A thrilling ty scored in the last minute of the game by M. Wada, enabled Meiji University Rugby XV defeat the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club by a goal and two tries points), to a goal and a try (6 points), In the return match between these tivo teams which took place on Dee, 27 at the Canidrome before a luge crowd. By. this. victory, the Japanese touring side complete their engagements undefeated, but whereas Meiji were considered the better team on the Christmas Day match, the Club came in for more credit that day and the local team was unlucky {0 have victory, snatched gram A them In the last minute after they had been leading for the better part of the match, both on the score and on the tun of play.
The match produced more open movements and in consequence was more interest to. watch from the spectator's point of view than the first meeting between these two teams. <The Club played with more determination than seen before, their Torwards being more in the picture than. the Japanese. The local team Ted by 8-8 at the Interval, and although the Meiji side made up. the arrears, first to 80, and then 12 gain their winning points, play was very even, with the Club holding a slighi-Jy, better territorial advantage.
the visitors again made changes in their' side. ¥, Noda, the fullback did not play, his place being taken by S, Ozaki.' K. Toh, who perform ed 90 brilliantly ai stand-off Christmas Day, was another absentee, were ¥, Tanaka, the wing three: quarter, 8. Pukuda, and S. Nishigaki, Moiji's captain, The Japanese rearranged their team, with Ozaki at full-back, Nozaki, Sazawa, Nakagawa and Nakajima as threes," Wada seven-eighths, and Kinoshita" and alternating as serum halves, the team playing without @ stand-off half, although Wada came up to function' in this capacity on several cussions, 'The Japanese. forwards packed' their usual three, two, bwo Formation, but found thai. the' Club, three, four, pack was quite their equal, and tie visitors saw less of the bint than before, slower brought rin on won tate wt ko Sell eeaton and coe cary stent to his colleagues, while White, though icing wil we en ate Tbh" oe tate" made (club tat XV-—A. G. White (1).
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