The big rugger match of this coming week-end will see the. first fifteen of the Shanghai Rugby Union Football Club meeting the first fifteen of the U.S. Marines on Sunday at the Race Course beginning at 3 pam.
The Club would be well favoured to defeat the "Leathernecks" were it not for the surprisingly strong showing made by the latter recently in holding the Durham, Light Infantry to a 3-0 win. As the Durhams defeated the Club by a wider margin, past performances hardly indicated an overwhelming victory for the civilians on Sunday.
The Marines are fast and aggressive, being particularly strong in the pack while the Club are, of course, a more experienced team. to make better use of scoring tunities the e. The match should be highly interesting from the competitive point of view, for the outcome, a5 seen in advance, is anything but a certainty Two. minor games will support Sunday's rugger programme, a Navy side meeting a Durham side and the rea Details clashing with the French Army.
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