The Archive · 1923

Rugby Internationals

Third Lanark 1, Celtic 0

Two Rugby internationals were played to-day.

England beat Wales by 7 points to 3 at Twickenham.

The weather was fine and there were 40,000 spectators. The ground was softish after rain over-night.

The start was sensational. The English forward, Prince, after missing a drop at goal, followed up and scored a try near the post within a few seconds of the start. Conway failed to convert from a very easy spot. Wales then attacked and from a line-out Cornish made a beautiful run and sent Michael in with a try,

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