RUGBY FOOTBALL

Grey River Argus, 24 April 1937, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

TO-DAY’S GAMES. United and Blaketown will provide, the major Rugby attraction at Rugby Park to-day when the competitions will: continue. The second attraction, Cel-, tie’s first appearance as a senior teanr at Rugby Park against Stars, will l make an excellent double bill of fare.| Cobden and Excelsiors meet at Cass Square, Hokitika, whilst Kiwis meetj Ross on the latter’s home j Curtain raisers will include Te Kingaj v. Blaketown on No. 1 ground, whilst other games will be played on No. 2 ground at the Park, at Kumara and at Cobden. Not Youthful:

Apparently experience counts far more than youth with the South African • in Rugby. Sevetal members of the Springbok team to tour Australia and New Zealand this season played against the 1928 New Zealand team in South Africa, and one or two of them had had a good deal of representative match play before 1928. Ten of the 1937 Springboks were in the team ■which toured the Home Countries in 1931-32. Those who appeared in Tests against the 1928 All Blacks are P. .de A illicts, P. J. Nel, M. M. Louw, and G. Brand. One of this yeai’s leader among the Springbok forwards will be F. Bergh, and it was for the Combined Universi;ies that he appeared against the 1928 All Blacks.

Sad Stoi|y: There is a growing opin’on, says -.111 English critic, that Rugby .ouch judges shou.d be drawn from neu'ial countries, as is the ease with teferees, instead of being provided by the countries tylto are in opposition. A disinterested official is desirable for obvious reasons. The excitement of the moment may disturb anv head.

There is‘a sad story o f a touch judge who waved his Hag in delight as he ;aw a threc.quarte.i sprint ahead and score, whereupon the icferee, thinking that t.he Hag-waving was to signal that the scorer had gone into touch, whist!, ed the players back and disallowed the try!