THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 12, 1940.
RUGBY "DOUBLE" FOR SAPPERS
POLICE "A" DISAPPOINT IN SEVENS TOURNEY
(By “SCRUM-HALF")"
Too much kicking, which wasted time and gained no particular ad- vantage, featured the opening matches of the Blarney Stone Shield Sevens Tournament yesterday before a fair crowd on the Club' ground.
Police "A" will need to improve if they are to retain their title and Club "A", will have to be at their best to beat the Bank.
YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Combined Small Units -0 Police
#A2.8
Royal Scots "B" 0 6th A.A. “A” 6 Civil Service 6.Club "B" 0 Polica "B" 8 Talkoo 5
Hong Kong Bank 19 "Tamar" and
Small Ships. "B" 0
Police "A" now meet 8th Heavy Regt. "B"; 5th A.A. "A" meet Club "A"; Civil Service meet H. K. Bank; and Potica "B" meet Club "A" or 6th A.A. “A”
GIBLIN AGAIN SHINES
BIRRELL AND WAITE PLAY BIG PART IN DESERVED SUCCESS
(By "SCRUM-HALF”)
Royal Engineers, unexpectedly assisted by Waite and Artingstall, who replaced Jones and Martin, completed the Army Rugby "double" yesterday when they beat Royal Scots "A" by 9 points to 3 in the Final of the Army Seven-A-Side Tournament to record their second win in succession in this competition. They had previously won the Army Rugby League, also beating Royal Scots in the
Royal Scots "B", ably led by Rid-deciding match. sdale, who should be playing in the Sappers fully deserved their sevens took the kick and tamely sent it into Foley's in defence. Artingstall kicked ahead but Gibson field- "A" team, did well to hold 5th A.A. triumph, completely outplaying their hands and he touched down "A" to a pointless first half, during opponents after being presented with ed the ball and kicked hard down the cen which Giblin was well watched, but in a gift try early in the first half. Royal tre, and only a determined effort by Foley scored Scots, who brought in Gibson for Mar- saved the Sappers' line, the scrum-half just
beating 'Gibson to the touch down. the second half the Gunners unconverted tries through Banner as shall, never settled down and put up the result of a good dribble and a very disappointing performance.
Birrell, the R.E. "tank," did all that was Giblin, who cut through beautifully to expected of him and more, though he was score between the posts, Mills failing fortunate to be able to open the Sappers' account, Pinkerton, for a reason best known with both kicks.
cross- to himself, very, foolishly trying a kick to Birrell's wing and sending the ball right into his hands for an easy score.
The obvious policy for. Royals was to keep the ball on the opposite side to Birrell, but the fallure of Sutherland as hooker enabled Engineers to dominate play, and their best equipped player saw plenty of the ball.
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Play swung to the other side of the field and from a line-out 10 yarda from the line MILLAR was given the ball by Gracie and he, went over. In the corner by brute force, though it appeared as if he had just not made it. Royals did not waste time with a kick from a difficult angle. R.E. were now leading -3. In the closing minute Gracie was Blow behind the pack and Foley almost kicked the ball out of his hands to score close in, but there was no time for a kick and En- gineers thus won 9-3, and very deservingly. Gibson twisted his ankle when attempting to stop Foley and had to be helped off the
Col. Simpson presented the Army League and Sevens trophies at the conclusion of the...
ROYAL ENGINEERS—Waite; Birrell and Artingstall; Foley; Brinkley, Apperley and Sheldrake,
Police "A" played anything but like champions against Combined Small Units and only a good penalty goal, kicked by Taylor, towards the end of the first half separated the two teams. Taylor attempted nothing on his own and his kicking was wild. Fay and Wilson were weak in the centre, the former attempting two dif- ficult dropped goals instead of open- Cody received a kick over the eye 'ing up play. Wall was a nippy scrum-early in the game and could hardly half and will need watching. At for-see through the blood, but he did well, ward Wright-Nooth was quite the as did Pursey, Sutcliffe made an en- best of the trio.
terprising scrum-half for Gunners, Small Units were handicapped from and Clarke also caught the eye, but the start by the fact that Willis play-the one man in this match was Giblin, ed as full-back instead of a third who has Rugger brains, being brilliant. Walte, who is likely to be playing to-mor- threequarter. Macdonald made. one in defence-be tackled Lockhart beau-row, gave a fine display of kicking and his presence had a lot to do with Engineers good run at the start and he might tifully when a try seemed certain-and winning. Artingstall, who will also be miss-game. well have scored a surprise try had very enterprising in attack.
ed soon, and Foley also shone, as did Shel he carried on running instead of ·6TH A.A. "A"-Mulligan; Giblin and Ban- drake at forward.
