Confirming the excellent impression made last Sundey against the Seaforths, a French Forces XV easily tock the measure of the Area Details yesterday afternoon at the Race Course, beating their opponents quite handily by a goal and three tries to nil, 14-0.
The French pack was seen to great advantage throughout the game both in loose @nd set scrums and the manner in which these forwards were always on the ball, whether in following up, dribbling, footrushes or backing up their own threes, was most noticeable to a fairly large crowd of spectators.
Securing the ball time after time from mauls, the French were able to get their backs on the move from practically start to finish with the result that the Details were compelled to play a defensive game throughout.
Several fine attacking movements of an orthodox nature were indulged in by the French backs that had the British soldiers on tenterhooks for minutes on end and it was only the latter's enthusiasm and keen marking that prevented the final score from being even higher. Monnot, Sahonnet and Got of the French and Evans, Simpson and Woods of the "Tommies" were the pick of the sides.
FRENCH FORCES:—Got; Mathieu, Rousset, Richard, Sahonnet; Monnot, Vilm; Paume, Carrel, Meyer, Georg, Lo Doze, Montaignan, Stourbe and Groland.
AREA DETAILS:—Pte. Smith; Pte. Morris, Dvr. Simpson, Dvr. Woods, Pte. Whybrow; Cpl. Ashenhurst, Pte. 'Wilmot Sznimn. Evans, Cpl. Hurditch, Cpl. fla, L/Cpl. van Millingen, Pte. Sharp and' Pie. Faulkner.
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