This week-end's rugby fixtures will see eight teams in the field, three games being scheduled for Saturday and one for Sunday, three Club and three service sides as well as the Police and Tung Wen being down to play.
At 2.15 p.m, on Saturday the Police will meet the Seaforths in what should result in a very close game with the soldiers slight favourites. The lawmen are improving with each appearance and their heavy pack is not likely to beaten for the ball very often although the Scots' backs, with more knowledge of the game, may turn the scale.
A powerful Club 2nd XV and H.M.S. Suffolk will clash at 3 pin. the same afternoon and while little is known of the capabilities of the service side, it is felt that the sailors will have to be more than useful to emerge winners against am aggregation that has already played as a unit three times this season and which has displayed consistently good form, The Club team is served by a set of powerful forwards and the backs have on several occasions shown their fleetness of foot and ability to carry cut fest passing movements.
Immediately following the Police/ Seaforths' game, the Club 3rd XV and a Tung Wen College side will try conclusions. Little is known of the Japanese but in past years they were always noted for their speed, knowledge of the game and honest endeavour and with this, their first trial of the current season, they can be expected to put up a good showing.
The Club team is well balanced and although some of the players are on the young side and therefore a trifle inexperienced, a thoroughly interesting match, which should be well worth watching, will most probably result
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