LATE FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9176, 27 August 1908, Page 5

LATE FOOTBALL.

BRITAIN DEFEATS QUEENSLAND. Received August 26, 11.20 p.m. BRISBANE, August 26. The British footballers defeated Queensland by 20 points to 3. It was a good game in the nrst half, which ended Britain 6 points, Queensland 3. In the second half the visitors overran the local players.

WELLINGTON v. SOUTHLAND

BY TKLKGRArH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, August 26. The Wellington-Southland football match was played here this afternoon in miserable weather. About one thousand spectators were present The home team won by eight points to nil, after a hard and well-fought game. The score is a fair indication of the relative merits of the teams. WELLINGTON B v. uUSH. WELLINGTON, August 26. Wellington B team defeated Bush Union by six points to nil. IMPROVING THE RUGBY GAME.

By Telegraph —Press Association. AUCKLAND, August 26. At a meeting of the Auckland Rugby Union, this evening, the question of improving the Rugby game was discussed at length. The members present were unanimously of the opinion that the rules should be modified and it was thought the matter should be discussed at an early date. It was resolved that the Dominion bodies could net hope for much improvement from the English Union, and as the recommendations from the New Zealand Rugby Union were being conveyed in an unofficial manner by Mr Harnett, it was thought much delay might occur. The Union therefore decided to intimate to the Otago Rugby Union that it is prepared to join forces with it for the purpose of securing a special meeting of the New Zealand Union to discuss the matter, and to that end the following resolution was carried: —"That this Union intimate to the Otago Rugby Union that it is willing to co-opernte with Otago and any other affiliated Union in a request to the New Zealand Rugby Union to a general meeting of the delegates for the purpose of considering a modification of the Rugby Union laws of the game." The Auckland Rugby Referees Association also held a meeting, this evening, and discussed the question, the following resolution being carried:— "In the opinion of this Association the time has arrived when the laws of the game require revision in the manner indicated by the suggestions already put forward by this Association, principallj in the direction of the line-out and unrestricted free kicks, no player being allowed to pass a line drawn through the back of a scrum thereby deleting the wing forward, all goals to count two points except potted goals three points."

AUSTRALIAN CARNIVAL. MELBOURNE, August 26. The Australian Football Carnival was continued to-day. •Tasmania defeated New Zealand by 11 goals 2 behinds (68 points) to 1 goal 12 behinds (18 points).