8 to provide close gumes son. Wales achieved the remarkable feat of very nearly beating England at Twickenham; indeed the Home XV were fortunate to draw; as it was the Welshmen crossed the English line twice to their opponents' once. In the game at Edinburgh the lines of both sides were intact at call of "no side" two penalty goals being sufficient to give Scotland the victory which was diminished only by a Aropped goal just before time. All five international teams have now been seen in the field. On New Year's Day Ireland were defeated by France at Be Colombes by three points, the product of an unconverted try by the French captain and scrum-leader, E. Ribere. French Rugby Football this season has been exposed to the handicap of the disagreement between certain important clubs and the Federation. Happily this trouble was settled, after it had been instrumental in revealing new talent of which the French selectors are likely to make good use. In an encounter fought to' the last minute on a muddy ground the French forwards played magnificently against the redoubtable Irish pack and the skill of their attack, finding vent as it did in a most clever piece of team-work leading up to the only try, did the rest.
The match at Edinburgh on Saturday seems to have been
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