FOOTBALL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 208, 24 August 1908, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

BRITAIN v. NEW SOUTH WALES. A HARD MATCH. WIN JTOR TfITiuSTBAUAXS.

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«Wled to add the major po'^' t«ctS\ P « ui! l : £HfcT2h^^i J ; «t^ nd-up spar for a few seconds" » aits line, Gibbs scorinc rati,,.,- „ t

try. He/how^^rr'add^;:: extra points, and the sco," s we?e evd OffsKle against Dibble in his own « we match. Kenna secured a imal UP at^wfth 1 IeVellC(l the '»^ : W L the ruu of the dav. The -New South Welshmen, however ke t their opponents off until the whist tJ sounded, with the scores:South Wales .. ,; Britain " u

TO MPROVE THE GAJIE.

By Telegraph—Press Association. W.i Christchureh, Last Night, tio,, ,f p JU i et " lg t0 Cousider the Vs. nk-ht ThW lef ° rm WM held htst night. The following alterations in the Rugby game were then discussed seriatim and approved:-(l) AH goals to count two points except potted goals three points); (2) the ball, wliJn Kieked direct into touch (except from a penalty to be brought back to the Place where it was kicked from aul here scrummaged; (3) all line-outs to be abolished; (4) when a kicker is tak- j ing his kick (from a mark, try, penalty force-down, or kick-off) the opposing team shall not. lu> n *„ ii.....°

<A.di" snail not be allowed to chaw or ia any way interfere witJi the kicker; (o) all players must keep behind their back row of forwards when the ball is being scrummaged; (U) following a force-down, the side forced must kickout from where the ball crossed the goal line, opposing players to stand ten jards from the goal line; (7) where possible, all injured players must be removed immediately from the field of Play; (8) the referee to place the lra'l

m serum in all cases. It was resolved, after furthex discussion, that the delegates bring the proposals before their clubs at the earliest ■ possible opportunity, and that another mcetin" of those present be held with a view to further action being taken. The chairman said that if the Canterbury Rugby Union could not get satisfaction from the New Zealand Union, they could so past the governing bodv to the sister unions.

SOUTHLAND v. MAN AWAIT,

Palmerston North, Last Night. Southland met Manawatu here on Saturday, the playing conditions being perfect, but the exhibition of Rugby was very poor. In the first spell each side secured a try and a penalty, McNeece and Broad being the Southland scorers, and Mood and Archie MeMinn for Manawatu, the spell ending G all. On changing ends, O'Connor got a good try for | Manawatu; Wood converting; Pyle scored a try for Southland, which McNeece converted. An even game ended 11 all. Mr. Laws, Wellington, refereed. 0 TAGO TOURING TEAM. Dunedfn,-Last Night. The following players have been iclected to represent Otago in their tour of the Dominion next month:—Backs— Dwyer, O'Sullivan, Don, Chambers, Stalker, Eckhold, Dougherty, Sutherland, King; forwards—Fitzpatrick, S. Casey, Williams, Patterson, McDonald, Johnston, McKenzie, Iviiney,- Houston, Mitchell, ant Paton."

[For continuation of football see fourth page.]