FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN
MID-WEEK MATCH United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 18. Playing Rugby, Edinburgh Academicals defeated Cambridge University, 17—0. SCRUMMAGE RULE STRICT ENFORCEMENT IN ENGLAND United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright • Received December 19, 7.15 p.m.) LONDON, December 19. The Rugby Union has circularised referees, ordering strict enforcement of the scrummage rules. The Rugby Union insists that the half-back should stand at least a yard from the scrum and propel the ball with both hands, below the knee,, fast enough to reach the hookers’ far feet. The intervening feet of players must not be raised. Players should be sent off the field in the event of persistent infringement.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19987, 20 December 1934, Page 9
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109FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 19987, 20 December 1934, Page 9
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