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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1960.
Singapore Services Rugby XV Face Major Test Tonight
MEET COLONY SIDE AFTER SATURDAY'S WIN OVER HK SELECTION
By PAK LO
Having defeated the Hongkong Selection on Saturday afternoon after an exciting match by 26 points (four goals, two tries) to 9 points (one try, two penalty | goals) in which the local players never gave up trying, the Singapore Combined Services face their major test when at 7.15 tonight they play the full Colony side on the Club ground under flood- ban from light.
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The Tragic Race
Hongkong sport suffered a severe loss on Saturday whon champion jockey Marcel Samarcq was fatally injured after being thrown off his mount in the fourth race of the day's programme at Happy Valley. A large crowd attended his funeral yesterday at the Roman Catholic Cemetery at Happy Valley. In the lead at the rock is HI FI (No. 9), the eventual winner.
Photo shows the tragic race in progress just before the fatal accident,
seen coming up on the outside (fifth from right) on At You Like It.-China Mail Photo,
a scrum and
Finally came Rangula's great well out. No try with Russell again convert-
ing to make it 28.9. Hobbs'
ореть to score conversion. 11-3. Then it Was
tum
To start the evening off a very strong Club
attain when Singapore were Selection XV play the Wanderers at allard 30 yards from their 5.45 p.m. also on the Club ground. In line for barging in a lincout. the interval between these two games lake. 11-8. the Band of the Hongkong Police will entertain spectators.
Both games are expected to draw large crowds as both will be excellent entertainment.
the centre in the hope of rearing. while Singapore showed no In- elination to close up the game to the spectators' delight.
In Saturday's other game en
al- the Club ground Brizade
The first score came after Ave though starting
Iwelve minutes when a perfect three with
transport men, because of a
move from the Hongkong 23 saw mix-up. more than held their Ranguia go over under the posts. own until the arrival of the rest Thompson converted 5-0. of their team. By this
time
|
and Hobbs again made no mis-
БІДКА- Right on half-lime
ball pore attacked and the wet loose and Brown gel- Reeder's Lly hacked it inta hands. Reeder crossed line to store well Dut Brown carefully pushing him tho Boe. Thompson convereta, 10-6,
over
HK Fight Back
the with
In the second half Hongkong came back into the game, when iturst got the ball 10 yards inside Singapore's half. На broke away, slipped the ball to Gart- land who broke through into the clear and with a final pasa sent Brooks over to score well out. Hobbe missed narrowly. 16-9,
Two minutes Inter Hobbs con- they had run themselves ragged,verted a penalty run 35 yards and it was not until late in the well out on the wing, the ball second hal that Brigade got hitting the crossbar and bouncing going again, but this time there
OVET. 5.3. was no stopping them. They
as the trice a trup raced away to a 18-to-nil (two
next
weapon in Singapore's, goals, three tries) victory.
attack but missed, and it was
Five minutes from the end a not until the 25th minute that Singapore scored again. Russell kick shead by Hongkong Lave the ball to Guc who recea down got the ball from the lease and sent Rangia away. The ball the wing, ran round Brown, but then went to Coe via Chamber was just caught. Singapore were
thr scored near
posts, to the 28 where the bill came Palled Thompson
convert. smartly RCTOSS the Singapore threes to Chamberlain who sent 8-2.
Scoring came thick and fast Cos over well out. Ruspell can- after ti. Braybrook cot the veriod. 21-9,
The Club-Police Pentangular was postponed and will be play- ed instead on Jan. 13, on the Club ground.
Singapore Combined lain who passed inside to Forriti penalised and Hongkong cleared
Services
v. HK Selection
* Although this 'was not the
fall Singapore side with state Jeans and inch 24 Astion, Foley mining, It was still strong side,
local and the team did extremely well to hold them for as long as they did. Тед 01 Singapore's points were
In scored only the final five minutes of the
The Hongkong pack proved a Lower et strength with Simpson winning the strike most of the lime, and Hongkong getting an equal share of the ball in the lineouts.
But though Tancock and Hurst, the two halves, had af excellent Ateady game, the threes behind them did not set- tie down until it was too late, with Brown having his worst gaine on record.
Boyes bad a grand ERIO in the centre, with only 鎮 few minor errors, trut Ciars- land and Brooks could not
solio with him until late in the game.
Behind them stood Hobbs, on whom fell the full brunt of the defence. He proved more than equat to the strain and also scored six of Hongkong's points with his place-kicking. Had it not been for Hobbs the score would have never censed
to mounting but he managed
al ono be everywhere, even point stopping two players' al tempt to scissor the ball with a stnother tackle, unt his threes could get back to cover.
Shone
On the other side Braybrookc at acrum-half shone throughout, making the lack of Russell
Behind
At
stand-off that much easier.
them Chamberlain and Rangula wero always looking for the opening. Renguin was easily the περσι successful. His try in the last seconds of the game when he got the ball on the open side Inside Hongkong's 25, doubled back to the blind side and defence charged through the including "the Tank", knocking would-be tacklers for six until CAZZO up against the redoubtable Hobba, will be remembered for a long time.
stopped Although Hobbe Ranguis the ball was passed out to Urquhart who scored, as no one was left to stop hiza..
