The civilians began straddled on the muddy ground under a slight drizzle for they permitted the Army io jump into the attack after the opening bully. "L/Cpl. Bolan was the first to show his wares as he frequently sped down the left flank with scintillating runs which very nearly ran Remelle ragged in the first ten minutes. Sgt. Bolan, however, was given the first chance to aim at Brazel when he was handed the ball by Cronin who had advanced as far as the 15-yard circle: The inside-right took a shot which went past the upright by a yard.
The civilians, outplayed in much of the first 15 minutes, suddenly clicked with precision. Although Lemmser and Richards were woefully weak on the right, Keep and Siemssen were seen playing the game in a most determined fashion. With Wetzell doing his bit in the centre, the civil-laps succeeded in harassing the Army defence quite regularly, "Eventually, McDonald in the soldiers' goal was given more to do than Brazel in the other end. Wetzell missed a sure goal in the gaul mouth as he hit against the ground instead of contacting the ball.
Midway through the period, the Service players again held the upper-hand. Cole missed'a glorious chance by hitting wild. Then a short corner against Collaco gave the civilians a severe fright when Cronin's shot was brilliantly stopped by Brazel. Before the ball could be recovered by the keeper, L/Cpl. Bolan dashed up ana took a wipe which accidently hit Pate's body and the situation was immediately relieved.
Ten minutes to the end of the half, with both sides battling valiantly to gain the lead, the civilians drew blood. The goal came as a result of Keep's splurge that carried the ball through the Army defence in one of his brilliant solo efforts. Before the raider had had time to shoot, three defenders caught him right in front Of the goal and a scramble ensued. Richards and Siemssen also had a part in this melee and the former cleverly tapped the ball forward to beat McDonald and gain the lead.
Three minutes later a glorious handling movement resulted in another try for Scotland. Dick took this but he, too, failed to convert. Another minute, and England scored, but did not convert.
Then just before half-time, Shaw burst through for Scotland, evaded a series of weak tackles, and touched down. This was not converted either. Half-time score: Scotland, 12; England, 9.
At the resumption of play, England's forwards stormed the Scottish line, Giles and Reynolds gaining valuable ground and Parker helping with tremendous kicks, but they could make no real headway against the tackling of the Scottish backs.
After some fifteen minutes of even play, there was another period of hectic scoring. First Reynolds left-footed a dropped goal for England. then, two minutes later, Crawford scored a penalty for Scotland.
Parker was then caught in posses sion and penalized. Crawford got another beautiful penalty. Three minutes later, Scotland were penalized for off-side and Parker scored against the wind.
Fighting Finish England went all out after this and made a fine fighting finish, but they were unable to break down the Scottish defence.
A minute before time, Shaw tock a beautiful pass from the scrum near the English twenty-five. outpaced the English defence and touches down, The try was not converted Final score: Scotland, 21; England, 16.
Although it was a most thrilling match, the standard of play was not particularly high, the tackling especially being weak on both sides. Territorially, England had perla the best of the play, winning the majority of the scrums, but they failed through the poorness of their three-quarters,, both in attack and defence.
Shaw, the Scottish captain and stand-off half, was the hero of the match. The crowd carried him from the field shoulder-high when the game was finished.
The final standings are _P, W, D, Is F; A Pls Scotland 52306 6 Wales min 4 England 5 2 Ireland 3370 0 Route:
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