The Rugby Union at their annual meeting last June unanimously supported a number of important proposals by the committee. 'Three of the four Home counties are believed to favour tha proposals, the more drastic of which, perhaps, affects the scoring of points, 'A dropped goal no longer may out point a try, and that comparatively rare event,' a goal from the mark, may sink tu value from three points to two. The recommendation, of course, was conveyed to the International Board, Those who regret the reduction in value of the dropped goal from four to three, may, however, be reminded that the use of the dropped goal has gone. It may still save and even decide matches.
Tt was also sought at the meeting to define the tack! severity of posts; and, finally, it was recommended that when a penalty kick taken "all members of the oppos-Ing side must retire ten yards from the mark or to their own goal-line, whichever is the nearer."
If the International Board approves these alterations they will come into force in the 1937-38 season, "Biz Five"
'The Welsh Rugby Union, meet at Cardiff, selected the "Dig Five. th national selections, for this set-son. 'The men chosen were: R. P. 'Thomas (Lianelly), Capt, J, Newton Jones (Swansea), Harry' Packer (Newport), Daniel Jones (Risca), and A. E. Freethy (Neath).
"The five are the same as last season with the exception that Freethy, well-known International referee, takes the place of D. B. Jones (Swansea),
in the Harlequins this season, KH. Chapman is the captain of fe snee ceeds P. E. Dunkley, lead of the Engl ho has played for The Middlesex County afteen—Reuter.
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