RUGBY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17147, 24 September 1926, Page 3

RUGBY.

1 CHARITY DAY TO-MORROW ! i TURN OB THE PU'BLld I t (Notes by “Onlooker.”) Tlie mutches arranged for present a- | I 1 ion at tlie 1 Oval to-morrow afternoon, | avill provide the public, Avith an oppor- : • Utility of showing; its appreciation of. the entertainment, found at the fool-f ball ground during tln; season. There , are tivo senior mulches set, down for ' t decision, and the filial of (he thirdglade eonipetition will be. staged as a ■ curtain-raiser on tlie grandstand ground. The proceeds of the day will lie devoted to football charities, and this should give the union a good ' claim on the patronage of the public. The senior matches will comprise : Hovers v. Celtic, on tlie grandstand • ground, and H.E.0.8. v. Y.M.P. on No. . Tiro Rovers have done yell in the ’ “new competition” with which (he onion decided to till out the- club season, and they will lield their strongest ’ ,’nailable side against tlie Celts, .whoso 1 improvement, in later weeks has also 1 been most marked. <)n paper, it. would appear that the country learn is in for a, sound boating, but past performances have indicated the unwisdom of taking n Hover defeat for granted, i ' The H. 5.0.8. v. Y..M.I*. game should be a good exhibition, if' both clubs , I field tlreir iiormal strength, though it j may be expected that there will be no j f heiivy tackling, in view of the state s , of the ground. j I The sprint race for players in loot- , ball gear will add a special attraction j j to to-morrow's programme, for there j I' has been much speculation as lo which ■. of flic many speedy foot bailers seen in f the past season will prove the best ’ over a distance corresponding to tin* ■ length of the Held. .11 is uncertain ; whether Sutcliffe will run, owing to his 1 facial injury received in Wednesday 's game, and if he does not turn out, the race will lose some id its special interest, for he would be the Old Boys’ j best runner over a short distance, and

it .would bo interesting to see it! lie ,: j could. bold bis logger rivals for the 1 1 full 110 yards. Berry’s, chances are .i ! fancied by some, and Murlanad, Car-, 'J ringtou and. Remnant are other Celtic j speedsters wbo might come to light. ’ .while H. 5.0.8. lias Wallace. Oauitoii \i and others whose capacities on tin 1 ,, i tracks have it ecu established. Maoris i ’might put out Cooper as one of their .nominees, but there are no sensational 1 sprinters among ill 6 native players, | While the same might be said of I'ho; 1 Hovers Club. The conditions will pul. I trade form on one side, ol course, and the race may resolve itself into a contest between the stayers entered. JUNIORS BOR X A PIBR AX EXVKIfDILXTAL \YISIT The visit of the Poverty Buy junior j representatives to Aiapier, to plstv the, Hawke’s Bay juniors, is something ol ' an experiment, for while the I ’overly j Bay team will not, be expected to win the game, it should give I lie juniors experience and coulideiice. There 1 is only one way to bring players to flic fuliilinent of their promise, and thal is to match llteiii with belter meh; I lie only danger is Ihtib their' opponents:. inigh I prove ultOgotilier 100 good loi' them, and pound till the editl'ulenee out.; of them. ' ' , . | There should be little eJinncC. ol this ! occurring on the projnclcd visit 10 j Huw’ke ’s Buy, for though the louring ■ . l side is less capable than that which. | dipt ured a ml held I lie Black and White ,' j (Shield Ipsl, year, it will take "a good, I team to overwhelm it. The selector; Sand manager, Air. A. 11. Lange, has i i slated to the Poverty Bay EniOn that I ■ the juniors’ should not be beaten by J f more than leu points, and if that ex- J * pedal ion is realised, and the lessons t of Hie game thoroughly impressed on j Hie challengers, the tour will not Bail , to bring results in the Inliire. A foremost plank in the policy of the | Rugby Union should be Ihc encourage- , men t' of the lower grades of football.; and unless the players in these grades j

are given experience, they will ne.vec./' be in a position to provide material < tor future senior representative fifteens. _ 1 All Poverty li:iv enthusiasts. wilt wish the junior reps. the best of luck ] in. the first encounter with Hawke’s > P>ay that has taken place for a number . of years. OUTSIDE FIXTURES Among the big fixtures set down for' tomorrow will be the meeting of Hawke’s Bay and Otago, at Dunedin; Wellington and Canterbury .at Christchurch; ami Seddon Shield districts ami Wellington at the Capital City. The Hawke’s Bay touring .team will play Southland at Invercargill on Wednesday next, and 1 lie return match between Hawke’s Bay and Wellington, on the following Saturday, will eon- j elude the season’s outstanding eu- . gagemonts. , NEW WELSH RULE END OP ‘ I SPOI LLNU ” CAM IT.’ A. new rule adopted by the Welsh Rugby 'Union, whereby ah inside halt- i back is prevented from advancing be-, • you'd his first 1 line of forwards until the : jjjill lias been heeled (dear of a scrum. ■ is hailed with delight in Wales, says a Cardiil' telegram to the London Hven- ' jug N’e.ws, by most clubs and followers' of the game, for it is felt that this ■ ! will be ihe means \if making the game 1 much more attractive. \ Many referees and players are loud in iheir advocacy of the new rule, but I some of Hie older' members of the | union, such as Mr. 1. D. Bcholiehl, , [ Bridgend, have sounded a warning i note. ' I They point out Iht unless the rule' 1 is adopted by the 1 nrenmlioual Boat'd., ’■ihoii, as far ns Wales is concerned, : football will be handicapped. Club , ; football will be played under the new i nilo and iuternafional football under ( , ilie old. Welsh clubs Will also be hah- , ! _ . j ........ 1;

'dieitppSd \vli(! u th# ! gb to play .English clubs, lie cause they will ItaVe to adopt 1 ho'old rule. English clubs- will, of course, Jiml, the siuuc difficulty when playing in Walds, for they will bo ex* pheted to conform to tho new rule. Messrs. Harry Hacker and Walter Martin, of the Newport Athletic Club, who introduced the new rule, contend Ihat little difficulty will arise, and that il,o game, will be brightened up consuloraldv: but those opposing the idea etui t-luil Welsh football will suffer , s |ho -result of adapting something that is not looked upon with favor by