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HEALTHY STATE OF RUGGER IN COLONY Six Most Improved Players CLUB "A" ALL-HONG KONG XV AND VII SELECTED ON SEASON'S FORM

(By “SCRUM-HALF”).

ANOTHER RUGBY season has come and gone and Club have won all the trophies under the captaincy of A. F. Walkden.

tin, P.O. Smart, Ch. Wir. King, Mr. Drury, Sub.-Lt. Pearce, Capt. McCann and Fit.Lt. Wright. Twenty-five players: INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Scotland

Wales

4 England 24 Ireland

0

No Final was played. Bidwell dropped a goal for Scotland and

ed trics for Wales, three of which were con-

Morgan (2), Richards (3) and Bowden scor- verted by Coombes. King kicked a penalty goal for Ireland,

DESERVED TRIUMPH

(By "SCRUM-HALF")" Considering the very poor weather conditions and the fact that the Club ground was under water in parts, a very large crowd was present on Sa- turday for the completion of the Seven-a-Side Rugby Tournament, and of they were treated to a standard play that was extraordinarily high.

Club "A" were quite the best equip- ped side and deserved their triumph, conceding only three points through- out the tournament. Police "A" offer- ed spirited resistance, and Taylor's try was a good one, but they lacked the Thomson

finish of the Club seven.

Has our standard improved? I hardly think so, despite the greater keenness shown by Army units, mainly because Navy were well below their normal strength, and we have

Scotland Taylor (Police); Birrell (Army), been so used to relying on them to help to raise the local Walte (Army), Bidwell (Club) and Kennedy (Navy); Thomson (Club) and Henderson standard. We need have no qualms, however, regarding (Club) Macrae (Club), Sutherland (Army),

Kennedy (Club), Cuthbertson (Army), Millar and Heasman played brilliantly for the game itself. It is in a very healthy state, and improve-(Army). Pinkerton (Army), Taylor (Club) Club, while Bosanquet's speed on that

and Coombe (Army).' ment has been met with, we hope, only a momentary check. England-Stevens (Navy); Berry (Army), slippery ground was almost `unbeliev-

Among the newcomers we have in J. M. Thomson a club): Carter (Navy) and Foley (Army):

Charter (Club), Paul (Navy) and Thompsonable.

The team I felt most sorry for were scrum-half of outstanding capabilities for one so young, Heasman (Club), Hewitt (Army), Blackman 8th Heavy Regt. On a dry ground D. I. Bosanquet is a wing-threequarter of immense pos- Sheldrake (Army), Innis (Police) and they might have caused an upset or sibilities, while J. C. Charter is a threequarter or fly-half Wales Hopkins (Club); Richards (Army) Sappers but they were too severely two-they would certainly have beaten who has not yet reached his peak locally. Navy gave us Bowden (Navy); Coombes (Army) and handicapped on the wet ground, and Tel. Paul, a really good centre threequarter who lost much Gracle (Army); Walkden (Club), Motham the decision to play Richards at for- of his value through being over-played, and from Army Taylor (Navy), Murray Jones (Navy), Ferris ward did not improve their prospects. have come 2/Lt. Pinkerton, as good a wing forward as we have had in years, and Lt. Ridsdale, another back row for- ward well above the average.

The players to show most improve- ment this

events.

SEASON'S RESULTS

the season's outstanding

Following are R. E. season have been Heasman, of Club, S. Innis of Police, L/Cpl. Birrell of Sappers, · A. M.INTERPORT -Kennedy of Club, who has played even

Club sent the following team to Shanghai better down here during the latter

last February:-J. R. Henderson; H. P. part of the season than he did when Bidwell, J. Hutchison, C. Charter and captaining the Shanghai Club, I. M.D. I. Bosanquet; "F. A. Cessford and J. M. -Macrae of Club and R. M. Lavalle, Thomson: A. F. Walkden (captain), K. W. one of the Club junior backs. More Salter. P. F. Wanklyn; C. F. Needham. will certainly be heard of this sextette B. Hynes: G. B. Godfrey, A. J. G. Taylor if they are available next season.

We have lost F. A. Cessford, Inter- port fly-half, and we will soon be los- ing W. B. Richardson, but we have some consolation in the fact that W. E. Grieve is back again after a brief stay in Shanghai,

-COLONY FIFTEEN

The selection of an all-Hong Kong team is not an easy matter but, after careful deliberation, I have come to The conclusion that the following team, based on this season's forin, would be the best we could field:

Pay-Lt. Stevens (Navy).

