pitch os hard as'conerete at the Race Course yesterday afternoon the Club Vice-Captai xv with the United States Ma Captain's XV after one of rugby matches of the year, each side scoring eight points (one'goal and tone penalty joo! each). was, to put it bluntly, ween the vastly superior tne ties of the elvitions and the physical strength of the Americans, whose outsides could never set mov. Ing as a side ax their opponents did time after time, In fact the Club XV was distinctly unlucky to have been held to a draw. for had Martin, who otherwise played a splendid attacking and defensive fame, held the passes that came his ay on the wing in the carly stages of the first half, the wine would have been won easily.
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