For the second time within the last three years the Japanese Rugby Union have accepted the invitation of the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club to send over a university side to "our" Shanghai. This year Meiji University were chosen and the team fand reserves arrived here on Monday morning. They lost no time in loosening their sea lazs and immediately [put in a full afternoon's practice of the polo ground. Meiji University hold an unbeaten record and are the Winners of the Kwanto Rugby Cham~ pionship, which is played among. JJapanese Rugby Universities. The rst match of the visitors Is against the U.S, Marines and will take place at the 'o-morrow. hhal is too small for taipans to swallow my grandmother's funeral" story {from members of their staff, who wish to have the afternoon off, but tt [Is hoped they will give their rugger members a chance of watching the: game and so support the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club, who rely on. the gate-money to defray the expenses of the tour.
International matches, especially in rigger, Tong way towards establishing' firm friendship between countries, 1 the tour is as successful as that Waseda University two years ago, as there is every reason to believe will be, thea rugger men in Shanghai have real thrill ahead of them.
wil take them back to the days when packed like sardines in 3 third "class "smoke wearing Dagey plus fours and smoking a long pipe they went en moste to Twickenham watch the Varsity match. Meiji University are playing three games; the other two are against the Club Jand take place at the Canidrome this Saturday and on Christmas Day.
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