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Grey River Argus, 19 May 1938, Page 9

The management committee of the Wellington Rugby Union this week 1 was advised by the Victoria University Club that in the club’s third grade (second division) match against Miramar last Saturday, Miramar fielded sixteen men and scored two unconverted tries before this fact was discovered. The club, the letter stat-1 ed, had been advised that any scores 1 obtained under such conditions were usually discounted and suggested that as the final score was 15/9 in Miramar’s favour the game should be .treated as a draw—9 points each. The members of the management committee regarded the matter in humorous light, but were unable to agree to University’s suggestion as the rule states, “A match shall be played by not more than fifteen players in each team. Any objection by either team in connection with the law may be made at any time, but It shall not, affect anv score previously obtained.’' i