RUGBY FOOTBALL

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27037, 12 May 1953, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

INTERPRETATIONS OF LAWS RULINGS OF N.Z. UNION (New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 11. Commonsense and the spirit of the game should be the governing factors In interpretations of the laws of Rugby. This view was expressed by executive members of the New Zealand Rugby Union today, when they gave interpretations on two laws. Both related to offside play, and had particular relation to the line-out and the 10-yard rule. The effect of the interpretations is that a player is not offside in a line-out unless he has both feet in front of the line formed at right angles to the touch-line, and that a player moving back to place himself onside would be offside if he interfered with the play inside the 10-yard area. Because members felt that charges for big fixtures should measure up to pre-sent-day costs, it was agreed to recommend to the council of the union that the admission charges for the North-South match at Wellington on .September 15 should be 10s (grandstand) and 3s 6d (ground). Mr L. V. Carmine and Brigadier J. R. Page favoured a lower scales of increases. For All Black trial matches it was agreed to ascertain from unions their scale of charges for representative games before making a decision

AUSTRALIAN TEAM TO SOUTH AFRICA

26 PLAYERS SELECTED (NJE. Press Association—Copyright) SYDNEY, May 11. The Australian Rugby Union team to tour South Africa this winter was selected Sesterday. It comprises 26 players from few South Wales and four from Queehsland. The team is:— Full-backs.—R. Colbert (N.S.W.), .T. Sweeney (Queensland). Three-quarters.—E. Stapleton (N.S.W.), G. Jones (Queensland), J. Phipps (N.S.W.), C. Horsley (Queensland), H. Barker (N.S.W.), J. Blomely (N.S.W.), J. Solomon (N.S.W.), and S. White (N.S.W.). Five-eighths.—M. Tate (N.S.W.), S. Brown (N.S.W.). Half-backs.—C. Burke (N.S.W.), J. Hosier (N.S.W.). Forwards.—B. Johnson (N.S.W.), N. Hughes (N.S.W.), K. Cross (N.S.W.), C. Windon (N.S.W.), R. Outterside (N.S.W.), D. Brockhoff (N.S.W.), N. Shehadie (N.S.W.), E. Morey (N.S.W.), A. Cameron (N.S.W.), C. Forbes (Queensland), A. Miller (N.S.W.), J. Baird (N.S.W.), J. Walsh (N.S.W.), J. Carroll (N.S.W.), R. Davidson (N.S.W.) and M. Elliott (N.S.W.). Solomon is captain and Shehadie vicecaptain. The average age of the team is 24. A newcomer. White, is the youngest player, at 19 and Brown and Windon at 31 are the oldest.

The team includes 19 men who have represented Australia abroad. Seven others have played for State sides and only four—White, Hughes, Outterside, and Morey—are new to big football. The team is considered strong in backrow forwards. Australia is badly off for wingers, and only two recognised wingers, Stapleton and Jones, have been selected. Six other three-quarters can, however, be used in that position. The co-managers are Mr J. W. Breckenridge, president of the New South Wales Rugby Union, and Mr A. C. (Johnny) Wallace, a vice-president. Mr Wallace will coach the side. The team will leave by air on June 8 and play the first match against Natal at Durban on June 20.

RUGBY LEAGUE

DRAW FOR SATURDAY The following is the Rugby League draw for Saturday, May 16:— Seniors.—Syd v. Horn, Show Gds. No. 1, 2.45 pjn. (W. Smith); Pap v. Chch, Show Grds. No. 1, 1.15 p.m. (W. Noonan); Add v. Marist, Show Gds. No. 2, 1.15 p.m. (V. Henry); Un v. Wool, Show Gds. No. 2, 2.45 p.m. (W. Massey). Senior Reserves.—Syd A v. Horn, Hom, 2.45 p.m. (W. Wilkinson); Wool v. Dall, Avon Pk, 2.45 p.m. (K. Cox); Un v. Chch, Un Pk, 2.45 p.m. (H. Williams); Pap v. Syd B, Pap Dorn No. 1, 2.45 p.m. (A. Cox); Rice bye. t Third Grade.—Un v. Mar, Sylvan at, 15 p.m. (L. Kirton); Pap v. Horn, Pap o. 2, 1.15 p.m. (V. Warr); Chch v. Rice, Rice Dorn. 2.45 p,m. (R. Allen). Fourth Grade.—Chch v. Syd, Syd Pk, 1.15 p.m. (W. Forbes); Hom v. Un, Hom, 1.15 p.m. (A. Syme). Touch judges: No. 1, R. Mathie, B. Finlay; No. 2, A. Dennis, P. Southerwood. Timekeeper: G. Williams. SCHOOLBOY DRAW Bst 51b Gradel-Dall v. Wool, Avon Pk. 11 a.m. (A. E. Allen); Un v. Mar. Sylvan st, 11 a.m. (R. Allen); Syd v. Hom, Hom Dm, 11 a.m. (C. Courtney). 7st 31b Grade.—Mar v. Dall, Sylvan st, 10 a.m. (V. Warr); Rice v. Hom, Rice Dom, 11 a.m. (V. Fanning); Pap, bye. 6st 31b Grade.—Dall v. Rice, Rice Dom, 10 a.m. (A. Symes); Hom v. Add, Jer st, 11 a.m. (H. Williams); Syd v. Pap, Pap Dom (10.30 a.m.), J. Aitken; Chch. bye. sst 71b Grade.—Chch v. Wool, Wool Pk, 10.30 a.m. (L. Knight); Pap v. Add, Jer st, 10 a.m. (S. Dennis); Syd v. Rice, Brad Pk, 10 a.m. (W. Forbes); Un v. »Dall, Avon Pk, 10 a.m. (W. Smith). sst—Bantams: Chch v. Syd, Add V. Horn. Midgets: Dall v. Wool, Chch B v. Mar, Chch A v. Pap. Fly-weights Add v Mar. Dall v. Hom, Syd v. Chch. AU sst footbaU at Syd Pk, 10 a.m. Referees: N. Fisher, K. Diggs, P. Southerwood, A. Stuart. sst 71b Grade.—Add v. Mar. Show Grounds, 3 p.m., A. Stuart. Advt CAPTAIN OF CANTERBURY TEAM A. Atkinson has been appointed captain of the Canterbury Rugby League team to play the West Coast at Greymouth on May 25. and not J. Purdon, as reported yesterday in “The Press."