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SIXTH RACE MEETING
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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1987.
JARDINES PUT ARMY IN JEOPARDY
Soldiers Without A
Fighting Spirit
By I. M. MacTAVISH
Yesterday
The once mighty Army are now really in trouble.
at the Club Stadium they gave another uninspired display and wore decisively and deservedly booten by newly-promoted Jardines, by 5 goals to Z.
was a sadly dispirited and disillusioned collection of soldiers who trooped off the field at the end of the game. They have come to the time when past reputations have to be forgotten and facts have to be faced.
Vital points are being lost and unless something changes soon the Army is going to fed itself in real relegallon trouble. The soldiers performance in this fome was a long way be low First Division standard and there is not the slightest doubt
wore
never
was in
Cawley had a poor game. The sometimes his clearanees digest bly pivot was
happy look too constructive, but they against the bustling. bristling were effective and he was a
4 koystono In Kwok Moon-wah and he was grand
hard- directly, responsible for two of working it occasionally shaky the goals. It's difficult to pla defence.
defence The Army point just where this likeable glant has suddenly gone off the early trouble and when Men- they
beaten by a better er rails. My own impression durs falled to stop a tet: flask 14:33 darlin's were enter is that he's trying to work off
brust # the 12th minute, rising. lively, and willing to the effects of a chroute in Cheung Yui-wah reed ahead in try something a litle unortho- without fully appreciating how but his side in front with a Jeft. MacNlcoi great shot which dox. They swung the ball about much of the edge has been tuken
Eelpless, to good purpose and there was off his play,
Five minutes later n progressive spirit in the side
Cawley got caught in two minds, that was sadly lacking among
did the wrong thing, and Kwok the apathetic soldiers.
Moon-wah wüs round him in flash and MacNicol was again collecting the boll from the buck of the net.
Jardines had a grand centre half to Is Ping-sang, two in telligent foraging inside for wards
In Fung Ket-leung and Cheung Yui-wal, and a lively purposeful leader in
Kwok Moon-wah.
On the other hand the manding personality, some of the players did clever thing Ca occasion, but their efforts were never sustained for very long and all too frequently they were punctuated with ex- pensive errors,
I think too there is probably a great deal in the suggestion thut he is too gentlemanly in dulles.
to his his approach
pivotal He's a big fellow but he seems to be a little reluctant to use his physical attributes to their best netvantage.
The public eye is very much
A Great Chance
fair share of and are completely well moly
arki six yarxis, the winger sent the
accidental.
SPORTING SAM
by Reg. Wootton
Club
Pull
SATURDAY'S RUGBY
"B" Beat Police To
Themselves Up From
The Bottom Of The Table
LO" By "PAK
On Saturday afternoon, Brigade, who eventually beat Navy by 19 points (2 goals, 3 tries) to 3 points (1 try) had to borrow two men from amongst the Navy stalwarts to make up its XV.
glo converted to give the Alzmati e spidint Ind.
Junt before half time. O'Kelly con- verted a penalty for offelde to make the half time score 5-3 in favour of the Islanders.
In the other matches Club "B" pulled themselves from the bottom of the pre- win over the on Mendum at the present time The Army had a great chance
Christmas Tournament Table with a well deserved if narrow and it is therefore unfortunate to score when the ball broke
Police by 3 polūts (1 penalty goal) to nil, while Club "A" scraped through by that he is getting more than his clear to Sneddon, but from lacked one really com injuries
11 points (1 goal, I penalty goal, i dropped goal) to 5 points (1 go«l). wide of the far
Garrison, although playing the Police were penalised for off Nevertheless the post...and a couple of minutes
gido, and Miller coverted, making it soldier's present physical con- later two soldiers completely
throughout with only fouricon
inok terribly simple. 3.0. dition is also contributing some- missed their idek as they stood
men, proved for too powerful whom for RAF thing to the knocks he is get-in front of an open goal.
