Proving far too strong for a combined US. Marines/Seaforth Highlanders XV, a combined Club/Police XV went through their opponents' @efence like a Knife through hot butter yesterday afternoon at the Race Course in a friendly game to win by the lopsided score of 23 one, "placed goal and six tries) to nil. The game was watched by 3 Targe number of amused and interested spectators who saw both good;|rugger and poor, it being quite 'B' obvious which side served up the fatter brand.
"These mixed games certainly allow thirty players to" participate "and enjoy a'game of rugby, but It is to doubted whether they are of the Slighlest use in helping' to. pick material for senior sides. A. one-Sided game, as yesterday's was, does hot aesist" the losers," who" were composed almost entirely of players frow fo the seme, (0 pick up howe hints that they might have done had 'Uhey" been" performing' alongside seuoned exponents of the handling ode. Tt seems reasonable to suggest that if hose combined sides "are be seen out each weeks, Uhen they should be left slone and not fallered "on every possible occasion. By these' means the players possibly would get to understand each other's methods a litle more clearly and then, after actually" playing together fas a side a few times, would probably do far better than has been' the re-Sul hitherto, 'Afterall is said. and done, it ts frory the younger players in Shanghai that "the senior' teams will be. drawing In_a few years.
"Yesterday's match was a rout, for with no less than four senior players the team, the Club/Police haa ne dimeuity im doing almost what they pleased, On other hand. the Forces {dwelt to keep the score down as they did. but they never really had the sighiest chance of winning.
'Sayle started the ball rolling in the frst few minutes, after good run, by going over for an unconverted tty. "Five minutes later Stapleton Colton duplicated the feat for Lucas fo ada two further' points for" the conversion, Before half-time, Thomas Sccurea from a sct-serum, and sling Bbeautlfer dummy. pat throught lace, the boll under the posts. The Atter the resumption the Clubf police XV. took matters easily. for fon minutes of #0, and then Reynolds went over near the Posts after short Vurat. Not Improved upon. Thomas then finished off a fine effort that war slaned. by. Reynolds and. continued By" Game eae "players gaining [Thames" try was again not bettered. sixty, yards' in two excellent runs
"Then Fabian, afler a One run down the left-wing, plunged over the tine for another unconverted try, while in {he closing minutes, Thomas, with one fof the finest efforts egen in' Shanghat {his yearc made 0.55. yards run that {ook him "elean. through his opponents," Selling dummy afler Gummy and using is speed and change of pace to great advantage the made hie way through the defence store it quite realiaed what "was Rappening. "Thomas went over far font but Lieas" Wek "failed.
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