FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 172, 11 July 1908, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

BRITAIX v. WANGANUI. Uy -telegraph.— Press Association. Wangauui, Last Xigiil. the weather to-night is line, and prospects for to-morrow's ma tell bein«. played under favorable circumstances arc good. Much interest is being taken '« tlio struggle, and a large number of Msitors is already in town.

I'LAYEKS SUSPENDED. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invercargill, Last Xight. At a meeting of the Rugby Union tomgl't, it players, members of the Pirates and Britlania Clubs, who refused lo play in the bad weather on Wedncs. <;'y, were suspended for the. season. Ihe suspended players include Hughes and Hamilton, Xew Zealand reps., who were probable members of I lie Xew Zealand team to meet Britain in the third

PROPOSED ALTERATIONS OF RULES. By Tclcgraph.-Prcss Association. ~., x Wellington, Friday, the Xew Zealand !!„ g b y Union last night considered recommendations sent jii lor the alteration of the rules by the liciereos' Association and the Cancrbury, Marlborough, and Taranaki Ui.ons. The meeting rejected nearly all the suggestions. Practically the wily amendment favored in the direction ol removing tlie obstructions that 7, ", sli S ure u '° 8»">c was to the I cllect that a knock-on should not count i a player recovered possession before the ball touched the ground. The only alteration i„ the line-out rule that the I mou would consent to was that (he "all must be thrown in live yards The Heferees' Association' sent' in a K'ng list of suggestions, but all those Ol any consequence were rejected, and >» far as (h<. New Zealand union Ui concerned, there will evidently be no improvement in the ,-„|,. s „.„,,{,, , '"« of. All the old features of the game involving delay, waste of time aml obstruction, still remain, willi Ihe small exceptions mentioned above.

A. Osborne the player injured in the football match at Stratford on Tin,.'.. day, the Post is informed, Sustained injury to li,s ribs of a sufficiently serious nature as to make his absence fro,,, the football field for the remainder of the season probable. Two errors appeared in our list of the Taranaki rep. team. ,T. Hunter (not. ,T. Cameron) is playing at nvP . eigths. Cavo should be read Cane, Clifton's representative.