The Archive · 1938

Club 4th Secure Easy Win

Soldiers Prove For Hardworking Civilian Rugger Fifteen

Playing a thoroughly fine game all round, the Club 4th XV easily beat the Area Details at the Race Course yesterday afternoon, the final score of six points (two tries) to nil, hard-being indicative of the run of the play. Taking the ball at their feet time after time the Club pack, splendidly led by Lucas, had the ers in a bad way right from the commencement, only hard and determined tackling keeping the civilians from running up a much larger tally Conditions underfoot were poor. while a persistent heavy rainfall throughout the match made the ball most slippery to handle.

Reynolds, playing his third game 1 two days, showed up very prominently, as did Lucas and Bennett for the Club, while outstanding among the losers were Barclay, Hall and Evans

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