Molnland seam-they beat by 24 points (3 goals, ting. His Buest stock-in-trade Jardines immediately is his speed and strength into pored to the other end
3 tries) to 3 points (1 penalty rather scrappy the tackic and as things are at Kwok Moon-wah
nt
caught the goal) in the moment, he is just that defence wide open
As he match.
The final pre-Christmas shade slower in the challenge cracked in another goal for for the ball and as a result he his side.
Tournament Table is now print ed below, and the result is running into the path of his
promises some exciting matches opponent's boot ruther than
boot to to geiting his own
In the Pentangular Tournament ball.
which begins next weekend:
A Peculiar Game
MacNicol had a peculiar game, He had little chance with the goals that he lost but again he chawed Indecision in when advance from his goal. In thisį game he got such poor support from the men in front of him that he cannot really be criti- cised and he got several pain- ful knocks in the course of the play.
and
Richardson had been catch ing the eye in the Army at- the tack and in the 27th minute he
way
Club "A" Garrison
got his reward when he dribbled his
round several op ponents before cracking the ball into the net. The soldiers had their best spell after this but although they launched several attacks they failed to score Clubs "T again and the interval score- sheet read: Jardines 3, Army 1.
40 Brigade NAF and NAVY.... Policy RAF Main.
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PISASIDNE
A Ps. 93 24
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In the second half the Club camped tonde the Police half, but without the ball they seldom crossit the Pollen 25 und yet, rather tur prisingly, both teams played a fast, open and to the spectators interest- ing game,
Garrision v RAF-M
Sharp was once again back Garrison team, and with the proved himself tower of his strength. Busby, for all undoubted abilities, was this-
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In the second half Club settled down better and O'icelly put them in the lead when he dropped a g from the RAF 25, when ho Himself surrounded by Almon with The Club threes not in attendance. 0-5.
Shortly after O'Kelly broke through from serum on the RAF 25 und sent Dalgleish over near the posts. O'Kelly converted. 11-5.
appointing, for ho seemed to 48 Brigade v Navy
be incapable of giving a good
pass from the dy half position
and many
The Brigade shone through
a Garrison move out in the loose, but had to bo
broke down through this.
O'Donnell, the new hooker,
The Later Stages It happened very clearly in the later
stages of this game and if the Army's position Hindmarsh and Woodcork were wasn't desperato I'd say
BO uncertain full backs and they that both Mendum and Cawley never gave the impression that need a short but complete rest they could pin down the lively | from football in order shake
It took Jardines just seven top, there is not much doubts that the Airmen seldom Jardines wingers. Poole was off the effects of their present minutes to increase their Icad that had Garrison played their again the best of the Army half-injuries.
and again it was little Chevag other game, they would have backs and he was very inlucky The Army forward line was | Yui-wai who proflied from a won and taken pride of place.
again a bint disappointment. misplaced pass by Mendum
to see a magnificent second-half drive tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Tom Woon-cheuk............ but it was a grand savel!
SPORTRAIT
"Isn't it a shaine-Gerald won't be able to make a fourth at Bridge-he's in bed with a bad cold..."
London Expreza Kerosen.
Australia's Team To Meet Wales At Rugby
While Club "A" lord it at the
the re-introduction of Richard heat MacNicol for the "Fourth Club "B" v Police
son ut inside forward was cer- time, fainly on improvement and it
This at last alung, the soldiers was no fault of the big fellow's) that his side went down to in-into some hostile retaliation and glorious defeat. MacDowell they gave us their only plece of 10 worked hard, but I'm sure sustained combination of the he would be much happier game. When Richardson split the away from the restrictions nt Jardines defence with a grand
centre-forward position through pass, MacDowell ran on Cumming started off quite well to it and best Tom Woon-cheuk up....and strangely and in the period just before all ends the interval he prompted song enough the Army side imme intelligent moves bat later he lately downxt tools and crawled faded out of the pleture....and back into their shells. In this he joined Willons and Sneddon who were never really in it
the
The Jardines officiul must have taken a lot of pleasure satisfaction from this and vietary for. quite apart from the natural sweetness of suc- they have now placed CL:59, themselves in u very corn
fortable position in the League.
