THE CHINÄ MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1989
"Brilliant Rugby Triumph
Wooller's Inspired Leadership Against Scotland
WALES RESERVES PLAY GREAT GAME: SCOTS BACKS PASSING
WALES
WAS VERY RAGGED
SCOTLAND
11 pts. Wales did a good deal to wipe out the memory of Twickenham by beating Scotland conclusively, and perhaps unexpectedly," at Cardiff Arms Park on February 4. They scored a goal, a penalty goal, and a try (11 points) to a penalty goal (8 points) and their backs had enough of the ball in attack to have scored double the number of points in Ideal conditions.
In many respects Scotland were a shadow team of the men who took the Triple Crown last year. R. W. Shaw was able to lead them in spite of illness on the way down, but a completely new front row of forwards made a vast difference in the scrummages, and the re- tirement of R. C. S. Dick from the centre of the three-quarter line seems to have broken the shell of Scotland's formidable midfield triangle.
True J. S. Forrest, his suc- cessor had been forced to drop out, and that after T. F. Dor- ward, a tried and improving · scrummage half-back, had also retired from the match. J. R. S. Innes, who has a re
· putation as a defensive player, filled Forrest's place. well enough in that, respect, but he was hardly up to Shaw and Macrae in attack, and that meant everything when it come to getting the ball out to a good wing like W. N. Renwick. The Scottish wings, indeed, never a chauce, nor was W. R. Erydon, .the new scrummage half-back, pletely successful.
had
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But the trouble went far deeper than that, and it says something for the reserve strength of Wales that they could make such sweeping chan- ges and withstand the shock of losing men like J. V. G. Jenkins and Idwal Rees, and yet win handsomely.
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up hard, 'just managed to touch down before being hurled into the corner-flag.
Wooller was wide with the goal-kick, just as he was with a gigantic penalty kick soon afterwards, but Wales were certainly dominating the match, with the giving and talding of passes be- tween Tanner and W. T. H. Davies fair to look upon.
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VERY RAGGED. PASSING
It was not that Scotland saw nothing!
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY
Ireland England Wales Scotland
TABLE TO DATE
P.W.L.D. F. A. Pts. 11 0.0 5 0 2
1.0.35 21
2 110 116 10 10 311
6. 3 3 0 22.52
T. HALIBURTON SUCCEEDS SCOT AT ASHRIDGE
Chief Assistant To Henry Cotton
(By AIR MAIL) Henry Cotton, former Open Champion, has appointed Tom Haliburton, at present profes- least. Howard Davies, indeed, looked every inch a full-back, if he had not sional at Prestwick St. Nicholas Club, Ayrshire, to be this chief For all their advantage in the assistant at Ashridge, quite the length of Vivian Jenkins. scrummages the Welsh passing was Haliburton will take over his new breaking down at the crucial moment, duties in about a month, in suc- and it took them half an hour to score
alty goal kicked by Wooller from Laidlaw.
in a "Haliburton is a very good. gain-even then only through a pen- cession to his fellow Scot, William twenty-five yards. Young got huge kick to touch, that brought Scot-1
Sandwich land in to the Welsh: "25" for about player," Cotton told a reporter in
Open Championship at but they were not there long. the first time since the early minutes, Glasgow. "He did very well in the last year and impressed me a lot. He will be a worthy successor Laidlaw."
WOOLLER'S GRAND RUN Before half-time Wooller made the caught the ball when Williams tackled, most exciting run so far when he raced up the touch-line and was charg. ed into touch-in-goal, corner flag, and all by Roberts. A grand piece of work. So Wales at the interval points up, and they certainly deserved to be..
to
age. Twenty-three years of Haliburton turned professional in 1933, and played for the Scottish professionals against were six
On the whole, the first half had been disappointing, but there were long periods of furious play in the se rond that made us forget all about it, Scotland played up with tremendous force ni the loose, and the Welsh backs had a lot of defending to do. Hero there were no cooler men than Howard Davies and M., J. Davies, though the more Scotland had of the ball at for ward the more it became clear that Shaw and Macrae and, when the ball reached him, Renwick, on the wing, were the only likely backs in attack. TANNER INJURED
Ireland in
1985-86. Previous to that he had played for Scotland in the boys In- ternational against England in 1982.
SCOTS PLAYER NINTH INU,S,
LADIES' TOURNAMENT SA
(By Air Augusta (Georgia), Mail) : A Scottish player, Miss. Lillia Watson finished ninth in the Augusta championship tournament here, with an aggregate of 865 for 72 holes.
