The Club were then penalized near their line and Culmer converted with a beautiful kick from an awkward angle, to bring the score to 8-6 in favour of the Club. At this period Richmond left the field due to an injured leg and did not return.
From the kick-off, White feinted to go right but kicked left with almost disastrous results for the Forces, Hut-chi son being pulled up on the line. After Wallis had barged through a crowd of players in his own 25, he let the ball out and it was taken well up into enemy territory, but Toomer again missed when in an easy position to go over and nobody near him.
From a five-yard serum, Kerrick then secured and dived over the Club line to put the Forces in front for t first time. The ensuing kick was narrowly missed by Culmer.
The lead did not remain long in the Forces' hands, however, for shortly afterwards, a penalty was given against the Forces for an infringement in the scrum under their own goal posts and the ever reliable Rigg made no mistake with the resulting kick to put the Club ahead once again.
Playing more determinedly than ever the Forces then carried all before them and Rigg just managed to touch down in goal after Carruthers had taken the ball over. A little later Spittle had hard luck with a drop. Then, almost on the verge of no-side, Spittle secured after some open play, made ground and passed to Culmer. The latter with Wallis, who had followed up well, then gained ten yards by again exploiting the reverse pass, and catching the Club defence on the wrong foot, Culmer hurled himself over for the final try which although not converted, was sufficient for victory, the final score being three tries and a penalty goal for the Forces against a converted try and two penalty goals for the Club.
Play in the first half was fairly even, the Police forwards to take the ball over by footrushes as against the Club Service side's attempts to employ orthodox outside tactics to score. The Police. however, scored through Cockburn, half way through, the -winger securing from Wood After a loose scrum and going over the line after a ten yards' burst. Wood converted.
Five points ahead when the sec-and session began the Police tried hard to increase their lead, but Club foot rush led by Laird saw this player take the ball over near the posts for the only score in this period. Ashenhurst added the extra ts from the ensuing place kick to tie the points.
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