The above match, played on Saturday afternoon, was more or less a fiasco and cannot be accepted as any criterion of the merits of the Shanghai team, as the latter started with six men short, but eventually make up there' full number.
The match resulted in a victory for the "Cairo" by 21 points to nil. Lieut. Graham played an ex: cellent game for his side and_was well supported by Aviant, Gale, Dowen and Sharland, Saturday's Trial Match, On Saturday afternoon a trial match, with the object of selecting the best men to meet the Hongkong team on March 4, was played in fine weather conditions.
Blacks, captained by the Rev. C.
Spencer, were representative of the team which defeated Hankow recently.
Play throughout the first half was fast and there was seen some good work on the part.of the forwards of both teams, although the ult, so common in local Rugby, of failing to feed the back lines, was greatly in evidence.
Gotch, Wainwright and McMeekin played ell for their side (the Interport team), Wainwright scoring the first try and McMeckin the second, the latter being converted. For Whites, the aspirants to Interport honours, Beynon, Raikes, Goolden, and Webb, showed prominently. Raikes scored a try for his side, but this was not converted.
The game ended with the score: Black (Interport) 8 points Whites 3 points
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