RUGBY FOOTBALL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 13 July 1929, Page 13

RUGBY FOOTBALL

GENERAL NOTES

DEFINITE RULING BY N.Z.R.U. A (mint ill Connection with Rugby foot hull rulings was raised at the New Zealand Rugby Union's Management Committee this week, when the New Zealand Rugby Referees’ Association asked that the following question be forwarded to the Laws of tlie English Rugby Union: "Is it legal for a player in bis own in-goal to deliberately throw the ball into toueh-in-(roal oi; across the dead ball line? If not, what is the penalty?” It was decided that the action was legal and to advise the Referees’ Association accordingly without sending the question to the English Rugby Union.

“A Parrot Cry” At a meeting of the Otago Rugby Union, Air A. AleJfonald, a New Zealand selector and 100*> All Black, protested against what lie, called the "parrot, cry against the wing-forward” being raised all over New Zealand. He sahl it was time something was done to break the hearts of some liveeighths.

Manawatu-Horowhenua Not Keen At this week’s meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union, with regard to its application for financial assistance to send a team to Marlborough and Nelson, the Alami watu-llorowhenua Union stated that it was not very keen to make the trip, as it would be put to :i deal of trouble in getting the players away. It' the team were sent, it might not he a very strong combination. It was pointed out that the AlanawatuHorowhemta Union had never played any teams from the Alarlboruugh, Nelson and Golden Bay Unions, either at home or away, so that the games for which linaneial support was being asked were not return matches. -

To Be Replayed. Q . „ The action of the referee m the fetalCeltic game at Timaru recently m stopr,inrr the game ten minutes before time has° not been upheld by the feouth Canterbury Rugby Union. The referee Mr It. Logan, reported to the union that he did so because rough play was developing, and the players were disregarding his rulings. The union agreed that “in accordance with the rules, the referee had no justification for stopping the game,” and ordered it to be replayed. It is interesting to note that the referee in question had played for botu clubs. He is an ex-representative footballer with considerable experience. He played for Star for a number of years, and in his last season turned over and played for Celtic. This makes it vciy difficult for supporters of either side to accuse him of partisanship.

Paewai Conies Back. Making a welcome reappearance with Grafton Club at Auckland last Saturday was Lui Paewai, brilliant Maori five-eighth, member of the 1924 AH Blacks and Auckland’s representative fullback last season. Since his sterling performance for the Maori team against New South Wales last season Paewai has not turned out. On that occasion ho had to retire with a dislocated shoulder, but not before lie bad given an impressive display in his old position. RING=A=ROSY PLAYED BY~FOOTBALLERS FORBES (N.S.W.), 26th‘June. According to stories told after the match, the Forbes Australian Rules Football Club became so incensed at the referee’s actions in the match last Saturday with Parkes that they played riiig-a-rosy on the field, and' cheered the Parkes men as they rushed along to score goals without opposition. The game was won by Parkes by 10 goals'B behinds to 1 goal 9 behinds, and (lie Forbes club has now entered a protest against the recognition of its defeat, with a request that the match, should be replayed. The Forbes club lias decided to inform the Central-Western Australian Rules Football Association that unless the referee is disqualified the Forbes club will withdraw from the competition.