CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 29, 1937.
NAVY TROUNCE ARMY AT RUGBY
FRIENDLY MATCH AT CAUSEWAY BAY IN NATURE OF TRIAL GUDGEON'S WEAKNESS
AT STAND-OFF ZINE
WALTERS AND HARVEY SHINE
FOR WINNERS
(By "REFEREE")
HOME FOOTBALL YESTERDAY
London, To-day,
A number of English League matches, postponed recently were played yesterday, with results as
follows:
SECOND DIVISION
Aston Villa 3 Barnsley 3. Norwich
Notts F
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2 Manchester U.
IN spite of the fact that they fielded a very much West Ham
weaker back division, the Royal Navy proved THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH) much too strong for the Army in their friendly Rugby encounter on the Causeway Bay ground Swindon yesterday when the Senior Service won by thre Bristol R goals, two dropped goals and five tries (38 points) Clapton 0. to a goal and a try (8 points) after an interval lead of 21 points to 5. -
THE ENCOUNTER WAS REALLY IN THE NATURE OF A TRIAL FOR THE ROYAL NAVY, WHO WILL MEET THE CLUB IN THEIR ALL IMPORTANT TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT ENCOUNTER NEXT SATURDAY, (NEW YEARS DAY) IN WHAT WILL PROBABLY DECIDE THE SERIES.
The Navy were without the services of two very good backs în A. B. Marsh, of the Decóy, and Sub. Lt. Kyrke, of the Regent, the latter being on the injured list. Marsh is available for next Saturday's match and was only rested yesterday in order to give Lt. Elliot, who has only recently recovered from tonsilitis, a chance to get into condition. again.
for
Watford
1 Queen's P. R. 4 Torquay 1. Bristol C. 0 Brighton
THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).
Port Vale 1 Lincoln
-Reuter.
ENGLAND'S FIRST RUGBY TRIAL
W. S. KEMBLE AS STAND OFF TO GILES
F. M. MCRAE IN CENTRE
London, November 23. Two very interesting teams have been selected for the first England Rugby trial, to be played at Gos-- 3 forth, Newcastle-on-Tyne, next
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way
3 Saturday week, and for once in a there are no real surprises, writes Howard Marshall on Nove ber 23,
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0It may seem odd to, find a player named McRae in the Possibles' cen- 3, tre, but he is a very promising play- fer, and that is the main qualifica- Ition for most countries nowadays.
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The fact that his name suggests Scotland or the North of Ireland -any- thing but England is adjudged irrele- vant. So difficult it is to establish xa- tionality that it is left to the individual, when approached by selectors, to nom- imate the country of his choice.
LUCKY CLAIM
taking definite shape.
WELCOMED
after-
Northcott, and a dropped goal through Walsham, while the Army's last score came from Lt. L A. Mac-
We may take it, therefore, that the lagan.
various selection committees are satis- Royal Navy-Surg. Lt. Ellis (Med-fied about McRae, with the way); Lt. Waiters (Olympus), Lt. Har thought that England are lucky to have
(Odin) vey
(Captain), Lt. Elliot established a claim to him (Eagle) and A. B. Northcott (Adven- This trial, at any rate, is a serious ture); Lt. Walsham (Adventure) and affair, and not merely as the first trial L£. Talbot (Otus), Sergt. Burston (Ad-match has sometimes been in the past venture), Sig. Ford (Tamar), A. Ba weeding-out of unlikely candidates After a very promising start, The Navy back division, although Adventure), A. B. Thatcher (Eagle); players have still to be considered, but Romans (Eagle); Log. Tel Crabbe We must remember that University the Army fell away badly yes-without the arvices of Marsh and 1 Woods (Grampus), Lt. Anderson with that proviso, the England team is terday, defence being their weak-Kyrke, proved too good the (Olympus) and Lt. Ogle (Phoenix)..
Army: Lt. R. D. Maclagan (Sea- -est point although in the first apposition. Ellis gave a splendid:
forths); Pte. Sadler (Middlesex), Pte. seven minutes of the game they exhibition at full-back which was Telford (R.A.0.C.), Pte. Rainey (Sea- more than held their own again only marred by hesitation in tack forths) and Pte. Peachey (Seaforths); The appearance of R. A. Gerrard at the fast and tricky Navy three-ling Rainey before the latter scored Lt Gudgeon (Middlesex), and Lt. full-back will be generally welcomed. quarters and halves.
the Army first try, otherwise his Beadnell (Middlesex); Pte. Watson Gerrard has been playing in represen- The Army have discovered two handling, touch-finding and initiat (Seaforths), Pte. Kowles (Seaforths), tetive football so long that he is apt Sgt Bailey (Seaforths); Cpl. Wains to be regarded, quite erroneously, as a fairly useful backs in Pte. Sadler, ing movements were very good.
cote (RC of Signals), 2/L. LA Mac-veteran. He is young enough to serve of the Middlesex Regiment, and
lagan (Seaforths); Lt. Crawford (RC. England for some years yet, and he GOOD GOAL-KICKER
of Signals), Capt. Gillespie (RE) and has been in great form this season. Pte Telford. of the Ordnance
(Continued on Page 21). Northcott and Elliot · famed the Fus. Rowlands (Fusiliers).. Corps, both of whom displayed a fine turn of speed and tackled low, right-wing partnership..
The latter was inclined to but the rest of the Army back divi- sion was disappointing with the be wild with some of his passes in exception of Lt. Maclagan, at full-the second half, but the former back, where a safe pair of hands was very fast, possessed a good and sound kicking saved the Army hand-off and shone at goal-kicking and on this alone he should make from a bigger defeat.
Saturday's team.
RAN BLINDLY
Harvey and Walers were 172 Rainey and Peacher, forming the Army left-wing threequarter com- brilliant form on the left-wing, the bination, were not at all safe and latter displaying an amazing turn although the former scored a good of speed and completely outdis- try, the rest of his play was not tanced the Army backs Walsham and duly impressive. Peachey's defence Talbot were equally brilliant was good, but as an attacking play-stand-off-half and scrum-half;‹ ̈re- er he failed badly. He ran blindly spectively, and will probably be and invariably passed the ball paired next Saturday. All the for- either a second too early or too wards shone. Late.
HEAVY SCORING
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Gudgeon, at stand-off-half, was probably the weakest Army player After the Army had dominated on view. His job was to give his the exchanges during the first seven three quarters an opening, and, in minutes, the Navy opened their this, he failed badly. Time and account through Northcott. Harvey again he was given the ball. but with a try and a dropped goal, and pass the ball before it was too late Ogle, Walters and Northcott with he would not. He attempted to bore tries, one of which was converted his way through a crowd of players by the last named, adding to their and was always grassed by a mob total Rainey broke through a few minutes from the interval for the of Navy forwards.
Army first try which Gillespie im- MUCH TOO SLOW Beadnell, at scrum-half, was proved upon amidst a terrifice roar much too slow in trying to get the of encouragement from the specta ball away to his threequarters and tors!
was often smothered in possession In the second half Harvey in- by Talbot. The Army pack com-jured his foot and left the field and menced very promisingly, but after soon after Bowlands also left the 10 minutes faded away and more field. The Navy added to their fast often than not were beaten for the half score with three m ball in both the tight and loose through Walters.
Itwo of which
serums.
(2)
tries
and Woods, were converted by
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