FOOTBALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXV, Issue 16566, 2 June 1914, Page 8

FOOTBALL.

;V THE RUGBY GAME' iNNUAL SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT. . TO BE HELD TO-MORROW. The annual seven-a-side tournament of the Canterbury Rugby Union will take place on Lancaster Park to-mor-row, commencing at 10 a.m. There are forty-nine’ teams from . all parts of the Canterbury province competing and all arrangements are well in hand i‘cr a successful tournament. MALVERN SUB-UNION. The Black Diamonds (Glentunnei) journeyed to Darfield on Saturday and mot'the local team, the game resuming in a win for'the visitors hy twenty points to nil. •J. Sutherland, (.•. Doody, U. Inchcliffo, A. 11. Wright and B. Weastell scored tries, and D. Deans converted , one try and kicked a goal from a mark. 'Mr Burgess >vas the referee. • : ASHBURTON MATCHES. ; ’The following matches were played m connection with the Ashburton County Rugby Union during last week:— >Synior—Springburn beat Rakaia by 8 points to o. Methveii heat Soutnem Cross (Asliburton) by 2d points to 3. ‘.Junior—Ashburton and Southern Cross (Ashburton) played 'a drawn game, each-side scoring 3 points. •Third grade—Ashburton beat South- ' ern Cross (Ashburton) by 6 points io

: • HINDS. .'A football match was played at Hinds on Saturday between teams representing the Hinds and Lismore Clubs, the farmer winning by 22 points to nil. ; ' LITTLE RIVER, On Saturday at Little River iie Star «et Te Kotahitanga in the second Vouud of the Peninsula flag # match. •The .Star ’won a hard and keenly contested game. For the Star C. Londrigait scored. G. Radford converting. E. White next scored but the try was not converted. G. Gilbert scored and ,T.. Giddens converted, and J. Giddens dropped a goal. For To Kotahitanga ‘J. Karotai kicked a goal from a penalty. S, Skipper kicked a penalty goal, T. Skipper and J. Karetai scored tries which Were not converted. The. result was—Star 17, Te Kotahitanga 12. Mr Crossin acted as referee. ••;•’*• SPRINGFIELD. ‘ In the Malvern ; Sub-Union competition Springfield, playing at home, defeated the Sheffield Clifb by 8 points '-to nil.' L. D. Carter scored a try, con'vertod by Moore, who also kicked a. penalty goal. Harold Murray (All Black), playing for Springfield, was the star player of the match and showed '•that the Californian tour had added to liis'ability without taking away any of his keenness.

v CANTERBURY REFEREES’ ASSOCIATION. i The Canterbury Rugby Referees’ Association met last evening, Mr H. E. Hiddlestone presiding over a good attendance. ■* It was proposed to send a letter ol condolence to Mr J. Peake on tho ’death of his mother. The motion was ‘passed in .silence, members standing. An invitation was received from tbo Sydenham Club to attend a church "parade next Sunday. It was decided 'to thank the club for its invitation. • "Messrs T. Bond and E. Watkins were 'elected members of the Association. .With regard to the question of 'charging tno ball on the occasion of nfreo Kick, it was stated that the rule provided that tho opposing side may charge until the ball is placed 'hii the ground and then not till the /referee gives the signal. Mr Alexander asked whether a loose scrummage should bo regarded as a scrum, with reference to. the wing-for-;wnrd rule. The chairman ruled that >Vny scrummage called a scrummage by 'the referee must be regarded as such. ‘ Mr W. G. Garrard asked what constituted the specified half-time. He stated that in two of the matches on •Saturday twenty minutes had been • itaken between the spells. The chair--man'6tatcd that ten .minutes was tho ■specified time. It was decided to ask referees to inform teams that tho '•matches should bo re-started not less " than ten minutes after the first spell j-lias been declared finished. ... A. complaint was made that tho -flags in tho corners of some of tho • grounds at Lancaster Park had not 'been placed in the right spot. Tho -secretary was instructed to inquire into /them alter: ,Mr Garrard brought up a complaint the practice of lying on the ball, which, he said, had become very prevalent this season. The chairman isaid he had also noticed this practice, / . and asked the referees to do all" in their power to stop it. if- It was decided not to allow a mark • from a line-out ball which has not been thrown in straight. •The chairman . drew tho attention >of members to the fact that in the 'seven-a-side tournament, if after ten 'minutes’ play no score had been made, a touch-down would count as a score.

SOUTH ISLAND RUGBY TEAM. . [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Juno 1. The Selection Committee ’of the Otago Rugby Union has nominated tho following- players for inclusion in the South Island team for tho Inter-Island match: —Backs, Cutliill, Pyle and Black; forwards, "Williams, Graham, Irvine and Patterson. ,