FURTHER PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN THE RULES.

Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 27

FURTHER PROPOSED ALTERATIONS IN THE RULES.

At the annua} meeting of the .Rugby Union, which was to have been held on March 28, the following resolutions were to have been considered :_

Proposed by H. Vassall (treasurer), seconded Jy H. W. T. Garnetfc (committee)— " That in f*w 7 after the words • three points' the following be added : • With the exception of a goal Kicked from a kick awarded byfcway of penalty, *aich shall equal two points.'" Proposed by J. A. Miller (Yorkshire County) >na seconded by M. Newsome (Yorkshire County)-" That to Law 37 add : • • the ball must P« brought out on the side of the ground where " w« touched down or went into touch in goal, wd if between the goal posts, straight from the P ace where it was to\icbed down.' That in Law 41 > after the words •or the ball has touched the ground,' to add— 1 But if any of the opposite !I de do charge before the player having the ball jjomtnenceß to run, or offers to kick, or the ball fl &8 touched the ground, the referee may, proT wed the kicker has not taken his kick, and then J^y on a claim by the opposiw side, disallow the charge,' "&c.,&c. «opoßed by Rqv. F. .Marshall (Yorkshire "0" 0Q i%), seconded by S. Duckifct (Yorkshire ( Wy)-«That Law 38 read as' follows ?— J^ck out must be a drop kick, and from not f or e; than 25yds outside the kicker's goal fanej if th*e ball when kicked out'pitoh

touch, the opposite side 1 may claim to have it kicked off again. If the kick be not a drop kick, or if the' kick be more -than 25yds 1 outside the kicker's goal line, or if the kicker's side be riot behind the ball when kicked out, the referee shall, on a claim by the opposite side, either otder another kick out or order the ball to be scrummaged at a spot 25yds from the kicker's goal. line and equidistant from both touch lines ; and the opposite side may not obstruct such kicker within 25yds of his own goal line.' " Proposed by H. Fuller (committee), seconded by G. Rowland Hill (honorary secretary)— " That the following addition be made to the i regulations' for the guidance of umpires and referees : •If in the opinion of thfe referee the ball when dead has been unfairly brought into play, he shall order a scrummage to be formed.'"

We should know the result of the delibera> tions on these motions by next mail.