RUGBY FOOTBALL

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 20 April 1934, Page 7

RUGBY FOOTBALL

REPRESENTATIVE MATCHES COMING FIXTURES (By Telegraph—Press Association) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following are included in the fixtures for representative games, made by the New Zealand Rugby Union: 7th July—North Island v. • South. Island, trial match at Auckland;. JVest Coast v. Buffer at Greymouth.; Nelson v. Marlborough, at Nelson 28th July—Nelson v. Golden - Bay; West Coast v. Buffer, at Westport. Ist August—Bush v. Golden BayMotueka. 11th August—West Coast v. Marlborough, at Greymouth. ; , 25th August—West Coast v. Golden Bay, at Greymouth; Nelson’.'V. Marlborough, at Blenheim. - 29th August—Nelson v. North Otago at Oamaru. Ist September—Nelson v. Canterbury, at Christchurch. ... , sth September—Nelson v. Ashburton'' at Ashburton. Bth September—Nelson v. West Coast, at Greymouth. 11th September—Marlborough v. Wanganui, at Blenheim. 15th September—Golden Bay v. Wanganui, at Motueka.29th September—West Coast v; .Buller (Seddon Shield), at Greymouth; North v. South Island, at Dunedin.

DELETION OF A RULE WELLINGTON, This Day. At the annual meeting of 'the. New Zealand Rugby Union it was announced by Mr S. S. Dean that in response to an unofficial inquiry from England the management committee had indicated that ,it was willing to agree to a suggestion to delete Rule 15L, regarding the hooking of tlie ball. Rule 15L leads: “No player in a scrummage shall raise a foot off the ground, or advance either foot- beyond the line of feet of his front row forwards until tlie' ball is fairly in the scrummage; and the first three feet of the. front row" forwards of each team on .the side on which the ball is being put in, shall not bo raised or advanced until the ball has passed.” The'action of the management commute was approved.