FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 49, Issue 14890, 3 April 1923, Page 2

FOOTBALL.

RULES OF RUGBY. (.By Telegraph— Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Saturday. Resolutions were passed at the Referees’ Conference to-day, as follow: (1) That touch judges only indicate where the ball went into touch, the referee deciding whether the ball landed in touch or not; (2) that the witigforward be regarded as an obstructionist, and should be penalised for ob structing or handling an opponent wherever the ball might be: (3) Mi at a player cannot- follow the bail into the serum with the out-die foot.

The conference adopted an iuvolivcd off-side definition, a summary of which is that an offsider, waiting niLhin the ten yards’ limit, cannot be put on side by any act of his own or his opponents, but cannot be penalised for remaining passive and taking no part in the game provided his position does not hamper his opponents.

An Association football match was played at Masterton on Saturday afternoon, between the Wellington Watersiders team and Wairarapa. A good display of the Association code was given, but the visitors were much too superior for the home team. The Water - siders played very clever football, their footwork and passing being especially neat. At half time the visitors led by four goals to one. The final score was: Wellington Watersiders, seven goals, Wairarapa, two. Howie (3), Palmer (2), Cusack and Bell scored for the winners, and Tracy (2) for the losers. A smoke concert was held in the evening.