D. I. Bosanquet (Club). ̈

H. D. Bidwell (Club).

Tel. Paul (Navy).

D. H. Stewart (Club).

and J. Redman. Reserves-E. W. Stout and *H. van Leeuwen.

• New Caps.

Following were invited to go North, but were unable to do so: D. H. Stewart, R. G. Castleton, J. H. Burford, E. A. Bompas, A. M. Kennedy, W. B. Richardson and B. O'M. Deane..

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Shanghai were beaten by 8 pts, to 6,and U.S. Marines were trounced by 12 pts. to 3.

Against Shanghai, Bosanquet and Redman scared tries, Henderson converting the lat ter.

(Army), Bompas (Club), Needham (Club),

Wright-Nooth (Police).

Artingstall (Army), Morgen (Club) and

(Army), Palmer (Navy), Evans (Army),

Civil Service gave Bank several an- (Navy) and. Barlow (Navy),

Ireland Roe (Navy); B. Hynes (Club),xious moments, and hall Fowler secur-

Tenre (Navy), Lavalle (Club) and Morgan ed a try instead of knocking on when (Army); O'Riordan (Navy) and Gallagher (Navy): Wanklyn (Club), Brown (Navy), he got over they would probably have Cullinan (Police), Thornhill (Club), Stout Won. Brilliant defensive play by [(Club), Dempsey (Police) and King (Navy). Charter caused Bank no end of worry.

SEVEN-A-SIDE TOURNAMENT

FIRST ROUND

3

Police "A"

Small Units 5th. A.A. “A” 6 R. Scots "B"

SECOND ROUND

8th H.R. "B"

Police "A" R. Scots "A" 8th H.R. "A" *R. Engineers H.K. Bank Civil Service Police "B" Club "A"

Club's success was their seventh in nine seasons, gave A. F. Walkden his sevens "hat trick" he has captained 0three winning sevens-and completed 0the Club. clean sweep of the season's

trophies.

O and Capt. Pitt.

16

12

H.M.S. Arawa

0 0

21

5th A.A. “B”

3 Tamar. "A" 19

Tamar “B” 6 Club "B"

6

Taikoo

16 5th A.A. "A" QUARTER-FINALS

Police "A"

R.E. H.K. Bank

ham and Bidwell scored tries and Hender

Against U.S. Marines. Bosanquet. Need-Club "A"

son kicked a penalty goal,

TRIANGULAR TOURNAMENT

4 2

*Police "A" Club “A”

Points Club "A"

AKERS

6 R. Scots "A"

0

"!!Tamar" and Small Ships. “A”—Pay.-Lt. Stevens; Tel. Paul and Li Carter: Lt.Cdr. Clark (Captain); Wir. Ferris, Lt. (E.) Brown 0❘ and Lt. Darling.

5

"Tamar" and Small Shipa "B" — S.B.A. Addie: B/L, Kennedy and Tel. Bowden; $/L. Richards; L.S.A. Palmer, Ldg. Wtr. Barlow and A.B. Longmuir.

"Taikoo", C. Matthews; J. Hutchison (Captain) and G. B. Godfrey; R. Ruther "Oford, Y. Macrae, R. G. Castleton and J.-B.

Calls.

3 8th H.R. "A”.

0.

0

3 Civil Service 8 Police "B" SEMI-FINALS

6. R.E.

11 H.K. Bank FINAL

8 Police. "A" extra time played,

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Police "A":-D. H. Taylor; B. C. Fay and G. S. Wilson (Capt.):. J.-R. M. Wall; G. Wright-Nooth, P. J. Cullinan and S. Innis.

P. W. L.. F. A.

4 3 1

35

47

5

13

0

3

3

Royal Scots "A"-Ple, Parnaby; 2/Lt. Ford and Lt. Gibson; L/Cpl, Graciet 2/Lt. Millar, Cpl. Sutherland and 2/Lt. Pinker- ton (Capt.).

Club

Army

Navy

4

1

Club

13

Army

Club

19

Navy

J, C. Charter (Club).

Army

20

Navy

J. M. Thomson (Club).

Club

12

Army

Navy

14 Club

Army

5. Navy

A. F. Walkden (Club) (Capt.)

P. J. Cullinan (Police).

R. E. Heasman (Club);

2/Lt. Cuthbertson (Army).

2/Lt. Millar (Army).

