The Archive · 1924

Scotland Defeats Ireland by 13 18: France Loses to England 7—19

Edinburgh, Feb.-23

Scotland beat Ireland by 13 ints to 8 in glorious weather fore 20,000 here. toland scored. after seven minutes through Waddell, Drysdale converting, Ireland up the and the Scottish goal had two narrow escapes. It was fast, Open game, the play going quickly from 25° to 35. A. groat tish forward rush ended in Bertram running across, Drysdale converting. Ireland made very strenuous efforts to reduce the lead. "A fierce forward dash over-came the Scottish defence and Stephenson scored a try, which he" himself converted. "At the interval the score was' Scotland 10 Ireland 5.

On the resumption an Irish forward rush resulted in G. Step-benson scoring again, but the try was rot converted. The play was widhisod prolonged" hansneting wit red hammering. From. scramble nego the Irish line Waddell scored, but the kick failed. Scotland thus won by 13 points to 8—Reutor.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account