FOOTBALL.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 July 1923, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

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A REFEREE'S A DDR KSS. j The I.Mowing address .vis delivered i l.y Mr W. J. Cars n before Ihe W. l- : linetm, Rughv Ref,eves' .at ion ' l.'-t week: j Hi.- player thro’.- ing tlm ball out Ir-m j toucli must have both feel in touch. | llf must throw the h II out so ;s in alight at right angles to and at least live yards from H;.. t.ouchline. ibis being one ol the dispen-atiotis granted l.\ the English Rugby I'lii'in. The forwards ol both sides, who .-hold.! align themselves ul right angles to the lutteliliu" and opposite the player v. ho i- t" throw out the 1011, may mu stop the li’dl from alighting within five yard, of the toii.hline. ami 1 1 >:• player who is throwing the hall out make a legitimate ;:llotnpt to throw the hall cut live yard-. Should the threwer-out not do so. or one of the players ill the field stop the ball from travelling fire yards, then tr’. penalty of a five l.ick ten yards from the touch-line should he awarded against the ..'fending player. Should the thrower-out not have both feet in touch !m should he made to throw the hall nut again, and if he pcrsistonily offends a fiee kick should he awarded against him for wilfully wasting time. I lie free kick lo he taken ten yards fro in the touch-lino, opposite where the offence occurred; while should a player stand on his opponents' side of the line-mil he should he penalised for ‘■off-side." Should a player charge into the line-out he should also he penalised by way of a free kick, hut should there ho a gap he may jump into the gap and play the hall, provide.! that he duos not knock-tui or iuterfeie with any player when doing so. Referees must take care at iine-ouls to see that where extra halls are being, used the hull which has been brought into touch is the one which is thrown mil. that is, where a line-out is not correctly formed, provided the side to whom the hall I..•longs may throw the hall in immedialelv tied provided all that team are on side, the throw-in is ce.rrect, but the ball should alight at right angles, and at least five yards from the toiieliline, ti' in the ordinaiy line-nut. If the Hu 11 should he changed. then the throwor-oul must wait until both sides are on their enrreei sides of the line-out. Once the hull Inis been thrown out correctly the referee mu-t watch for I “kiinck-ens" which can be marked, and guard against the nippy halt or, live-eighth who claims a mark from a | knock-back b.v one of his own side. This has been known to succeed. A re- j force, before awarding a ‘‘fair catch’-’ from a knock-on, or in fact from any mode of play from which a "fair catch" can be claimed, should he able to identify the player who knocks-on, kicks or throws the Isall, as an opponent of the one claiming the “fair catch.’’

From it liuo-oul a player is tackled with the hall, ami the referee must do sump quick thinking as to whether tlie* tackled player caunot or docs not let go the hall. He must also determine whether the player i< ‘ tackled’’ and not "collared." Often the ball is thrown out and the players close around and form a loose serum, from which the ball may not he played by the hand. Again, the hull is thrown out and a player jumps for it. One of his opponents pushes him while ho is iii the air. The offender should be penalised for obstruction. and il the ease warrants it, he should bo cautioned or even ordered off for rough play. Once a hall has reached live yards it may be knocked back to the throwerout or to any other player within the live yards limit, provided it is not knocked forward.