FOOTBALL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19861, 24 February 1930, Page 11

FOOTBALL.

RUGBY.

ENGLAND DEFEATS FRANCE.

(CXITZB PSESJ ASSOCIATION —BY ELZCTBIC 1 ELEGKAPH—COPtRIGUT.)

(Received February 23rd, 5.5 p.m.)

LONDON, February 22

In the Rugby Union International at Twickenham, England defeated Franco by 11 to 5. At Edinburgh, Ireland defeated Scotland by 14 to 11.

THE PLAY DESCRIBED. A GREAT HARD GAME. (Received February 23rd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 22. All France was listening-in to a description of to-day's Rugby match against England at Twickenham. Francs has already defeated Scotland and Ireland and was very keeu on winning the championship. Twentytwo barrels of red wine were brought for the use of the players. The teams were:— England (two names missing)— Askew, Reeve, Novos, Jacob, Robson, Bo bey, Spong, Row, Tucker, Bateson, Black, Forrest, and Peritan. Frauce—Ambert, Bigot, Cody, Camel, Majerus, Biesuesa, Galba, It ibe re, Serin, Magnasou, Samata" (the soldier for whom M. Tardieu asked special leave), Baillette, Gerald, Noudet, rnd Piquenmal. "ilagnifique!'' shouted the Frenchmen as Robson destroyed France's hopes of Rugby Union parity by scoring a marvellous try. The attendance was over 50,000 and included Prinoe George and the French Ambassador. The wind was light and the weather perfect. The short passing of the French forwards was delightful and their supporters went wild at the end of a quarter of an hour when Serin scored a fine try which Ambert converted. The Franch pressed in attacks in which Samatan, a slimmish youth, with a shock of red hair, shone out, working in combination with Serin, also red-haired and wonderful at throwing in the ball. Stobey and Spong put up a great defence. After twenty-eight minutes Reeve scored, but Black failed to convert. Just before the interval Robson, who won the inter-'Varsitv match for 1 Oxford, made a wonderful run from, half-way, eluding half-a-dozen Frenchmen including Piquenmal, who is a great fullback, and sewed a try which Black did not convert. Tiie latter also failed with three penalty shots at goal. England was consistently better i» the scrum in the 6econd half, getting the l>all nearly every time. The French showed brilliant flashes of great speed; especially Gerald and Baillette. Robson almost scored, being brought down right on the line. Perltan scored a final try, Black converting. The crowd carried off the scrumhalf. Spong, who played the game of his life. Ribere, the French captain, said: "It is one of the hardest games I have ever ployed. It was magnificentWe failetl to win. but winning is not everything. The English are a splendid team."

Sain Tucker, playing his twenty-fifth International and captaining England for the first time, described it as a great, havd gam© from the beginning to tho end. There were many hard knocks and minor injuries, but it was played in a fine sporting spirit. A telegram of good wishes was received from M. Chautemps, formerly centre-three-quarter of the . Racing Club de Trance team, in response to a message of congratulation from the French team to "the first Rugby man to be Premier of France."

VICTORY OF BEER OVER BORDEAUX.

LONDON, February 22. England's Rugby Union victory over France may be described as a triumph of beer over Bordeaux, for each of the French team brought toXondon a little cask of that wine gaily painted red, white, and blue, with a Gallic cock at one end. Princ© Arthur of Connaught and many of the Naval Conference delegates were among the spectators.