1939-12-28 — Page 18

THE CHINA MAIL DECEMBER 28, 1939.

POLICE AND CLUB DRAW 3-3

An

(By "SCRUM-HALF") unconverted, try by Dempsey "To the esga hall enables police to share the aggle with club A for whom Charter scored a good try, in their midweek Rugby fix ture at the Valley yesterday. The 3-3 result was a very fale one.

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Club were without Thompson, Bid well Day and D. Hynes and as sult their back division were seldom prominent. Police were without Fay and Wilson, their centre threequarters, but Ross made a welcome return to the pack after leave.

After pointless-in more senses than one arst half Charter, who was undoubtedly Club's only dangerous back, scored as the result of putting

the ball at his feet and boating Wall, fine opportunities, and rousing dis- to the touch-down. Castleton failed play of forward play by Dempser with the kick on ng h**ward angle. nls and Sestle were the only ther As is usual vita Club “A” 1 in pldweck players to impress", thỏligh the home team eased up in the last 10 hooked very effectively. minutes and, after a period of strong Police pressure, Pepper went over in a wild scrimmage." wall just missed converting the exort with a good kick. The Christmas holidays Jeft their mark on many of the player and the only highlights of discrappy game were the one understanding between Thomson and Charter, the former sending out a perfect service and ex- ploiting "blind side", tactics with re- markable accuracy, good full-back play by Wall, who had Van Leeuwen bottled up despite the latter's many

Luscombe played a bustling game against Thomson, whe way also well watched by Culligan, and it was the first time this season that I have seen the Club's young scrum-half 80 harassed He settled down quickly, however, and did well, though he would do better to find touch instead of trying to force his way through the pack ́as Luscombe does.

Navy "A" WI At Chusway Bay, y

beat Royal Army

g points (three tries) to b cont) in a friendly Rugby The Medicals were handicap the absence of Thomas, ser first half, through injuries, "bift ope ed their account with a good try Wigglesworth, who himself convert od, and held this lead till the in terval.

In the second half Navy, improved and scored through Paul, who how- ever, failed with the kick.” “Jeffries scored the second try, which was also not converted, and shortly before O'Riodan scored the last

time

Police passing was poor and as a re- Hynes, Burford, Castleton and Stoker, sult Taylor was again badly starved. POLICE-Wall: Reynolds, Riddell, Jack- Needham, Taylor and Lavalle: Charter, and

CLUB "A" - Walkden: 'Van Leeuwen, son and Taylor; Leslie and Elilcombe; Thomson: Stout, Salter, Wanklyn, Benn, B. Lewis, Dempsey and Jenner:

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