The Hongkong crowds some how do not take too kindly to the studied methods of lanky Fung Kec-loung, but I should finagluc the opposition
A
his thoughtful work and hin ccurate distribution in a very In this game different light. he was the brains behind ul- most every Jardines attack and some of his passing was
to watch. In delight
virile Kwok
Moon-wah he had the ideal attacking partner while to Cheung Yul-wah in the inside-left position had both the strength and the self con- fidence to carry the ball for- ward.
and he was no res- London, Dec. 29.
pecter of reputation. Here he Australia's team to meat
gave Menduni us tough and Wules
in- the Rugby Union
uncomfortable an afternoon as ternational at Cardif
on the soldier han had in a long January 4 was announced today time. us follows:
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The Police were very much better than the Club sido in the the sol seruma, incouts and and they retained almost com piele control of the ball, but heroic the almost desplie efforts of Riach to get this threes moving, they stood still before taking their passes and all too often dropped them.
so completely dominated the set
got the ball.
In
Rowe played a good game, but still does not see all the
should, for openings he
the HAF positioning in defence was by no incans all it should have been. Green, was excellent the loose, though he could try and shove a little in the serums, but this is a minor fault. - --
For the Airmen, only Haines looked
attacks. dangerous in Sharp opened the scoring with e nice try when he look the bali after Breckenburg. the RAP full back, had mistimed the bounce. and Groen converted, 5.0.
Steele retaliated will a penalty conversion from 20 yards out, but before self the Sharp again scored from another Brackenbury fumble,
0-3.
In the second half cusine scored fron a Avo-yard scrum, in the Corner, and Boots after Sharp caught the defence completely on the wrong foot as he really changed the direction of the attack and scored near the poate for Green 10 make it 16-3.
the next
content with
shared honours in the scrume and Uneous, of but this extra possession
all the the ball gave thems chances, they, needed, stan
The Brigudo threes. pasęd raggedly at times, but the Navy threes were not on a par with them, and their passing noeda tightening up.
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Muniz and Wynn wero cuAI- standing la the loose for the Brigade, while Haddow also did extremely well in the threes.
Navy tried hard, but though enthusiastic nover settled down into a confortable team, and their attacks would have been better had the backing up been stronger.
This is a commoti fault with Navy XVs, who seldom got the chance to practise steadily to- geller nnd thero le no answer whatsoever to this problem.
Watson opened the socying for the Navy when he got que ball, from, a innout on the Brigade 25 en 3 troire through, but Muniz abit Wyrm 17 a
Lellott also filed to Im prove his passing to Rioch, zo to Bach had to stand and
turned over the bar by Jardiner wards bore down on him for Poole did have one fine shot wall while the Club wing for goalie, but it took the full the high lobs that Lelliott ment strength of the woodwork of the out.
Mendum to stup
The Club "B" threes, on the crossbar rocket...and a beautiful Fung other hand, were very good fi-
especially header inet the same fate at the deed,
when it is other end.
realised that only one of the line was ou the Tcn minutes from the end origins three Little leftwinger Lau Yee-kuenfeld, and the Club back line eq3- i try by Cunliffe after a good break I cook the hall upfeld between them turned up unexpectedly on the sted of three forwards and right wing...... caught the one wing three. Army defence at panic stations, Their passing was crisp and and slipped the ball really be fast, rather live rood forward Club "A" v RAF-Iako bail near the Navy and tween MacNicol and the post passing, and with Tancock and and into the net to finish the Valentino in front of them scoring.
they seemed to find the open- Anca
...
