The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-24


IMAGES when the bah is dead, forming
the lneout when the ball is being
thrown into play from touch and
cndeayoring to stop the opposing for
wards from retaining command Of the
bah or passing It back to the halves
and threo-Quarters.
The halves are the connecting links
between the forwards and the three
quarters and they are stationed i'm.
mediately behind the scrummases,
alert to receive the ball should it be
hceled back by the forwards, quick to
gather it up and send it to the waiting
three-quarters whose duty is to dash
through the opposing quartet, evade
the fullback and score a try OF
course, the three-quarters need to be
speedy men, good dodgers and sure
tackles, while the full-baCks' long suit
must be tackling. 1t is also essential
that the three-quarters and back be
adept in distance kicking, for it often
happens that only by the use of the
hne-kick can an attack be repealed.
Now, as to the inc kick. When the
hall goes into touch Tor out of
bounds over the sidelines), it is put
into play by one of the two methods,
either by a scrummage at right angles
from the side-line, ten yards from
the spot where it went out, or by
throw-in. For a thrown-in the
forwards of each side line up at right
angles to the side-line and one of the
side which carried the ball out, or
player of the opposite side to the one
which kicked it out, throws the ball
in at right angles to the line.
A scrummage is formed by the for.
wards of the two teams, each body
facing the goal it is attacking, locking
themselves together and straining to
obtain the ball after it is placed be-
tween the two groups of forwards.
The usual formation adopted for
scrummages is that known as the
"three-two-three," that is, the front
rank contains three men, the second
line two men and the third three. The
center-forward is usually Of bulky
proportions but he requires to be
fairly fast, not as fast as the three
quarters, though he is expected to be
always on the ball. Where the ball
is made dead" there should the
center-forward and his supporters be,
ready to form up and push through
while the other are still forming up.
No kicking is allowed in the serum
images, no handling of the ball; all
that can be done is to push the OPP
losing forwards back and heel the
ball out to the waiting halves. The
scrummage does not afford many OPP
portunities for dirty play; question
able tactics being invariably detected
il persisted in.
The oh-side rule in rugby is one
that causes the most discussion
Briefly stated it is this: all players
in front Of the ball are off-side. OF
course, that is a broad statement to
make but it is to a large extent justi-
fed, though cases could be cited
where a player in the front
of the ball is on side. In
front of the ball is written to
mean between the ball and the goal
attacked by the player referred to. For
instance, if "A" team was attacking
the northern goal, north of the bah
would be in front for CA team, but
south of the ball would be in front for
"B" team. An off-side player is put
Cn-side by several happenings. When
an opponent has run with the ball
five yards the off-side player automa-
tically becomes on-sfde when the ball
las been kicked or touched by an CD
ponent, when one of his own side has
run in front of him with the ball,
and when one of his own side has
run in front of him after having kick
ed the ball when behind him, he be-
comes On-side again. While off-side
player must not tackle, impede (pas-
slyeiy or actively, or baulk an oppon-
ent or play the ball; a breach of this
rule carrying with it a free kick to
the opponents, or a scrummage, as
may be decided on by the opposing
captain.
The ball is kicked off from halfway
to start the game, and after a goal
is scored it is again kicked off from
halfway. When the attempt at goal
| following a try" has failed the ball
is kicked out from quarter-way, and
when a safety, or touchdown, is made
it is also kicked out from the quarter
/ way mark.
Rugby appeals to the parents Of
young athletes, for the element oi
risk is materially less than in inter
collegiate football, Spectators natur
ally prefer the game on account O.
its greater spectacular plays.
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