FOOTBALL

Hokitika Guardian, 6 April 1927, Page 4

FOOTBALL

The* allium I mocLiii;; of the West C'oa.-t Kughy Union was held last, evening at, (Ircymouth. 'The aiiiiiuil report stated the senior com petition ended in a well-deserved win for Hokitika, who showed most consistent form throughout the season. The senior Knock-Out went to Kxeeis!ors, another Hokitika ( Inh, and the f-loiilherners are to he heartily congratulated on their dual win. The election of officers resulted as

follows:—President, .Mr A. Adams. Vice-Presidents, .Messrs Guy, Mclntosh and A. White. Treasurer, Mr -1. Kyle. Secretary, .Mr X. W Jones It was decided to call for nominations, closing next Tuesday, for the senior, junior, fourth and fifth grade competitors, and that the opening of the season ho held- on Saturday, April 30th.

It was decided to advise the Westlaud Sub-Union of the date of commencing the senior competition, and to invite their entries for that grade. United Club were granted permission to.play Excelsior Club (Hokitika) next Saturday at Hokitika.

Kuniain Club wrote nominating a junior team, the nomination being accepted, subject to the Westland SunUnion’s approval.

THE REVISED RULES. [Australian & A'./. Cable Association.] WELLINGTON, April 4. 111 the course of an interview regarding the revised book ol' Rugby laws issued by the Rugby Union in England, Mr T. A. Fletcher, of the New Zealand Rugby Union and New Zealand Referees' Association, said that not many alterations were being made in the game itself, but there were one or (wo important changes from New Zealand’s point of view. ‘‘The Rugby Union do their utmost to have a universal code for the whole Rugby playing world,” he said. ‘‘We have now only three dispensations, the kick into touch rule, the right to take a mark without making the heel mark, and the right to play the game in four spells. The kick info touch rule is to be the subject of discussion at the annual meeting of the N.Z.Tt.lj. when, a motion is to he brought forward for its abolition. It is difficult to forecast what the result trill be, but I am inclined to think that it will ho retained. Changes made in the rules, however, do not relate to these dispensations, but I may state that though we do no agree with the changes for example, the making of exceptions for the application of the advantage rule and certain phases of the tackle rule, we are going to adopt the English rulings'in the interests of uniformity.” The rules wil be discussed by a conference of the Referees’ Association at Carterton at Easter, and any decisions trill he submitted to the N.Z.R.tT. for confirmation.