RUGBY RULES CONTROVERSY

Hawera Star, Volume LII, 28 July 1932, Page 3

RUGBY RULES CONTROVERSY

BAN ON REPLACEMENTS. ONLY SUBJECT FOR MEETING. (By Telegraph—VrcS3 Association.) WELLINGTON, July 27.. , The oniy subject which will be discussed at the special meeting of delegates of the New Zealand Rugby Union to- be held at Wellington on August 15 will be the replacement of injured players. The Canterbury Union is anxious that the rule relating to leaving the field at half-time .should also be discussed at the meeting, but the committee of the New Zealand Union to-night decided to inform Canterbury that only the subjects on the agenda paper could be discussed. The Wanganui Union had had replacements put on the agenda, and Canterbury, which had requisitioned for a special meeting on the leaving the field rule, suggested the subject be discussed on August 15. After discussion in eommmittee it was announced that only subjects on the agenda could be dealt with. Mr. Pownall, the president, announced' tlita he had received a private cablegram from Sydney stating that both the New South Wales and Queensland Rugby Unions were in favour of the replacement of injured players. The Hawke’s Bay Union asked what was the law regarding the non-replace-ment of injured players. It emphatically protested to the English Rugby Union, through the New Zealand Union, against the non-replacement of injured players. It was decided to inform Hawke’s Bay that the English Union’s .interpretation of Law 12 prohibited the replacement of injured players. • RANFURLY SHIELD' GAME. The Canterbury Union advised that challenges for the Ranfurly Shield had been received from the South Canterbury, Auckland, West Coast, Duller and Waikato Unions. The following dates for matches had been arranged; August 13, v. South Canterbury; August 20, v. Auckland; August 27,. v. West Coast; September 3 v. Wellington ; September 10, v. Buller; September 17, v. Waikato; September 24, v. North Auckland. The West Coast and Buller challenges had been accepted provisionally and Canterbury had offered to pay reasonable expenses of the teams’ visits, with a maximum of £BS and £IOO respectively. Waikato and North Auckland were being asked the amounts they were asking towards their teams. 5 expenses. The Wellington Union advised that it desired the match with Canterbury on September 3 to be a. Ranfurly Shield challenge game. The following reinstatements were approved: A. Cameron (Motukarara), J. Fitzgerald (Auckland), T. A. .Gardyne (Greymouth). S. Hutchinson (Wliitianga), L. W. Stanton (Greymouth), R. H. Ham (Huntly). The Canterbury Rugby Union forwarded to the committee a cheque for £564 15s, being the net takings of the match between the North and South Islands.