The Archive · 1938

Last Minute Rally Wins for Britain

Capetown, Sept, 11, Staging a thrilling eleventh-hour rally, Great Britain defeated South Africa here yesterday in the final Rugby International by 21 points veal, a penalty, a drop goal and three tries) 16 16 (lwo goals, penalty and a try), The Springboks, who had won the previous games, Jed! at half time by 13 points to three, The British tourists were desorying winners of one of the fastest, most open and most exciting Inter:

matches seen in' South Africa, For the first time during the tour the British were really successful {n serums, while their forwards gave a grand display in the loose, 'The South Africans led by 16 points to 14 six minutes' from' the end, but ina desperate rally the toutists scored seven points to clinch matters, Grieve started by dropping x goal from a distance of 40 yards and then Dull made matters certain by scor= ing a try.—Reuter,

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