FOOTBALL.

Grey River Argus, 4 May 1922, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY LEAGUE. The following fixtures have been drawn up for the completion of the first round: — Seniors. May 6 —Kohinoor v. Runanga at Greymouth, 3 p.m. Referee, T. Todd. May 7—Waiutu v. Blackball, at Blacdiball. May 14—Waiuta v. Kohinoor, at Blackwater. May 20 —Runanga v. Blackball, at Grey mouth. Junior. May 6 —Kohinoor v. Brunner, at Brunner, 3 p.m. Referee, F. Glen. May 6—Runanga v. Blackball, at Greyinouth, 1.30 p.m. Refere, W. Hopkins. May G—Nelson Creek v. Roa, at Blackball, 3 p.m. Referee, 11. Neilson. May 13—Kohinoor v. Rivals, at Greymouth. May 13—Blackball v. Roa, at Blackball. ’ May 14—Runanga v. Nelson Creek, at Nelson Creek. Mav 20 —Brunner v. Blackball, at Blackball. May 20 —Roa v. Runanga, at Grey. • May 21.—Rivals v. Nelson Creek, at Nelson Creek. May 27—Roa v. Kohinoor, at Blackball. ‘ May 27—Rivals v. Brunner, at Grey. June 3—Roa v. Rivals, at Grey. June 3—Blackball v. Kohinoor, at June 4.—Runanga v. Brunner, at Brunner. June 10 —Rivals v. Blackball, at Blackball. | .lune 10— Kohinoor v. Nelson Creek, at Grey. June 17—Rivals v. Runanga, at Grey. June 17—Roa v. Brunner, at Brunner. ! June 24—Brunner v. Nelson Creek, at Brunner. July ]—Ruanga v. Kohinoor, at Grey. Third Grade. May 6—Blackball v. Runanga, at Grey, 12.30 p.m. Referee, L. Smith. May 14 —Kohinoor v. Runanga, at Runanga. May 20—Blackball v. Kohinoor, at .Grey. BRUNNER v. KOHINOORS. The following players will represent Brunner in their match with Kohinoors on Saturday, May G:—J. Meagher, M. Creagh, D. Duggan, J. McDonald, R. Glen, C. ‘Cochrane, Henderson, G. Taylor, P. Moore, A. Hill, W. Rooney and Johnston (2). Emergencies: Keating, Cosgrove, Glen, Moore, Walton, Creagh, Collins and Rooney. THE RUNANGA TEAMS. According 1o reports from Runanga the League game is being ’entered into very en thusiastically this season and the officials of the Club declare that they have not previously seen such large musters at evening practices. No less than 40 players attended practice last evening. This speaks well for the success of the League Cup competitions, as the Greyinouth teams also are practising diligently and arc shaping well for the forthcoming contests. Th following Runanga teams have been selected to play on the Greymouth Recreation Ground on Saturday. Seniors v. Kohinoors at 3 p.m.: —W. Robson. W. Robson, Rochford, O’Lachlan, Purnell, Hunter, Freeman, Anderson, Parsonage, Dando, J. and W. McTaggart, Barber. Emergency: F. Robson. Juniors to phiy Blackball at 1.30 p.m. Tsherwood, Griffiths, Harrison, Fisher, Cust, Houghton, O’Neill, Scott, Divescovi, Hennessey, Garvey, Muncaster, Caldwell. Third Grade to play Blackball at 12.30 p.m.:—Russell, Connelly, Currie, Pattinson, Rouse, Brown, J. Brown, Howard, Tallentinc, Lemon, Nash, Dan, do, Findlay. Emergency: Hambly. RUGBY RULES. The. new rules in Rugby emulative of League, are making - it every year into a very much faster game than its I originators -ever dreamed of. The latest [ change is a drastic one. The New I Zealand Rugby Union at its meeting ■ last week, after a good deal of vig- | orous discussion, carried a resolution | empowering provincial unions to put I into operation this season what is com- | monly known as the Auckland am--1 endment rule that restricts kicking into touch. In Canterbury the alteration will become effective in less than two weeks. Summarised, the Auckland amendment provides that no player shall kick on the full into touch except ; when he is outside of his own 25. When !he is outside of hi. own 25, he must endeavour to keen Jic ball in play. | Free kicks, of can be put anywhere. I Speeding-up is wi = limit doubt the idea I behind the '-Image. The .’m’and has come from I ■ L 'avers end spectators, ' grow-ing in vo'- me ■-a :y season until I even the distin -; ; .iservative Eng- ‘ lish Union had to e its approval to the proposed altera' i n. It will be interesting to sec whac the development leads to. For many years New Zealand I was famous in the Rugby world for 1 powerfully built forwards, clever at i footwork and almost unbeatable in the i tight crush of the scrum. Latterly, back play has come more and more into its own. Generally speaking, A New ; Zealand crowd of to-day likes its foot- | ball open and fast, and even the most 'hotly contested forward battle arc regarded as next thing to uninteresting, j This trend in popular feeling, coupled | with the challenge thrown out by th-e 1 League code., is likely to have further j effect on the rules of Rugby. Playing for Beramphorc against Poj neko last Saturday at Wellington N. 1 Mouatt the cx-Coust forward caused a sensation by kicking a splendid pen-i-oal from half-way.