THE PROPOSED NEW RULES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 8 September 1908, Page 8

THE PROPOSED NEW RULES.

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DUNEDTN^ iSeptember 7. ■; Atia meeting... of Qtago Rugby Un,ioii; to-night;, a cojninunication was received from the Ne\v'Zealand Uiiion to the effect that^a special■ nieetiiig would,b©; held on Ist to", consider the 'advisability of amending.the rules with a view to the improvement of;-the games., The locaL committee decided to recom^ mend the alterations in the direction of abolishing the .charge irithe case oi a free kick or kick at-goal, providing - for a throw in of not less than say Hve yardg from touch, the, imposition of a penalty in the event of'th#ball Jaiidiiig directly in : touch from a kick off '';'ov.i liick-out, the imposition of a; penalty "on a player crossing .an imaginary line :dra%yn through the back of the'scrum on.his own side : while the ball is in scrum, the reduction of a team to 14 players, the modification'of the advantage . given:; to the side whteh touches down, the referee putting the ball .in a ■ scrum:-a; goal from a niark or penalty counting two points; allowing a playetv brought to: ground to !pass.though the ball- has -touched- the ground,,-providing it be done immediately-, the game to be played in four spells, of twenty minr : utes" each. ~^^-v::'. "-•■ .'.'..

■ is also recommeiided r that, a -copy ox the resolutionsJbe>,,se:rit;.to; New So.uth ■WalfesiandiQueeiiMand;UniWT^Uwith the object1 of'securing their" co-operation in the formation of the Australasian.-Rug-by Union; that .the rulesVas to profesEialism,be amended in the direction of paying:.players- for .time Joss while touring with rep. teams. ; ' ''■ '-'■'"" : '•'-'