It may have been the effects of too much "Christmas Puddin'—which excuse it is hoped will enable the Rugger Club to look forward to better results n their future senior engagements this season—but yesterday's display when the Ist fifteen were beaten by the Durham Light Infantry by three points to ten, certainly left the spectators with mixed feelings concerning the Club's prospects in their big matches this season, The Army team gained their margin of victory in the second half when they scored a penalty goal, a dropped goal and a try in that order, and followed it up by pressing strongly and threatening to increase the score. In contrast, the Club took the lead by a try scored in the first half, during which period they were lucky to get this lead, the undoubted superiority of the Army side being rewarded when the latter gained
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