Verdict
For once the Club pack fell down on its job and with next A very ordinary game with to nothing of the ball the threes get their attack vletory undoubtedly going to could never the better side. The Army will into high gear. have to do something and do it quickly or the relegallon spec- tre is going to hover menacingly over their heads in the weeks to
CUTIO
The Teams
but
Swindley in the forwards played a very fine game, the rest, although they held the Police in the loose, packed indly in the scrums and let the Police forwards break through their lineouts.
and
bla
Jardines: Tom Woon-chcuk;
Walker Cynningham, Tae Yiu-kuen, Chan Pui-chingi Roch were the Police stalwarts Ng Chee-wing, Hut Ping-zang, with Johnstone turning in Lok Tak-hing; Lal Chit-sing, usust Ane game. Fung Kec-loung, Kwok Moon-
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The only score of Use match The real strength of the wah, Cheung Yul-wal, Lau Yee-rate in the hth neute when T. G. Curicy: K. J. Donald, Jardines side however was built keung.
Valentine kicked for touch. John J. K. Lenehan, J. M. Poils. B. around centre-hull Hsu Pint-
stone fumbled, and Valentine fol Phelps A. J. Summons; D. M. sang and in this game he was, Army: MacNicol; Hindmarsh, lowing up fast, got the ball and crom-kicked, but" Maccatham, who Connor; N. Shehadic, J. V. In a desperate sort of way, Woodcock; Mendum. Cawley, a poor vans, hacked li well Brown, R. A. L. Davidson tremendous. When he was in Poole; Wultams, Cummings, across this deső ball Eng.
100th was a drop-out on the £5, (Captain), A. R, Miller, D. M. difficulties he had only one ides | MacDowell, Richardson, Sned-
and the Cluts gathered and swept | Emanuel, J. E. Thornett, N. M. and that was to clear his lines: |don.
Hughes and P. T. Fenwicke.
There are three new espa, Summons (5/8th), Connor (serum half) and Lenhan (out- side centro).
Only real surprise is the proferace of Summons at 3/8th Instead of R. Harvey, Sumimana has shone so far on the tour as on attacking player, but keks Harvey's solidity.
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Lehchan, at 19, is one of the players in the side youngest
and though brought over 'as û fullback "be hảo shown much good form in the ectro that
surprize. file selection is
Thomait has played only two glumes on the tour do-far. Buffering from Jundles when the Wafables amrived, he did sigt play bis frat pieno, usik #inlng Day/Babe,
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THE GAMBOLS
DARLING,
D'YOU REMEMBER THAT BET WO HAD P
it back to the the same spot where
very nice move retaliated when they
Grecu again convaried through. and finally Brock went and then gave to to their threes for
Haddow to score well out 343
Seconds later Moralsón pleked Tup
over near the ponte troma ive- yard serum. No conversion. 24-3.
a
never
Club "A" looked Utle shaky again in this match, and Steward, who had returned to the serum half position, looked happy, and Tancock will probably be settled upon as the Club scrum halt for the Pen- | tangular.
in
The Club forwards did not stick together, and were in- ellped to take their time getting to the ball, while the threes, looking better than lost week, stil seemed to be feeling the effect of the Christmas festivities.
8.3.
Corr over. Borian converted,
In the second half Navy begin to atinck alendily but it was Brigade who stred through Haddow aller a good 20-yard run. Soon after a for- ward move by Beigado kawy. Wynn inther the ball and send Ogis over near the post. Boutons couverted. 18-3.
Symes sensed the foal try when he joined in a good three move by Brigade and creased the line welk out. No esYVETELOTI 19-3
MCC Amateur Side Share Honours
For the RAF, Walt was again With Tanganyika
und was one outstanding, the major thorns in the Club
Dar Es Salaam, Dec. 20. side. O'Kelly played well, and
The MCC All-Amateur team on dropped a goal, a thing which
tour in East Adria drew their he has not done for a long time, and which at one point began opening twow-days match today to be looketh upon almost as against Tanganyika, the anal scores being: Tanganyika 167. for his trade mark.
seven declared and 03. for seven Watt opened the scoring when he picked up a loose ball after a Club declared; MCC 95 and 16 for fumble to soura near the posts. He seven-Reuter, S
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