'The Marines' pack most definitely won the game. They were thirty or more pounds heavier per man than the Club's, they were much ftter—fact that stood them in good stead—they wore yards faster and, most im= portant of all, they played the type Of aggressive game with which the Club just could not cope, As soon as Club man received the ball, two fand more Marines brought him down without ceremony and the ball was. either taken forward by foot rushes or heeled back to outsides' who left their opponents standing more often than not.
As a team the Marines played thoroughly well and they have proved most conclusively that this year's side is probably the finest *rugby-minded" iftecn that has ever donned the red-and-gold sluts, The "thundering Herd" team of years ago, It is felt, could not compare with the present side in any way at all, save, perhaps, for speed, To Mr. Tingle, therefore, who has coached yesterday's side from an aggregation of fifteen individual players Into a well-oiled smoothly working, unit, the Spunt Cup winners must extend their thanks.
It is most dimeult indeed to fina words 10 describe the Club's play, Even with the fifteen that turned out weak as it was—they should have fiven a better display. The pack Seemed to lack life and devil, only Kennedy and Pearson fighting as they have done in the past. On the few occasions that the outsides saw, the ball they were grassed before they could make any move ahead with the result that Rigg was constantly in the thick of the fray. The full-Back, despite the score recorded, played a plucky game, and while he Mnight have prevented one try, ould not be blamed in the slightest for-any of the others.
'Atter the match, both teams proceeded to the Rugoy Club) house, Where the Spunt Cup was formally. presented to Bixler by A. M. Ken~ hedy, the' Club' captain, who! in a short speech, congratulated" the Marines on their excellent win and their prowess at the game.
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