FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1925, Page 3

FOOTBALL

[nv rur.vfit.irii — run rtinss association.) HI'BBY L E AI! FF. SYDNEY, Dee. IS. The general eoniinitlee of the New South AVales Rugby Fool hall League aipproved of several drastie changes in the rules, for making the code more attractive and tightening up the management. Next season will see (Tubs almost entirely under amateur eoutrnl. II lias he.-ii resolved in future that genera! eoiiiiuillees of (list riel cluhs shall consist of approximately eighteen office hearers, none whereof to he active players, and eight mmul.ers who may or may not he active players. Tim referees appoint mem hoard will emisisl. of five members of (lie General committee of the head hodv. Referees will have no say in appointments in 1 lie future. The name is to lie speeded up hy Dm im roduet am of rules. Dm princinal wliereot will refer in playing the hall and el iini on I ion of dclnv v.hen the hall is kicked into loach, Only one player rm each side is (•> he allowed to stand iioniediately heliind men play inn the hall. All Ihe others most he heliind. Those expected to receive Die hall will h“ held mi e;u h tmieh line. A new rule insists that Die front row serum must not. consist of more than three men. No injured players will he allowed In he replaced. Two other reroiiimotidnnoiis rcouirim; approval of Die English auDcrit before I lev !i •enme law. are I hat after a tench down the ball will be brough I into i-lnv lev means nj a drao hick from Dm coal line, instead of Die t won i v-liv. I the option of taking a serum wlieo I ree hick' L awarded. The latter is internled to remove Dm snoot aele of a club making a wilful infriitptneni to obtain a scrum, such ns itell iue in I'roul o| a ball. Non ■ of tbese matters iiave yet- been referred I i (t nee nsia nd cm New /Zealand, lull it. is probable tbev will b." discussed by the Hoard of Control. No aelion lias been taken at present crinrernino a visit from New Zealand. T! CO BY FOOTBALL. BONBON. Becember 17. At Rugby. Oxford Fniversity beat Edinburgh Cniversity till to 11.