'Nevertheless, the winners' outsides were very much in the picture und they went through several movements successfully. Forward. they held -sway over the Welsh in that their hooking gave Lister Todd possession more often than not, and Phillips, the. Weslh scrum half (deputizing for Burton who is on the injured list) spent all his time trying to smother Lister Todd. Beddis was hooking for the Durhams and performed very well—hence the opportunities provided for Lister Todd.
Both packs followed up well and the game was maintained at a fast pace throughout—even the more and slush failing to slow it up much. The Durhams played the open game in an orthodox manner and the ball travelled out to the wings rapidly, the men on the extremes however being too closely guarded to make any brilliant runs, Captain Kirby played a very sound game at fullback dnd his retrieving of the ball and kicking were excel-Jent—especially the latter as he gained a good length continually in punting into touch. It. Lister Todd, at serum half, was very much in evi-try, attained by ex-plaiting the blind side, was a fine peace of work.
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