jLAYING a most determined and aggressive type of game at the Race Course yesterday afternoon, the French Forces Ist XV, taking advantage of the few chances that came their way, inflicted a heavy defeat on the Club's first side, to win the match -ang the premier section of the Invitation Series by thirteen points (iwo placed goals and a penalty goal) to three (one try).
The play never reached a high standard, foot rushes and loose mauls making the greater part of the afternoon, while the number of penalties awarded during the course of the game must have exceeded twenty.
Although on the wrong side of the score, the Club, in many respects, were unlucky to lose, for they played at times brilliantly only to see golden chances thrown away when in threatening positions.
]füfteen minutes play consisted en-
The Club pack had far the better tine hig "scazon "Stgurbe, the. French i qpronents: wid "for the; first. {firely of mid-feld play, footrushes, lorgikiéks to touch and one penalty hooker, found ira" Beaten" more often than not for the ball, Burford proving his undoing, while the outsides always looked more dangerous than those of the Forces, but spirited and, at times, fierce French tackling upset almost every Club move and as time wore on, the winning side came into its own to consolidate its advantage and in the closing minutes never looked like losing, Got, the French full-back, was the man of the match, his place and touch kicking, positioning and fielding being
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