"Know the Laws"
"By FRED CROSTER"
"Last Saturday! What a day to remember! A real turn up for the book with the lads showing that the Blue and Black in their veins saw us right in the end."
"Referee John West, on his first visit to the National Stadium - he had previously officiated a match against Llanelli on the club ground, some may recall - had not exactly inspired Welsh confidence when he disallowed John J. Williams' try at Twickenham to cost us the Triple Crown, two years ago."
"Give credit now. To me he came through with flying colours, and we did win did we not?"
"A number of points of law to discuss as we go along. Not all now. One at a time, more or less."
"The penalty kick to us which, to me, was the turning point of the encounter, when he first awarded a kick to the Wallabies at the town end, in their twenty five, then saw the little confrontation with Price, changed his decision, gave us the kick which Gareth promptly popped over. A good decision which I must discuss later."
"For this week, a reffing innovation which surprised many was his quiet insistence to examine the boots of the players of each team prior to the kick off. The studs were the subject, or object of the exercise."
"Since the introduction of plastic pegs, there have been a number of cases whereby injury has been caused by them. If split they can produce dangerously sharp edges; if worn, a ridge of concrete hard plastic often results and this can be lethal. They can cause infinitely more harm than the aluminium type."
"All studs have also to conform to stipulated dimensions. The English R.U. actually supply a guage with which to check. The W.R.U. intend to do the same. It is important and all players must expect to conform from now on. Stuart Lane's injury might possibly have been caused this way. Our own club doctors, with Jim as the instigator, are well aware of the risks and steps are at this moment in hand to ensure safety."
"I personally say that the onus must be on the boot manufacturers. They should never produce a boot with studs that cannot be accepted. Until they are legislated to bring this about, the referees will be looking out and checking."