FOOTBALL NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCVII, Issue 11188, 9 February 1897, Page 2

FOOTBALL NOTES.

The Cumberland Referees’ Society (says the Athletic News') has been in communication with Mr Rowland Hill with reference to one or two “ knotty ” points of the law, and that gentleman’s replies were: — Question I.—lf a centre three-quarter kick the ball and bo unable to follow up and place his men on side, can the wing three-quarter do this ? Answer. —No; see Law Bc.: “ When one of his side has run in front of him with the ball.” Question 2. —If the ball be in the last rank of a scrummage, can the opposing half-back come round and kick at the ball? Does this come under the head of hacking ? Answer. —If ho remain "on side” there can be no objection. He must not hack a player. Question 3.—lf a player carrying the ball run between two of his own side who are “ off-side,” and touch either of them, can a referee awrard the opponents a penalty kick for “ off-side ? ” Answer.—No. The latter question was amended to read as follow’s:— Question 4.—lf the player get over the line is it a legitimate score ? Or shall a penalty be inflicted where either the person of the player or the ball touched the off-side player ? For Law 80. says that the player must run in front to place men on side. Answer. —I should certainly allow the try. Law So. refers as to how the players whohaveuottho ballareputon side, there is no law stating that a player who is “on side ” is put “ off-side ” by touching one who is “ off-side.”