The Archive · 1927

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY FOOTBALL France Defeated by Ireland

Treland beat F

The match was played Colombes Stadium in fine weather before a Jattendance numbering some 20,000.

From the first scrum the French forwards got the ball and Jaurresuy srosscd_the Irish line but was Jealled for having pu: his for in the touch. The Frencamen kept the Jzame in the Irish half for the first but their attacks were frustrated by the dour Irish.|fenee. After that the Irishmen improved and near real Stephenson scored an easy penalty: The Irish thus led ty 3 po half-time.

Soon after the resump: (France) scored a corner flag, which Ges Following a spai Davy picked up and sce: fed them but the Flay be fierce.

Towards the end Jncrrepay again Jxct over from a forward pars for try but again this war disallowed.

Treland this cmerzed victor! from a Litter rtrogeie—Keoter.

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