2/Lt. Pinkerton (Army).

A. M. Kennedy (Club).

Lt. Ridsdale (Army).

Reserves-L/Bdr. Richards (Army), G. S. Wilson (Police), S. Innis (Police), (Police), I. M. G. Wright-Nooth Macrae (Club) and Flt. Lt. Taylor (Navy).

The kicker would be Paul.

COLONY SEVEN

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On form as shown in the Army and Open Sevens the following would be my all-Hong Kong seven, bearing in mind that sevens is a game of its own and cannot be compared with Rugby Football as it should be played:

D. I. Bosanquet (Club).

J. M. Thomson (Club).

J. C. Charter (Civil Service);

J. R. Henderson (Club).

Scorers were:

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8th Heavy Regt. "A":-Lt. Lomax; Sgt.

Club Stewart 7 tries. Bidwell (2), BoMarsh and Capt. Hook (Capt.); Gnr. Kee Banquet and Charter. Charter drop-ble; L/Bdr. Richards, Gnr. Luckett and

Bomdr. Plummer. ped a goal and Castleton converted Royal

Artingstall; Engineera : - Spr.. two tries and kicked two penalty L/Cpl. Birrell and L/Cpl. Waite (Capt.): goals. Army-Walte 2 trics. Sutherland, Lang, Pin-L/Cpl. Foley: L/Sgt. Brinkley, L/Cpl. Ap-

perley and Cpl. Sheldrake.

kerton and Boe. Lang (2). Boe, Walte converted tries. Lang drop- ped a goal and Berry kicked a pen alty goal.

Paul Navy-Bowden 3 tries and Wright.

Merkicked four penalty goals, dropped, a

Agoal and converted a trykk Players who took part in the Tournament

were:

Club-J, R. Henderson. D. H. Stewart, J. Hutchison, H. D. Bidwell, D. I. Bosanquet, 3. C. Charter, J. M. Thomson, A. F. Walk den (captain), R. G. Castleton, B. F Wank yo. E, A, Bompas, C. F. Needham, G. B, Godfrey. A. M. Kennedy, W. B. Richardson

Hong Kong and Shanghai. Banki-G. G. Aitkenhead; M. G. Carruthers and D. G. Day: A. H. R. Butcher. F. M. Thompson. J. S. Dunnett and A. M. Kennedy (Capt.). Civil Service:-J, C. Charter; A. J. G. Taylor (Capt.) and G. Fowler: T. O. Mor Ban J. Redman, J. H. Burford and B. Hynes.

Police "W. Jackson; 3. Dempsey and N. Reynolds: Leslie: H. Rose, L. A. Searle (Capt.) and B. Wheeler.

Club A-D. I. Bosanquet; H. D. Bid- well and J. M. Thomson: J. E. Hender- on C. Needham, As Walkén (Capt.) and R. E. Heasman.

Reserve-N. L. White.

Royal Scote "B"-Lt, Ridsdale (Captain); Pte. Fairley and Pte. Cody: L/Cpl. Lough- 3n Sgt. Pursey, L/Cpl. Patterson and L/Cpl.

Lane.

6th A.A. "B"-Gnr, Barnes; Bdr. Macin tyre and L/Sgt. Salisbury; Gar. Moore; 3L/Bdr. Evens, L/Bdr. New and Gnr, Hanley.

ARMY EVENTS

Army League-Royal Engineers; runners- up. Royal Scots

Army Sevens-Royal Engineers; runners- up. Royal Scots.

L/Cpl. Waite was the Sappers' captain and. 2/Lt. Cuthbertson led the Royals.

M. Thompson, R. E. Heasman, B. O'M. Deane, A. J, G. Taylor. Nineteen players, Cambined Small: Unila-Pio. MacDonalds Army Sgt. Picton, Bat. Marah, Lep) (RAM.C) Sig, Wills (R. Signals) and Lt. IR. Waite, Capt. Hook, Sig. Willis, WCpl. Bos, Coombes (R.A.M.C.); Sig. Morgan Sgt. Lang, 2/Lt, Pinkerton, Cpl. Butherland; Signals); Lt. Crawford (R. Signals) (Cap- Bdr. Evans, Pte. Berry, Gnr. Whitehead,tain), LC, Bedford (R. Signals) and "Big Capt. Duke, 2/Lt. Cuthbärtson (cap)

: Ridedala, Shr. Ärtingstall, Lt: Ski

rton (R. Signals).

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