STAn interesting game of Rugby football was played on S: teams representing the The Services kicked off and Rickard returning straight into touch, pi the Shanghai half. The Services' fo quickly showed their cleverness in the serum and heeled the ball out well, but their backs were at fault in When the Shanghai forwards did heel out their halves made the mistake of sticking to and being tackled with the ball instead of passing out quickly to the three-quarter Play now became very fast and the Sha ards rushed the scrum, and using feet well, carried the ball to the es' 25 fag, where Lz Mottee saved well and kicked into touch, After the line-out a scrum was formed from which the Services' forwards broke away grandly and carried the play into the Bhanghai 25. The Shanghai halves then sed out well and the ball was transferred right away down the line of three-quarters, but the passing was slow and clumsy and 'Teesdale was tackled with the ball before any ground hal been gained, From the succeeding scram the Shanghai forwards broke away and though checked at the half-way flag, immediately afterwards dribbled on to the Services' 23. The Services' forwards again came away, but Pott r saved well and kicked into touch, After the line-out an exchange of kicking took place, but as none of the s found touch the play settled down again at the same place. From a line-out the Services came clean Stewart was very sure in his tackling snd seeming the ball reli finely, kicking into touch at the luff-w The Shanghai forwards were no the hest of the scrums und heeled out but rheic halves were invariably tackled with the ball and ground was gradually Jost. From a line-out at the Shanghai flag, one of the Services' forwards got well, but was grandly tackled by Stewart, close to the Ime, and a touch-down resulted. The drop-out was well returned and play once more settled down in the Shangha From another line-out one of the es! forwards again got weill away, but once more Stewart to the eccas game, the Services were having all the best of the play and their backs had several chances, but passed willly, Once they got splendidly and" a score seemed certain, but the centre attempted a drop at goal which went wide, Shorily after the kick-out Law was very prominent and running round the serum, kicked well down the field. Sri exchange of kicks followed and Stewart finally found touch at the Navy 25. A series of scrams then took e, and the three-quarters 5 have a good opening, but the ball passed out to them, broke away grandly and backs a pass and yot well into the half before he was tackled by Lanning. A bout of pissing by the Shanghai backs took the bill to the Navy 25 and shortly afterwards the whistle went for half-time, neither side having scored,
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