The Archive · 1926

INTER-VARSITY

RUGBY

Points to 5: Tables Later Turned London, Dec. 14.

Cambridge beat Oxford by 30 points to 5.

The match was played at Twicke ham in dull and showery weather. [Thirty thousand persons witnessed the game.

Landale scored a try for Oxford after four minutes' play. Berkley converted.

As a result of strong Cambridge pressure Hamilton-Smythe secured a try. Tt was not converted.

Following an attack by Oxford Lewis picked up in the loose and scored a brilliant try, which Barlow converted.

At half-time Cambridge thus led by 8 points to 5.

The second half saw Cambridge Jalmost continually attacking. Tries were added by Hamilton-Smythe, Allen, Taylor, Rowe-Harding, Barlow jand Taylor again. Two of these were"converted by Barlow Dee, 15.

Oxford avenged her defeat by the Cambridge XV yesterday by beating Cambridge to-day by one goal to nil fat Chelsea, The weather was fine and the ground soft. Bight thousand per-{sons witnessed the match, as compared with the 30,000 present at Twickenham, By sound' half-back play Cam-ridge beat off early Oxford attack: The Light Blue halves furnished plenty of openings but their forwards were bustled off the ball After 35 minutes' play Greonstock scored for Oxford with a left-foot the ball just! curling Into the top corner of the inet. Oxford thus led by one nil at half-time, In the second half Cambridge failed to use good scoring openings. /Morris missed a chance of equalizing lby kicking wide close in from a jeentre from Parker.

The closing ten minutes were very Jexciting, Cambridge keeping Oxford Jon the defensive, There was no further score,

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