 'I he Union Club claimed that ill order to comply with Taranaki residential rogu- j bilious, Maclean was sleeping in the cowshed. The upshot ol the trouble was that three players were disqualiI! by the Wairoa Sub I nion lor j having with a Taranaki C lub. it was decided to inform the Wanganui l nion , thal an inquiry must be held accord- . ing lo the rules before disquaiiliea- ; Motts could be enforced. | A ietli r was received Itom the Secretary of the Uiiglish Rugby l nion ; luting tluil the ioilowiiig resolution _ was unanimously passed i I bat shall be, illegal for more than three players from either side lo torm up oi t.ceome part of a irnut row ol scrummage.’’ It is evident Irum the cot rcspoiidviiee received that an attempt is being made til Monte to introduce amendments to the game. All tms country’s representative • agteed m ask their Unions to plat untier ta *s proposal during the Utt*2-2» season, so experience might Ue gained as to

t| H > advisability of making it permanent. i'lic new rules regarding putting the ball int..’"the st rummage by the uiUMleiidilig side v.ere added. The indications are for westerly winds, moderate to strong, and veering by west to south. Expect changeable and showery weather, barometer unsteady, with a rising tendency soon. .Seas rough, tides, good swell on the coast.