1931-04-07 — Page 8

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THE CHINA MAIL.

RUGBY FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL.

FRANCE BEATS ENGLAND

FOOTBALL AT HOME

TRIPLE TIE IN LOCAL

RUGBY FOOTBALL.

CLUB DECIDE ISSUE.

Dramatic Dropped Goal LIVERPOOL LOSE TO Army Lose Opportunity

in Closing Minutes.

WOODEN SPOONISTS.

Paris, Yesterday,

In fine weather and before 25,000

spectators, France beat England by 14 points to 13 in the last Rugby international of the season.

France's victory was well de- served though England gain-| ed first

the

UNITED.

ARMY CUP FINAL

RESULTS OF EASTER MATCHES.

upperhand in the The following are the results of half. due to the good the League matches played at handling and strong running of Home on Easter Monday:— the backs, The French defence,

during this period was time and

again placed in a tangle, but in the Arsenal second half France played like a Birmingham different side and her backs played Bolton brilliantly,

Chelsea

3 Blackpool

In the eighth minute of the gume Derby Tallent gave England the lead Manchester U. 4. Liverpool which Black increased. Shortly be- Sheffield U.. 1 Leeds

Second Division. fore the interval, however, Baillette dropped a goal to reduce the Barnsley Bradford arrears and. to complete the scoring in the first half.

•1

of Being Champions.

NAVAL WEAKNESS.

[By "Serum Half.") The tri-angular Rugby football tournament this year has ended in a not unfamiliar position. AL- though it may appear surprising to see the all-conquering Club fifteen on a level footing with the Army and the Navy, it is only a fair the estimate of their worth in respective matches. Unfortunately,

o owing to the lateness in the season

First Division.

1 Portsmouth

1 Sunderland

4 West Ham

2 and the demands on the ground by

1 Leicester

0

Association football, there will be

1

no opportunity for any of the

1 teams proving their superiority.

Below are appended the full results

2 Bury

1

of the matches.

1 Wolves

1

Cardiff

0 Tottenham

DArmy beat Nav

12 to 11.

Charlton

1 Plymouth

3 Navy beat Club

8 to 6.

Everton

1 Bristol C.

Notts. Forest 1 Preston N. Oldham 3 Burnley

E. 4

2 Reading

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Half-time:-

France

England

4 pts.

... G pts.

3 Torquay

2 Queen's P.R.

A brilliant three-quarter move Southampton 3 Millwall ment saw France take the lead, Stoke when Gallia went over for an un- Swansen 1 Bradford C. converted try. England soon re, West Brom. 4 Port Vale gained the lead when Aarvold

Third Division (South). crossed over for an unconverted try Bournemouth 2 Fulham in the corner. A minute later, Bristol R. Clády scored an unconverted try to Clapton O. give France the lead. Ten minutes Exeter before full-time Smeddle crossed Luton the line for Black to convert bis Newport effort. Leading by three points Norwich England seemed in a good position, Southend but amid tremendous excitement Swindon Baillette dropped his second goal of

Walsall the match to give France the nar rowest of victories.

Result

France.

Third Chesterfield

Crewe

3 Gillingham

4 Northampton

2 Brighton

0 Thames

◊ Brentford

4 Crystal Pal

2 Notts. County Division (North).

4 Rochdale

Darlington 14 pts.

(2 dropped goals, 2 trics) England ......... 13 pts, (2 goals, one try)

Season's Full Results.

Wales beat Scotland Wales drew with England Ireland beat England France beat feeland

Scotland beat France Wales beat France

Halifax Hull

Rotherham

Stockport

S Accrington

Scottish League.

3 Airdrie

gClub beat Army

24 to 3.

The first encounter was sufficient 1 to eliminate one team from cap- 1turing premier honours and also to 1 place the Army in a strong chal- 2lenging position. The second 1 match between the Navy and the Club looked as if the Navy would 1 experience their second defeat and 1 complete elimination from the com- 3 petition. The critics were, how- Oever, confounded by a brilliant offensive put up by the "supposed Owooden spoonists," and as a conse- quence the Club found themselves 1 at the bottom of the table. The 4 position then became most interest- 1ing owing to the fact that the

Service fifteens could not be out-

1 pointed in championship reckoning and the Army were in a position

2 to carry off the honour, providing

2 they won against the Club.

Important Game.

adopted by the forwards and the

1 strong running of the three-quar-

ters. the Army were

◊ Southport

4 Hartlepools

3 Lincoln

3 New Brighton

0

1 Carlisle

0

2 Doncaster

2

The Vital match, played at Sco-

Tranmerc

2 Gateshead

kunpoo on Saturday, resulted, as

13 to 2 11 to 11

6 to 5

Wigan Wrexham York

8 Nelson

1

all "Rugger" fans know, in a well

1 Barrow

deserved victory for the Club.

1

Failing before the bustling tactics

3 to

6 to

Rangers

35 to

$2.20

Ireland beat Scotland Wales heat Ireland Scotland beat England France beat England

8 to

15 to 3

East Fife Celtic

28 to 19

14 to 13

$1.70

Rugby Championship Table.

$1.10

Final Positions.

.50

Points

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts.

Wales

3 1 0 74 25

7

Ireland

4 2 0 2 17 28

4

Scotland

4 2 0 2 47 44

4

France

2 0 2 24 54

4

Englond

D I

48 69

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ST. ANDREW'S CLUB

AT PLAY.

Tennis and Hockey in Macao.

5 Ayr

2 Clyde

Army Cup Final.

