IS HEELING-OUT LAWFUL AT FOOTBALL?
Iknorauits writes :— Sru, — Is there any law against heeling-out of scrummages? [There is no law in the Rugby Unioa niLs which says that heeling-out shall not bo allowed, but rule 11 reads :—: — A scrummage takes place whrn the holder of the hall, bern? in fie field of play, puts it down on the £ r ound in front ot him, and all who have closed round on their respective sides endeavour to pu-.li their opponent's bark, and. by kickinir tlf bull, to diive it m tit- In ft turn of the ot>pa\itc t?,>ti/-/iur. A scrummage ceases to be a sc umm4£e when the ball is in touch or goal. Therefore heeling-out mu*t be directly contrary to the spirit of the rule, although it is dune throughout the colony. The advocated for heulinq-oiij say that it i* simply tiiitiimnunt to throwing back, or p.ih*in£, but if that i> so tho rule iclating to scrummages should be altered, to allow of heeling-out being practiced, .is the wording at present only allow* the ball to be kicked forward in tho direction of the opposite goal-line. — En.]
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Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2177, 22 June 1886, Page 2
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187IS HEELING-OUT LAWFUL AT FOOTBALL? Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2177, 22 June 1886, Page 2
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