FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12003, 27 June 1902, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

FOOTBALL DECISIONS. [BY telegram.—press ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington, Thursday. SEPTEMBER 6 has been definitely agreed to a , the date of the Otago-Wellington representative game at Wellington. The New Zealand Rugby Union's Appeal Council has given the following decisions upon two cases brought before the council last week: — Canterbury Appeal: In the North Canter-bury-Sydenham B game one of the former turn's players knocked the ball on when about seven yards from his goal-line. The ball was caught by a Sydenham player, who ran over the North Canterbury goal-line ana touched down, scoring a try.. Therefewe called the ball back, he having blown the whistle when the knock-on took place The referee, in his statement, mentions that M blew the whistle immediately the ball was knocked on without waiting to see which Bide ■gamed the advantage and urges that toe , blowing of the whistle stopped the game The decision was that the blowing of toe - whistle must stop the game, and therefore ' the try scored by Sydenham cannot be allowed See law 3, and case law relating . thereto. , , . .. _ _„ . The Wellington Referees Association re- ■ quested a ruling on the following:-The sentence of law 11 reads: "At the kick-oft ' the ball must reach a limit of 10 yards, and ' at drop-out must reach the 25-yard line, li otherwise the opposite, side may have trie ball rekicked or scrummaged at the, centre -or in the middle as the case may be. t-ase law reads: Ball not reaching the «- Vi ? rtls i limit the opposite side may play the ball at once or claim as law 2 directs." The decision was: "In the event of the ball not reaching the limit at the kick-out or kick-ott, ' • the opposite side may play the ballat once, . ' or claim a.= law 2 kick-out directs.'