IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RUGBY GAME.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 202, 24 August 1908, Page 6

IMPROVEMENTS TO THE RUGBY GAME.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. Another meeting to consider the question of Kugby reform was held last night, when th-e following alterations in the Kugby game were discussed seriatim and approved: (1) All goals to cousit two points, except potted goals (three points). (2) The ball, when kicked direct into touch (except from a penalty) to b« brought back to the place where it was kicked from, and -there scrummaged. (3) a kicker is taking his kick ifrom a mark. try. penalty, force down, or kick off), charge or in anj' way interfere with the kicker. (5) All players must keep behind their back row of forwards when the ball is being scrummaged. (6) Following a force down, the side forced must kick out from where the ball crossed the goal line, opposing players to stand ten yards 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 ball in the scrum. in all eases. It was resolved, after further discuseion, that the delegates bring the proposals before their clubs at the earliest possible opportunity, and that another meeting of those present be held with a view to further action being taken. Th° chairman said that if the Canterbury Rugby Union could not get satisfaction from the New Zealand Union, they could go past the governing body to the sister unions.