THE NEW RULE

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 182, 29 April 1922, Page 5

THE NEW RULE

TO BE PLAYED THIS SEASON ENGLISH RUGBY UNION’S LETTER The new rule, with regard to the fleiok into touch, will come into force to-day, the New Zealand Union having decided that it shall be applied by all Rugby Unions in the Dominion. In order that players, at this brief notice, may thoroughly understand the change, rule 12 and the amendment are given, below:-- .„ . . . Rule 12.—The ball is in touch when It, or a player carrying it, touch, or cross tho touch-line ; it. shall then belong to the side opposite to 'the last touching it in the field of play, 9?” cept when carried in. One of the side to whom the ball belongs shall bring it into play nt the spot where it went into touch by one of the following methods:— . ~ ’(a) Throwing it out so as to alignt at right angles to the touch-line, or (67’ Scrummaging it at a epot at right angles to the touch-line ten yards from the place where it went into *°The amendment sanctioned by the English Rpgby Union adds the following clause: — . (c) When it pitches into touch from a kick, other than a penalty kick, from within twenty-five yards of (he kicker’s goal-line, the opposite side shall bring it out as in (a), at a snot opposite 1 the snot whore • the kicker wa« when he kicked the ball. < The English Rugby Union’s authority’ dated October 10 last, is interesting. The letter says: “My committee have given most careful consideration to the application of your Union for leave to vnrv the exiting rules. . Thev are of opinion that, this proposed teraHon reonires most careful consideration./ They are prepared to finye the matter the fullest attention during the coming season, and, if they approve, with or without modification, will lay the matter before the International Board. In the meantime, as thev are desirous of meeting the wisnos of the New Zealand Rugby Union, wherever it is fit all possible, without detriment to the main principles of opr gflino, I am instructed to say that, without creating anything but & concession to your local requirements, my committee 'offer no objection to games being played with this alteration. 1 am further desired to state that, in doing so, my committee in no way bind themselves to the adoption or otherwise of the amendment, or the actual wording of it ar. -submitted, and definitely restrict the concession to the present application. , One of the delegates st ;ted at the annual meeting of the Thursday night that Dr. Leonard Brown, representative of the South Woles Rugby Union on the English Rugby Union, had notified the New South Wales Union that approval had also been given to them to apply the amended code. . Mr. S. S. Dean (Auckland) informed a Dominion reporter that the new rule would bo played in New South Wales this season.

WELLINGTON’S POSITION \ OLD RULES TO BE PLAYED TO-DAY. A Dominion reporter was informed fast night bv Mr. F. J. McConnsky, secretary of the Wellington Rugby Football Union, _ that the opejnng cames of the grade coinpetitions today shall be played under the old ■ rules. The question of the adoption of the' amended rules will be discussed at the next meeting of the Management Committee of the Wellington Union.

SEASON OPENS TO-DAY SENIOR GRADE FIXTURES The contest for the grade championships open in Wellington to-day, when the first round of the senior,junior, fifth, colleges, and sixth grades willbe played. At Athletic Park two senior fixtures will -be decided. Poneko will meet Berhampore on No. 1 ground ® p.m., and Sclwyn will meet Old Boys, last year’s junior premiers, on No. 2 ground, at the same time. lhe cur-tain-raisers. to commence , at l.d<) p.m., will be between Berhampore and Sclwyn, Fifth A. and St. Patrick’s College and Eastbourne, in the sixth grade. TEAMS FOR TO-DAY. The following will represent Selwyn to-day:— L Senior v. Old Boys, at Athletic Park.—W. T. Burke, Kent, Mcßrearty, McQuade, Eastgate, Wogan Wardell, Patching, Desmond, de Clifton, Peacock, M. Rose, Reeves, Bramley, MacDonald. Emergencies: jNfcLay and Hearle. Juniors v. Poneke, at'Newtown Park —Harrington, Nichols, Chadwick, Kershaw, Butland, Chapman. Whaler, Hffndrv, Miller, Hughes, Snell, West, Barr, Dotchcn O’Connor. Emergencies: • McLucas, Bowie. J l *, fourth grade team will he selected

from the following after a practice game at Lyall Bay —Possibles: Hines, A. Cook, Ottaway, Hanson, Bellworthy, Mac Gibbon, Rota, Bridges, Dawson, Robb, Capes, Osborne, ’ Thompson, Guincss, Phillips. Probables: Waters, Belcher, Simmonds, A. Walls, Bettingfield, Wilkins, King, Hare, Mason, Mailmann, Jamieson, Pringle, Newsome, and Rose. Fifth v. Berhamporo, at Athletic Park, at 1.30 p.m.-— Gough. Grindley, Callaghan, McCallum, Knocks, McCormack, Whiteford, Osmond, Butcher, King, Parker, Usmar, Jones, Compton, Knight. Sixth v. Boys’ Institute, at Duppa Street — Waite, Draper, Jcromson, Nicholls, Lewis, Miller, Howitt, Mailmann, Weatherburn, Muir, Hastings, Legatt, Cleverley, Montgomery, Hodgson. Tlie following teams will represent Poneke:—

Seniors v. Berhampore.—J. McArthur, J. Tunnington, E. Jfinjr, D. A'lgar, Christopherson, F. Tilyard, C. Tityard, U. P. Calcinai, E. Hughes, S. Shearer, J. Shearer, Beauchamp, Parsloe. D. Slater, T. Brookes. Juniors v. Selwyn.—M. Turner, Sharpe, C. Ballinger, Perry, D. Rigby, N. Peterson, Dixon, Pointon, V. Mor,ris, W. Walsh, Peterson, Pike, Morris, J. Clapham, Dodson; emergencies, Scott, McComish. Fifth v. Lower Hutt, at Hutt. — Waterhouse, Clark, Dutch, Waters, Gilbert, Barlow, Mitchinson, Noot, Cinders, Middleton. Dailey, Lamberg, Frazer, Baker, Wilson; emergencies, Mead, Carter. Sixth v. Wellington College A. — Richards, Ritchie, Foley, Iretnonger, Miles, Ayres, Wilson, Tonka, Thomas, Crichton, Pickering, Stapleton, Carroll. Aitchison (2), Smith, Storey. The following will represent Wellington seniors v. Athletic, at Kilbirnie:—Gibson. Goldsworthe, do Castro, Wright, Alley, Hughes, Fraseb, Tcnnent, Hines, Butcher,- . Clark, Maaka. Tyfe, Herd, Webb. RESULTS OF TO-DAY’S GAMES. Captains cf teams are asked to forward to the Dominion office results of to-day’s games for publication in Monday morning’s issue.