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NATIONAL GAMES A RECORD. AND SOME CONCLUSIONS. -
For the second time in the history of Rugby football, Wales, in 1900, soured the Interns tional championship and the Triple Crown to gether. As Welshman Ifool proud of my country's access, Before I paus on to dea] with the achievements of Inst season I cannot reset the temptation to pause for a moment by the way, to look back upon the uphill struggle Wales had before she attained her previous great success in 1893 For years gallant Mttle Walon" led trien le
her part in International contests, bat never till then had she reached a position of proud pre-eminence at the head of the Rugby-playing countries. Often she had flered roversés, crashing and humiliating, but in 1893, when the game was at the height of popularity, before there was any split in the Rugby camp, when every country sent to the field men whose names will live in the annals of football, she met and defeated in turn, England, Scotland, and Ireland. Again in 1900 she has done the same. Yet we cannot say that history exactly repeated itself. In '93 two matches were played in Wales and one away in 1900 two were played away and one at home though, in reality, the Welsh team were 'more at home af Gloucester than the English Afteen, sinos Welsh clubs are regular visitors to the city on the Bevera), In 83 each opponent of F. BLACKHEAD & COR
Wales played nine forwards and three thres to Shipchandlers, Sail quartes; in 1900 all the countries played the Formakura, Provision and Coal Merchants, Welsh style. In '88 Wales beat England at Fraya Central next Hongkong Hotel. Cardiff by a single point, after what was pro- ETONG SANG con.
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was not of such a brilliant and sensational character. But in two respecte there were resemblances. In each season Wales reached the highest level of play against Scotland and the lowest against Ireland; in each year the Sons of Erin were beaten by a try But whatever the differences and re- exolances the Welsh team in 1900 were Font, 16 Queen's Road, the thrice victorious champions That Wales
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thoroughly deserved the position to which ahe attained, no fair critic will deny. Not only in the matter of points scored was she far sheed of either of the other countries, hat the general play stamped Wales as the leading country of the Bancou. Let us review the matches played, and endeavour to draw a few conclusions from the As Wales is at the top of the tree, it is especially interesting to look back to the first match of the International serien - England v. Wales, at Gloucester.
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This was the first international match arer played at Ganoester, and it was a great pify that the anticipation of the local committee, who had made very extensive arrangements for the accommodation of a great crowd, were not realised. The attendance was disappointing, and the play was not as good as had been az. pected. Wales won by by thres goals (one penally) to 1 try, yet the mustch was any thing but one sided. It was not till half way through the opening moisty that Wales oored through Hellings, one of the for nds, who had just previously received a tere jury, which afterwards proved to be a broken arm. Early in the second half, England very strongly, and is the result of sing Nicholson sprinted in over the line. The try was not converted, so Wales still led by two points, as Baporaft had converted the Watab tay After this, Walk for the fat time in the match, showed good combination. and ne the result of fine running and passing by Lloyd, Davies, and Trew, the last-named scored and Bancroft placed another goal. Bight at the plise of the game England were pensileed, and Bancroft dropped a gost from the touch line at the 25 (just such a goal as he dropped against England in 1893, the year of the previous triple victory), and Wales won by 18
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weeks later Wales met Scotland at
this matek it is no say that never has • Seot- team made so poor a show against ties to 0 try, lewellyn scored, run following a fine round of game was chiefly in favour of near half-time, when Bancroft show
in Belding, and kes rushed and equalised for Scotland But Wales soon showed that the advantage lay ter some hot attacke, Nicholls
Kale" three
during which and
strenuously. Llewellyn
erult of fine passing, and WH the fourth try, thronga T down promptly.
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Hongkong, 10th September, 1900, [243] showed materially improved form as compared the Welsh halves avalled themselves so finely. with that against Wales, while Ireland found That England, Scotland, and Ireland gradual- that her team was not all that could be desired. ly improved their aftoons as the season pro The next mesting, at Dublin, on Februarygressed is certain, and, in spite of accidents. 24, was between countries who had both been they put in the field in their closing matches badly defeated in their opening matches, and it better teams than those which represented them it was not surprising to find changes in the fif in the opening games teens. There were night different men in the
I do not propose to deal with individual Scottish team, and six in the Irish; the men players in this article (that will be done in en took the field in better condition, and the article on" Great Players of the Present,") unt memory of defeat acted as an incentive, to des speaking of the international, toarns as a whole, perate effort. Both Ireland and Ecotland pride there is not the least doubt in my mind that the themselves especially upon their forwards, and standard of international football in 1900, ex. it was between the two packs that the battle lay.cept in the case of Wales, was below the average The game was a hard one, it was marked by level of the last ten years. Thero was less bril much good play, but there was little of brilliance at all points, and though I feel that ance, and in the end neither side could claint advantage, for the result was a pointless draw. Practically the same criticism applies to Scot land v. England at Edinburgh, on March 10 it was a hard forward game of the old-fashioned kind, and neither side could pierce the defence of the other
Then, on St. Patrick's Day, came the last Engly international of the season-Wales v. Ireland at Belfast. The former team were already secure in possession of the shampionship, and it remained to be seen whether they would attain the further honour of victory all long the line. The first half was fought out closely, with much fine and much faulty play, but the interval was reached without score. In the second half, however, a piece of genuine Welsh combination was brought off, and it gave Wales the victory. Phillips, one of the halves, got the ball from the scrimmage, and, going straight for the line, best his man, and passed to Nicholls. The centre went straight and beat the opposing threequarter, so that by the time he faced the full back, as the other Welsh threequarters had advanced in line with him, there were thres Welshmen to face one Irishman. All that was necessary was a good pass-that was giron, and Davies raced in. Ireland attacked very hotly after this and Lonis Magee made a desperate effort to win the game
off his own bat, but the defence prevailed;
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Wales as a whole was strenger in 1900 than in 1899, I cannot help thinking that for all-round ability the fifteen were not up to the level of the team who won the Triple Crown in 1893. My reason for saying this is that in that season the other countries were at their strongest. One has only to recall the names of the football giants who represented England, Scotland, and Ircland then to be convinced that the men of those days wore better individually and collec-ONE LARGE ROOM, THIRD FLOOR, tively than their successors of to-day. At any rate. Wales reached the top of the tree in PRAK. Rugby football in '99.00, and there is no doubt that the honour was thoroughly saraad. That Wales had the beat fifteen and deserved victory in every match will be admitted by impartial critics who saw the gaines,
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