47. No hacking, or hacking over, or tripping up, shall be allowed under any circumstances. No one wearing projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta-percha on any part of his boots or shoes shall be allowed to play in a match.
48. In the case of any law being broken, or any irregularity of play occurring on the part of either side not otherwise provided for, the opposite side may claim that the ball be taken back to the place where the breach of law or irregularity of play occurred, and a scrummage formed there.
49. In all Matches two Umpires shall be appointed and a Referee; the latter official must be chosen with the consent of either the respective Secretaries or Captains of the contending Clubs or bodies. If the Captains of either side challenge the construction placed upon any Law, he shall have the right of appeal to the Rugby Union Committee.
Subject to this right of appeal it shall be the duty of the Referee to report immediately to the Rugby Union Committee any player who disputes any of his decisions; and the Rugby Union Committee shall, in their discretion, suspend the offender, and any Club which plays with or against him during suspension, for such period as they shall think fit.
50. Neither Half-Time nor No-Side shall be called until the ball is fairly held or goes out of play, and in the case of a try or fair catch, the kick at goal only shall be allowed.
REGULATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF UMPIRES AND REFEREES.
Adopted at Rugby Union Meeting, October, 1886, and amended at subsequent Meetings.
1. In all Matches two Umpires shall be appointed and a Referee; the latter official must be chosen with the consent of either the respective Secretaries or Captains of the contending Clubs or bodies.
2. In any Match each Umpire must carry a stick, and the Referee must be provided with a whistle.
If either Umpire raises his stick on an appeal, it will be taken that he allows it; if he does not raise his stick, it shall be taken that he disallows it.
Whenever one stick is raised and not both, the Referee shall, if he allows the appeal, immediately blow his whistle, without
