FOOTBALL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 3 December 1924, Page 5

FOOTBALL.

ALLOWANCES TO PLAYERS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received Dec. 3, 10.55 a.m. . . LONDON, Dec 2. British Rugbyites who toured' Australasia received £75 each as their share of the profits. It is anticipated they will receive a further £l6. The newspapers point out that they enjoyed liberal travelling expenses and allowances to dependents, and it is computed .that each player cost £350

THE LEAGUE GAME.

RULES INTERPRETED. Received Dec. 3, 11.40 a.m. „ LONDON, Dec. 2. ,R u goy League has issued interpretations of the rules arising from reports by the touring managers, Dannatt and Osborne, pointing out the differences between English and Australasian practice. The League has decided that- the present unsatisfactory manner wherein the play-the-ball ;rule operates can be obviated by obedience to the law as it stands, it instructs referees to rigidly enforce the underJymg principle, which is to bring the ball back into play with tli. e least possible delay after a tackle. It adds that it is a violation of the law to put the ball down in touch with the foot and then (all on the ball, repeating the operation and allowing the defence to consolidate. It wa s decided that a scrum and not a penalty should be ordered for a forward pass. It was decided that New Zealand was wrong in the practice of putting men on side, which Law 10 clearly governs. It was decided that the Australasian jiracci.se is illegal of playing emergency players ready on the touchline to replace injured men. This is against the spirit and tradition of Rugby, and j.s a temptation to include an unsound player. knowing that if he breaks down they can have a. substitute.