FOOTBALL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2424, 4 May 1922, Page 4

FOOTBALL.

FIRST ROUND FIXTURES. The following is the draw for the first round of fixtures in the Ilorowhenua Rugby Union’s competitions : SENIORS. May 6 Hui Mai v. Old Boys, at Manakau. Foxton V. Shannon, at Shannon... Wanderers v. Weraroa, at Levin. May 13 — Wanderers v. Old Boys, at Otaki. Hui Mai v. Foxton, at Foxton. Shannon v. Weraroa, at Levin. May 20 — Wanderers v. Foxton, at Levin. Shannon v. Hui Mai, at Shannon. Old Boys v. Weraroa, at Otaki. May 27Wanderers v. ■Shannon at Shannon. Weraroa v. Hui Mai, at Levin. Foxton v. Old Boys, at Foxton. JUNIORS (NORTHERN). May 6 Wanderers v. Shannon, at Levin. Weraroa v. Foxton, at Weraroa. Rovers v. Tokomaru, at Tokomaru. May 13Wanderers v. Foxton, at Foxton. Tokomaru v. Shannon, at Shannon. Rovers v. Weraroa, at Weraroa. May 20 — Wanderers v. Weraroa, at Levin. . Tokomaru v. Foxton, at Foxton. Rovers v. Shannon, at Shannon. May 27Wanderers v. Royers, at Levin. . Tokomany v. Weraroa, at Tokomaru. Shannon v. Foxton, at Foxton. JUNIORS (SOUTHERN). May 6 Kuku v. Te Horo, at Kuku. Old Boys v. Otaki, at Otaki. > Parap.ara.mu v. Hui Mai, at Para. Otaki v. Te Horo, at Te Hoi'o. Hui Mai v. Old Boys, at Manakau. May 20— Kuku v. Otaki, at Kuku. Hui Mai v. Te Horo, at Manakau. Old Boys v. Paraparamu, at Te Horo. May 27 Kuku v. Old Bo_Vs, at Otaki. Hui Mai v. Otaki, at Manakau. Te Horo v. Paraparamu, at Te Horo.

THIRD GRADE,

May G Old Boys v. Hui Mai, at Manakau Rov.ers v. Foxton, at Foxton. Weraroa v. Shannon, at Levin. May 13Old Bo3’s v. Weraroa, at Otaki. Hui Mai v. Foxton, at Foxton. Rovers v. Shannon, at Shannon. May 20 — Old Boys v. Foxton, at Levin. Hui Mai v. Shannon, at Shannon. '■ Rovers v. Weraroa, at Weraroa. May 27Old Boys v. Rovers, at Otaki. ■Hui Mai v. Weraroa, at Manakau. Shannon v. Foxton, at Foxton. June 3 « Old Boys v. Shannon, at Levin. Hui Mai v. Rovers, at Levin. Weraroa v. Foxton, at Levin. FOURTH GRADE.

May 6 Weraroa v. Training Farm, at Farm. High'School v. Foxton, at Foxton. May 13— High School v. Weraroa, at Weraroa. • Foxton v. Training Farm, at Farm, ay 20— Weraroa v. Foxton, at Foxton . '• High School v. Training Farm, at Weraroa. ' REFREES FOR SATURDAY. The following are the refrees for next Saturday’s matches: — Senior: —Wanderers v. Weraroa, W. Thomson; Hui Mai v. Old Bovs, H. Karauti; Foxton v. Shannon, J. Sciascia. JUNIORS (NORTH). Wanderers v. Shannon, E. Bevan; Weraroa v. Foxton, Ji Smith; Rovers v.'Tokomaru, L. Randall. Shannon, E. Bevan; Weraroa v. Foxton J. Smith; Rovers v. Tokomaru, L. Randall. • Junior (South) : —Kuku v. Te Horo, L. H. Arcus; Old Boys v. Otaki, G. Parata; Para para mu v. Hui Mai, L. Udy. Thirds: —Old Boys v. Hui Mai, Furrie; Rovers v. Foxton, S. Reeve; Weraroa v. Shannon, J. Casey. Fourths: —Weraroa v. Training Farm, J. Rose; High School v. Fox-, ton, W. Melville. THE NEW RULE. Rule 12, sub-section C. which has been amended, will he brought into operation in next Saturday’s matches. The rule now reads as follows: “When the ball pitches into touch from a kick other than a penalty kick, from beyond, the twentyfive yards of the kicker’s goal line, the opposite side shall bring it out at a spot opposite the spot where the kicker was' when he kicked tlie ball.”