The Archive · 1934

HOME RUGGER

Home teams had. a thin time in the Rugby Union matches played, to-day, not one of them being suecessful in three games. jybitenhend Parl entertained waterloo and, went down by three: points to eight, while Manchester were hosts to Leicester and suc-Jeumbed by 3-12.

Newport were the third visiting team to win, beating the Watson-inns' by 8-6.—Reuter.

London, Jan. 6 matches including the final English full programme of Rugby Union

and Welsh trials, the latter, at; Car-cliff, were played to-day, with very The English trial was played at twitkeniam ina strong. wind and resulted in a_vietory for, the Pro-ables over The Rest by 20 points to five acewped te) cold han many passes had been oped owing to cold hands, Heaton' scored for "England.

'Elliott lengthened the margin, fine' work, by Heaton, try near the comer fiagy Minutes, later Booth got the best the match after a brilliant bout of passing' between Heaton, Biliot and Booth.

Just before halt time Elliot brought the score to 13-0 by drops ping a goal from 40 yards out, Oiwven-Smith who was given pion of work, was troubled by the windy Awhile the Rests forwards were slow ud' gave. thole. three-quarters. no Shance, The latter, however, were the first to score after the resumption, when Wright went over after ne run by Tallent. Meikle added the extra "points with a orions This proved to be the final effort of the Rest, who faded from the soe font Then, on and allowed hodgson to drop @. goal and Gor tard to score a Ury to make the final result 208.

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