As a prelude to the first of their "rubber" series matches this season, the second fifteens of the Shanghai Rugby Unon Football Club and the U.S. Marines played out to a draw, each team scoring two unconverted tries (6 points) in yesterday's match which attracted considerable interest.
Play was very close and bard and the Marines held the advantage in the earlier half, with the Club rallying in the second to redeem themselves. and bring about the drawn result.
The ground was very soft and the slippery ball made it difficult for three-quarter movements with the result that play was fairly scrappy, the forwards being more in evidence than the outsides. The Marines were very quick on the ball and their threes showed up quite well in their handling movements, several three-quarter movements being made,
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