RUGBY CODE.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 414, 22 April 1937, Page 6

RUGBY CODE.

DOMINION’S SCRUM FORMATION. Taranaki Remit Lost. Press Association —Copyright. W-HineToi;. Apr ! 21. The New Zealand Rugby Union at th© nnu 1 cetins- of delegates today uecided to adhere '.he around-4 rule? for the present st-ason, but agreed -that international rules should he played during the trial mah-hes to -elect the All Black team to meet the Springboks’ in th Tests, in which mternationci . les ‘Will be played. Mi-. J. N. Millard on behalf of the Wellington union moved: ‘ That t be a recomm i; lation th - New Zealand union that all eiub and representative ma f ches this season be played under international rules regaiding kicking into tcurh until after the conclusion of the South African tour.” Dr. W. S. Seed (Canterbury) mov. ed an amendment that tb > game be played 5n New Zealand tirs* season inrferoatiGual rules ordy in the trial

Mr. N. A. McKer zie fHawke’s Bay) supported th amendment, remarking that t. e rules le<s to mor. un-yrhodox p'»y -than did the internal! jiu I ales. The Springbok knew the iiUeroation®l ruler by and Now Zealand would have a better chanc? of beating the South African team by ■j north odor play. Rules for Tcidl Matches. Dr. Seed at this -jlnge withdrew his- amendment, and on being put to th© vote the Wellington ’•emit was lost. Mr Mills d then moved that the trial matches ano th = int’--Island match be played under international rules. This was carried The folio wing petaMi put forward by Taranaki »lost on he voices: , TThat in the < oining season the New Zealand Rugby Union revert to th--2-3-2 sermmage with a wing-for-ward.’ Mr. J. Sullivan, •who moved the remit, contended that the 2-3-2 scrum was infinitely superior to any other formation.

M». McKenzie said Hawk.’s Bay teas .1 sympa liy tvith the Taranaki remit. New Zealand had now tried three men. in the front row of the> Scrum end had not made ja .success of I:. Jt 'was impossible to send' a short pass to the back- .with the- pretent farcical serum formation. Mr. M. F. Niehoilg (Wellington) said be considered that two men opuld not get he hall from three men in the front of the scrum. Mr. S. S. Deen announced that -bo folloving eiutrges had been decided upon for the visit of the South Afrisan team: Admission to ground, provincial itches 2/-, Test matches

, 2/6; school children, provincial ■ matches 1/-, Te: . mat/cl 1 s 1/-; eni closures,, provincial matciies 3/6, ‘ Test matches 5/6; temporary stands, provide.matches 5 ‘ T<- >t ma shes ;/6; main stands, provincial matches 7/6 and 10/-, Test matches' 11/- and £L. Some u-legates considered ttfce urges’ for the stands too high. Mr Dean pointed oat that, rhe charges were the some as th -se for the Eng- : h tean-’s Uur. He cTd not consider tha '"hiargec: excessive. Duration of Spells.

| Mr. H. Fros (Auckland) asked if there was any rgre.iment upon the duration of spells in Intel provincial rfatchejs. Some unions played 40 nJnu •'= and others 45 minutes. The extra :en minutes made a great deal of difference. Mr. TJ. Harris (Otago) moved that ul inf-r-ptovincial matches in New Zealand -this year be played in 45-.i.inu-te spoils. The motion v»as carried. Mr. A. E. McPhail (Canterbury) brought up the question of issuing an j invitation to -the Ail-Japan Rugby I Union io send a team to New Zealand |to r -turn the tour made recently by i he New Zealand University team and ! mowed in that direction. The New Ze dand University Rugby Council would like to see the New Z> ulaud Rugb;- Union giv e further consideration to the (juesJon before turning it down finally, h° said. Mr. Dean said the management committee of the New Zetland union had gone carefully into he cost of | bringing a Japanese team to ihe Dominion and considered it w Jd be too expensive. In view of ihc drawing ( wct of a Japanese team ae considered the loss on bringing a Japanese team to New Zealand would be nearer i £2OOO than £lOOO. On Mr. McPhail offering to guarai ee any loss on the visit from a Japanes team he mot lon vns carried. I : was decided to allocate £750 ito school football for tue year.