Bingapore, In the Loone with ZEAL showing his kuww- todgy of the · Hobgkong ra« feree'a weaknesses, abd Reader joining him in sup- port came very taxi rozbá the sortin le hamper
the Honakong halves: Bath att« zzino ibeir opposite numbers bound Fooman was always
Worn beginning to and the BANG WAN 1500 with Hongkong puting the belt sp in the air lik
who
FOUR D. JONES]
MADDOCKS
VERY WELA.
MATE, TAKE THE
NDON, IT'S ALL YOURS
TROLLEY MENARD DOOMED WAND
FERDINAND
NANCY
NANCY---PLEASE CLEAN THE
SNOW OFF
THE WALK
BUT THE SNOW SHOVEL
15 BUSTED
· BRICK BRADFORD
BRICK BLASTS THE DOOR OPENLE
FIRR_THROUGH THE
:POORWAY, KRIB!
RAF Y. Brigade
Had the full Brigade team been there from the start RAF would never have had Low the ghost of a chance. and Dixon both played well, but the other airmen seemed dazzled by the Brigade, and their tackling was insipid,
fans by opening the game up wide, and proved that given a chance their threes can do all that fe nocessary.
A
A three move in the first few minutes saw Bennett score in the corner
with Bede-Cox
from nicely converting dimoult position, $-0.
Just
another on half-time three move and again Bennett Clossed over after outpacing the defence to touch down half way out. No conversion. 8-0.
In the second half In the opening minutes a kick ahead by the RAF gave the ball to
Bede-Cox who went up the broke through to wing, and send Dickenson over well oul.
No conversion. 11-0.
Another nice move in which Dickenson was again pro- mincat saw Quinn charge up the wing through tackles, but he bounced the ball when over the line and
touch sild not downt
referee sald,
and the
Brigade dominated the line- outs in the first 10 minutes, and it was this which gave them their score even when under- manned. When the rest of the team arrived the Brigade pack who were by then almost on their knees, eared up but the airmen never looked dangerous. Bennell in the Lirigade while threes ntain shone, Thompson was steady through out though never under heavy and Dickenson pressure. Walker
the chone in
luose
Walker paved the while Winn provided the usual the next fry with a nice cross supply of the bull from the tick collected by Chapman who lincouts, and backed up well broke through and scored, half- In the lodst.
way out. Bode-Cox converted In the second half RAF to make it, 10-0. reveried to their usual de-
Finally another three thove in retalla-
wing
10 fensive play, and
sert Benpolt up the tion Brigade surprised their pass in to Marlindaie for the
NOW THEN, I
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Tonight's Games
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way
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KNOW HIM
TOO WELL
COME ON, LET
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By Paul Norris
I'LL GET FAM'S OUİNİ AND FIRE
ON THE OTHER SICH
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try. No conversion, 19-0.
Beth tonight's games promiss to be the best seen for it long
time,
The late Marcel Samarcq is
heads ree that the ball gets back to their
The examined. then to be certain of victory, tlaces have yet to show that and this they are bure to do.
they are outstanding, and la While the Hongkong forwards Johnson they have easily"
tho
standard and Singapore should again win,
Surprise Move
| should hold their awn, the threen | best man for the position of The Colony Lears is sure not up to the Singapore stand-off. strong as it could Possibly bo, Like everyone cise in columnist feels. that thero could have been one or two minor changes in the Selec- tor's choice, but in every case il must have been a question of the odd vote carrying the day, and the Selectors can be satisfied that they have done a good job.
With Scruby at the base ut Davies will have the scrum,
plenty of time to make up his mind what he wants to do, and with Hongkong fielding a very strong pack, it may well be that he will once again play to his forwards.
However, with Scruby in front of him he is more likely to And himself with no option but to carry the ball through the space Scruby will give him, and as he has strong threes it will be a pity if the Colony reverts to the boring type of play as produced by Army teams.
Against the streng Singapore contingent a clore game will not pay off, and only an open
tonight
give Hong- kong a chance of victory.
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The Wanderers have a strong. pack which should dominate play, white their threes are that much better, and with Johnson no longer the link be In the first game, both toorns
tween the Club" scrum-half ond | nro taking the field with the
the threes the Club Selection Idea of providing an open game | should down Lo defcat, that has every promise of being though the Wanderers will havo even more spectacular than the to beat both Stewart on the big game, with both sides field-wing and Bennett, at full-back,
a strong pack, and fast before they can score.
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The following will mypresent the Colony tonight;
threes
The surprise move in the Club team is the shifting of Johnson McDonald, Bennett, Martin- 10 wing forward, rumoured dale, Davies, Low, Davies, to be because of complaints from Scrubry, Willams, Keil, Bab- his threes. If this is true both bington, Winn (Capt), Orsler, Johnson and his threes want Willams, Walker, Roberts,
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