0

forced to lower their colours and relinquish | their hopes of championship Their defeat

In the Army Cup Final at honours this year. Aldershot the Sherwood Fores- was by no means ignominious and beat the was due to the weakness at scrum- ters (the holders)

Costello was quite definite- Fourth Division Signals by the half. odd goal in, three-Reuter.

ly off form, and his slowness In passing out to Younger was taken advantage of by the Club wing for- wards who effectively smothered his attempts to sat + dangerous

MINIATURE GOLF IN combination of three-quarters in

JAPAN.

Replaces Mah Jongg As Favourite.

motion. It must, however, be said In his favour that the back row of the Army serum were inclined to be over impetuous in their heeling

jowing to the temporary delay in the second row. This proved dis- astrous for the simple reason that Tokyo, March 80. Costello was unable to cope with Miniature golf has replaced Mah the audden heel which proved so Jongg as the favourite sport of the disconcerting. Tight scrummagen Yeddoko, as inhabitants of Tokyo should witness the almost immedi call themselves, according toate possession of the ball by the statistics of the Metropolitan, hooker and its speedy dispatch to Over thirty members of St,

Polico.

the scrum-half, through an open Andrew's Club, in charge of the Vicar (the Rev. W. Walton Rogers) Mah Jongg clubs registered by channel, unaided by parting taps

decreased from from second row forwards. the police have and Mr. N. A. E. Mackay (Acting 2,000 to 300 since the miniature

Tackling High. Secretary), visited Macae yester-,

VICTORY FOR HOSTS.

day on the s.s. Venezia, arriving golf clubs

¡ Press.

there about noon, after a moat en-

sasa joyable trip.

On arrival, the visitors were met by their host (Mr. A. A. de Mello,

had made all the arrange-- who ments) and driven in motor cara to the Macao Club.

Tennis doubles matches opened' the programme and after some keen tusoles, the Macao Club won by 10 Bete to six.

After tin in the Hotel Riviera, a return was made to the Macao Club ground, where St. Andrew's Club XI played hockey. The hosts won by the odd goal in five. C. C.] Francle netted for the visitors.

At the conclusion of the match;] the St. Andrew's ladies' team play- ed a mixed team of the Macao Club. The game ended in a draw of one!

St. Andrew's did most goal each:

of the attacking.

Group photographs wore taken, and the gathering then adjourned to the Club-house, where 籍 sumptuous repast was provided.

Speaking on behalf of Bt. Andrew's Club, the Rev. W. Walton Rogers expressed thanks to the hosts, whom he said had run the violtors "off their foot" with the warm welcome. He added that the visit was made as the result of ro porta made by St. Andrew's-Group/ of Boy Scouts on their return from a wonderful camp in Macao a short time ago. He expressed the hope that St. Andrew's Club would repay their boats kindness in a like

COME practical manner.

Mr. A. Ade Mallo (Secretary of the Macao Club) suitably replied,| after which three hearty chears and "Uger" were accorded both the hosts and the vialtors. A bumber

of the Macan Club players gave St.

craze started.-United

Our Sports Diary.

LOCAL

LAWN TENNIS- To-day.. H.K.O.C. Tournament.

CHESS-To-day-Open Chess

Championship commences.

SWIMMING - Wednesday V.R.C. Annual Meeting, 3 p.m.

FOOTBALL Saturday ---First Division South Wales Borderers v. B. Joseph's Royal Artillery v. Argylls; Club v. Police; Chin- ese Athletic v. Club de Recreio; Kowlbon F.C. v. Navy.

Herold April 18 Sunday Charity Cup Final-Scotland v China

HOCKEY Saturday. -Caer Clark Cap-Hong Kong Ladies Hockey Club v. Kowloon Ladies" Hockey Club.

CRICKET Saturday--Division 1.-C.G.C., v. T.R.C.

FENCING Monday-Fencing Club Meeting, Yacht Club, 5.15 p.m.

RACING- April 18-Third Extra Race Meeting, Happy Val- ley.

HOME

GOLF Thursday--Professional Tournament, Roehampton

April 20-24 English Amateur Championship.

April 25 and 26-Professional; Tournament, Torquey,

April 27Army Championshly, Bandwich.

Thousand

RACING Saturday-Newbury Spring Cup.

April 20 Two Guineas

FOOTBALL - Saturday- Scot- tish

Cap Final Amateur Cup Fins!, Army & Navy and Marines April 26-English Cup Final, Wembley ke

BRUGBY FOOTBALL Saturd

Andrewa, Cub party arousing sand-Bydtish Army French Arm

fas the Venezia aftid-Zwickenhamn.

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Had the forwards used more dis- cretion in the tight scrummages and had Costello been on form at the base of the scrum the Army would have given the Club a much harder game than they experienc- 1 ed. A three-quarter line such as Douglas, Galletley, Hamilton and Barlow was indeed a formidable proposition providing they received their opportunities, and there they invariably had when Younger gained possession, but their at, tacks were met by a relentless de- fence who gave no quarter in ex- pecting none. The tackling powers of the Army backs on paper seem- ed very sure and steady, but their exhibition in actual play lacked conviction. They failed to get their men low, and very often com- pletely failed with high tackle.! Frankham, at full-back back, found, himself in the position of defend- ing his line against two or even) three three-quarters moving at topi

the speed, but he emerged from game with dying colours, his kick- ing being wall judged and his des fensive play very good under the circumstances.

Naval Weakness,

The strength in the Naval fifteen was the excellent understanding between Francis and Roberts, the half backa, and their forwards. Their force forward rushes and the subsequent loose serums in the enemy twenty-five provided danger after danger to the harassed de- fence. In Beamish and Wilkinson they have two really good for wards: but their defence, with the exception of David and Glass, is, far from impressive? A stout, de- fence was required at Sookunpoo the Army, but faulty Hand- and over-eagerpess cost them and their opportunity of champions.

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