The winner was Miss Patty
of he ball, but their passing so far How Scottish- supporters must have Berg, national champion, and hol- was very ragged, and only the tear sighed for Dick as time and againder of the title for the two previous ing stride of Macrae, as once or twice Macrae, playing almost a lone hand, he burst clear, promised much. They tried to batter a way through Elvet years, with a total of 819. Miss were too hard pressed indeed to have Jones was nearly in for Wales from a Dorothy Kirby, of Atlanta, finished disturbing second, two strokes behind Mice many chances, and it says a good deal little punt ahead when a
Tanner, after Berg. for their tacking that Wooller, Willie blow befell Wales. Davies, and Williams, clearly the most seven minutes, left the field with a dangerous wing on the ground, did damaged arm, and Long came out of not score many points.
the serummage to take his place. Tan- cheers Crawford was very little wide with ner came back to a roar of MORE THAN 50,000. The regular oval of Cardiff Arms another penalty kick from half-way, fifteen minutes later none too soon, Park, with its one towering stand of and when once Macrae cut through for during that period Scotland.might Twickenham dimensions,
not cleanly, his pass was completely missed well have gone into the lead..
continued 'to incur Both teams packed -as tightly as it could have by J. B. Craig, the new wing. Time
for scrummage infringe- been, though the attendance must and again the ball was passing cleanly penalities have been more than 50,000. A vibrant across the Welsh threequarter line, ments, and the Welsh wing forwards
there was по air of expectation, of Welsh fervour, but
way through, were sometimes as menacing to their could be felt as the gathering whiled though, to be sure, m more than one own side as to the Scottish half-backs. his nimble sidestep through the mid- forty dle, and Wooller made a studied drop alikely pass was missed by Elvet Jones Wooller again missed from away the long wait by watching
Macrae again went bursting at goal that found n body in the way. killed demonstration of gymnastics on the right. There were exciting posi-yards. arranged by the National Fitness tions in the open all right, but so far through, but Innes missed his pass. Innes and Macrae were nearly there. The band the match did not compare with Then Macrae missed the chance of a from another flerce Scottish rush, but Committee for Wales.
lifetime when he charged down a de- the ball would not run well for themn. fensive kick close in, and had no one Young fell badly off side, but Howard impartiality, but nothing,
ROBERT'S GOOD GAME course, equalled, the full-throated roar Shaw 80 much for doubts about his between him and the posts. He could Davies this time mis-kicked from the of the National Anthem.
It was a perfect day for fast, open tress was a sturdy figura in do not quite field a rolling ball, or that penalty, and then came the Welsh
fence, and so with a vengeance was would have been a certain five points. movement, that settled it.
A STRAIGHT PENALTYMA Willio Davies against it was, who Rugby-no wind, no sun, high clouds.
At last Crawford cored with
swerved splendidly to send Wooller and for once no mud. So on an ideal Roberts, full-back. Once he saved his pitch opened the fiftieth match between line with Wooller and M. J. Davies on
him. Even so, his touch kick was straight penalty kick from thirty-five away. Williams carried on, and al- Scotland and Wales.
Precisery at three o'clock Wooller charged down, and it was just as well yards out, and there were still twenty though Scotland held up the move- that Gallie was up to fall on the ball. minutes to go. But Tanner came back ment, Travors burst, clean away from kicked off for Wales. Their recon- Then came a lot of loose touch kicking, with a handaged arm just after Elvet the line-out and ran round to give structed pack heeled from the scrummage or two and something was of which, generally, there was an un-Jones had overrun a lovely pass from Wales began to heel again; scon at once, of the balance as a run-usual amount, Macrae in his respect Wooller, and that made all the differ going away with ner of Willie Davies, But Scotland being the worst offender, and Howard ence.
Davies, new Welsh full-back, the Willie Davles was position, were soon in a menacing first when W. B. Young led a foot rush, and again-véry, much so when Shaw swerved beautifully through the middle, punted on and was beaten by very little for the touch down,“ -
played Welsh and Scottish airs with Twickenham for controlled vigour.
of
fine
first
Wolah honrts too were much in their mouths when Crawford, the hero of thirty- Murrayfield last year, took a yard penalty for foot-up. But the angle was too much for him and Wales, Hooling from the tight almost with the prodiston of England a fort- night before,
on the attack.
AHEAD
Travers now. was a Toft, though it was significant that Wales lost some of their advantago by sorummage in- fringements The pace was furious, with the Welsh forwards swarming in the loose with auch fire that a despor ate, frantic air entered into the passing of the Scottish backs. And in ten minutes Walça scorodu, w
Willie Davien kicked across far to the left from a acrummage, and M. J. Davies, of Oxford, following,
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.Both sides had their escapes, aftor that, but it was usually Wales who seemed the more likely to score points, whether from the drop kicks of Wal lor or the winging speed of Williams.
Wales-Howard Davies (Swansea); S. Williams (Aberavon), Wooller (cap tain) (Cardiff), M. J. Davies” (Oxford University), Elvet Jones (Llanelly); W. T. H. Davies (Swansea), Haydn Tanner (Swansea); W. Travers New- port), L. Davies (Swansea), W.-E. N. Davico (Cardiff), E. Watkins (Cardiff), R. E. Price (Weston-super-Mare);:. LA Mandeld (Otley), Emrys Evann (Llan- elly), E. Long. (Swansea)
Wooller a simple goal kick
Scotland:G. Roberts (Watsoniana); J. R. Craig (Horiots T.P.), D. J. Mac- rao (St. Andrew's University), RS. Innes ((Aberdeen University), Wo N. Renwick (Edinburgh Wanderer); R. W. Shay (Glasgow. High School FP), W. R. Brydon (Herlots FB); GTI. Gallie (Edinburgh Academicalb); B. W. Sumption (London Scottish), W. Paráte (Jedforest), G. R. Horsburgh (London Scottish), A. Roy (Waterloo), W. B. Young (King's College Hospital), P. L. H Duff (Glasgow Academicals), Crawford (United Services),
ReforceA. 8. Bean (England),