RUGBY FOOTBALL

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 October 1926, Page 6

RUGBY FOOTBALL

VALUE OF GOALS. (Special to “Star.”) CHRISTCHURCH, October 20. “There has been a great deal of discussion in England on tne value of the potted goal, itl seems that a big body of opinion is prepared to change it Horn lour points .to three points,” remarked Mr J. K. Moloney, at last evening’s meeting of the management committee of the Canterbury Rugby Union. “It looks as if the change will be made within a few years.” Mr S. F. Wilson, who attended the Imperial Rugby Conference, when he was in England with the All Blacks, said the question came before the conference. Opinion then was divided. While the majority supported the idea of making no change, he thought the body of opinion so represented was gr.uiuaLy weakening. Many people considered that not only should the value of the potted goal be reduced, but that of a goal from a mark as well. He did not think there was a chance of any change being effected this year. If the Union desired anything done, it should forwaerd a remit to the New Zealand Union next year. It was stated that a remit for the Imperial Conference was to the effect that a goal from a mark either should, count two points, or should be abolished altogether. Tlie Chairman (Mr A. E. McPhail) said that 11. Harris, who is in England with the Maori team, and who was attending the Imperial Conference on behalf of the New Zealand Union, would have a great deal of legislation to put through. Mr Wilson : He has no hope. The Chairman: Perhaps the time is opportune for him, in view of the dispute between the Welsh and English Unions.

Air Wilson : That will stiffen up the opposition’. It was decided to place the question of the value of goals in the suggestion book, for consideration next year. BULLER UNION AND LEAGUE WESTPORT, October 21. As the result of Rugby League’s organiser’s visit to the Buller district, a team from this locality will tour the AVest Coast at the week end. Various inducements are held out to Rugby code players to make the trip. It is understood that a lew prominent Rugby representatives have decided to travel with the team and it is mentioned that several leading lights in the junior grade are also making the trip.

At a meeting of the Buller Rugby Union, last evening, it was decided to issue a warning to all players taking part in such games, that their names would be forwarded to the New Zealand Rugby Union, with a recdjmmendation for their disqualification. The Union decided to deal drastically with any player ignoring the warning. It was also resolved to forward a resolution to the N.Z. Union drawing attention to the fact that the League Code had commenced in Buller, and asking for assistance in combating the extensive operations. It was pointed out that the treatment of small unions like Buller was responsible to a large degree for the progress being made by the rival code. The failure of the N.Z. Union to arrange representative fixtures with Buller had incited many players to revert to the opposition game. OXFORD RUGBY PLAYERS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) .LONDON, October 20. „ A big proportion of o\ erseas members is characteristic of the Freshmen’s match in Oxford Rugby team, including six. South. Africans, a Queenslander, a West Australian, and iC. Low, G. Barak and W. Harris, New Zealand.