Gracle had an off day for Royals after worrying what Taylor was going to ner: Sutcliffe; Mills. Clarke and Mullen.
receiving a bad shaking in the opening_min- do with him, Crawford, back from
to play to form. Tientsin, has put on weight and is
Sappers won the toss and played agains' consequently much slower than he
the sun, Gracie kicking off for Royals
and was when he last played here.
Brinkley secured from the kick-off C.S.U-Willis: Macdonald and Coombes:
transferred to Waite, who gained 10 yards Morgan;. Crawford, Bedford and Harrington. POLICE "A" Taylor: Fay and Wilson; Wall; Wright-Nooth, Cullinan and Innis.
ROYAL SCOTS "B"-Ridsdale;
Fairley
WAITE'S SHARE
field.
ROYAL SCOTS “A”-Gibson; Pinkerton
and Cody: Loughlin: Purser, Patterson and ute and Millar was the only one of the losers and Ford; Gracie: Millar; Sutherland and Lane.
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LAVALLE'S PLUCK. Club "B" proved no match for Civil Service, who scored two unconverted tries in the first half through Taylor, (Continued on Page 15)
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Royals heeled from the loose scrum, but enquiries in local share quotations to~ Foley and Brinkley were offside, Gracie being brought down heavily as A result. Cuthbertson failed to find touch and Walte fielded the ball and also failed to find touch Gracie, however, gave his forwards a res' with a kick which took play, to Royals" 10 yards line.
From the serum which followed the Une- out Gracle was slow in getting the ball back and Walte secured possession and a diagonal run saw him secure a good opening, but he hesitated badly and the ball went loose on the Royals' 25-yard line. Royals were forced to touch down and from the resul
the tant 5-yard scrum Foley went round blind side, but was smothered by Cuthbert- son, who broke quickly. Sappers secured the ball from the loose but a pass to the unmarked Birrell was forward and a great opportunity was lost. Pinkerton relieved almost immediately with a kick which took play back to the Royals' 10-yard line, bu Gracie was then penalised for lying on the ball and Birrell attempted to land a goal from 40 yards out, only to fall with a good kick.
*WAITE SAVES LINE ·
From the drop out Royals managed to transfer play back to their 10-yard line, bu' Sappers gave Hittle away and Foley soon re- vealed their policy of feeding Birrell a every opportunity when he sent out a long forward pass to the winger when Waite was on his right and in a good position for a run to the line. Royals first entered the Sappers territory when Cuthbertson booted a loose ball towards the corner flag, Walte beat him to the ball, and side-kicked to touch 10 yards from his dwn line,
Royals secured from the line-out and the ball went across to Pinkerton, who had time to drop a goal, pass or even cut through himself; Instead he punted to the right, right Into BIRRELL'S hands and he easily out-distanced Ford and Millar for a try between the posts which Waite unaccountably falled to Improve
on.
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Gracie's drop out: did not go 10 yards and Sappers secured possession from the resul- tant. serum and Artingstall found. touch on the Royala': 25-vard line. They again got the ball back from the line-out and Walte kicked to touch one yard from the line. Sutherland gained possession from the line- out and gained five yards before being brought down by weight of numbers_and] the ball came out Sappers' side for Arting. stall to break away and look Uké scoring. but he hesitated and their passed forward to Waite with only five yards to go.
Hall-time arrived with Royals fastunate to be only 3-0 down, we
BIRRELL'S SECOND TRY Waite kicked off and Cuthbertson's attempt at touch falled, but Walte's return kick was charged down and Hoya's forced play into. their rivals 25 before Waite kloked ahead and Cuthbertson.... who had changed places with Pinkerton, who went into the pack. Wau :brought dawn' on his own. “25 by Artingstall. Be The ball came out quickly on the Sapəl
pera""sīda and BIRRELL (made"a good i diagonal run which took him over, in the Coerner? H'a klok, diva, yarda-front tha töwoh Ina, Janded on the cross-niece, and rebounded the wrong aide.^ “RL.IT/ thua!
Gracie kicked well; ahead and Pinkerton very nearly “got” över in the corner.
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