FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27873, 23 January 1956, Page 7

FOOTBALL IN BRITAIN

WALES WINS RUGBY INTERNATIONAL (N.Z. Press Association-Copy ng tit) (Rec. 9 p.rri.) LONDON, January 21. Wales beat England by eight points (one goal, one try) to three (one penalty goal) in the Rugby Union international at Twickenham, today. The Welsh side led 5-0 at half-time. Snapping up its chances, in spite of having much less of the ball, Wales scored two opportunist tries while England’s backs failed to take advantage of the excellent work by the forwards. Faulty passing and failure with two fairly easy penalty goals nullified the good work by England’s pack. Wales led within two minutes, when Clem Thomas put' his fellow forward, Russell Robins, over for a try which the fuU-back. Gary Owen, converted. Allison, England’s new full-back, replied with a wide-angle penalty goal from 30 yards after 48 minutes of play. Then the/Welsh sent the ball out quickly to the left wing, Len Davies, who sprinted 40 yards for the line. Association football results were:— League, Division I.—Aston Villa 1, Chelsea 4; Burnley 1, West BromwichAlbion 2; Charlton Athletic 0. Newcastle United 2; Luton Town 0, Birmingham City 1; Manchester City 1, Huddersfield Town 0; Portsmouth 5, Arsenal 2; Preston North End 3, Manchester United 1: Sheffield United 2, Cardiff City 1; Sunderland 0, Bolton Wanderers 0; -Tottenham Hotspur 1, Everton 1; Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Blackpool 3. Division 11.— Barnsley 0. Middlesbrough 4; Bristol Rovers 4, Hull City 2; Bury 1, Bristol City 1; Doncaster Rovers 1, Nottingham Forest 3; Fulham 3, West Ham United 1; Leeds United 1, Port Vale 1; Liverpool 3, Leicester City 1; Notts County 1, Rotherham United 2; Plymouth Argyle 1, Lincoln City 4; Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 2; Swansea Town 2. Sheffield Wednesday 1. Division 111, Southern.—Aidershot 2, Shrewsbury Town 0; Bournemouth 4, Millwall 0; Brighton and Hove 5, Gillingham 0; Colchester United 4, Watford 1; Crystal Palace 0, Southampton 2; Exeter City 2, Coventry City 3; Leyton Orient 2, Brentford 1; Newport County v. Southend United, postponed, ground waterlogged; Northanpton Town 0, Ipswich Town 5; Norwich City 2, Reading 1'; Queen’s Park Rangers 3, Walsall 2; Swindon Town 2, Torquay United 1. Northern.—Accrington Stanley 4, Chester 0: Bradford City 3, Crewe Alexandra 1; Darlington 3. Carlisle United 5; Gateshead 2, Grimsby 0; Halifax Town 0, Hartlepools United 2; Mansfield Tow’n 4, Barrow 0: Oldham Athletic 2, York City 2; Scunthorpe United 0, Derby County 2; Southport 3, Bradford 0; Tranmere Rovers 2, Rochdale 1; Workington 0, Chesterfield 1; Wrexham 0, Stockport County 1. Scottish League, Division A.—Aberdeen v. Partick Thistle, postponed because of frost; Clyde 4, Dundee 1; Dunfermline, Athletic 0. Stirling Albion 0; Falkirk 1, Queen of the South 0; Hearts 4, Airdrieonianfe 1; Kilmarnock 0, Hibernian 1; Motherwell 1, St. Mirren 1; Raith Rovers 1. Celtic 1; Rangers 3, East Fife 0. Division B.—Albion Rovers 3. Stenhousemuir 1; Alloa Athletic 3, Hamilton Academicals 3; Berwick Rangers. 2. Brechin City 0; Dundee United 2, Arbroath 1; Forfar Athletic 3, St. Johnstone 0, abadoned after 78 minutes because of

snow; Montrose 2, Cowdenbeath 4; Morton 2, Queen’s Park 5; Stranraer 6, East Stirling 5; Third Lanark 3, Ayr United 2. Amateur International.—lreland 2, Wales Rugby League Barrow 28, Blackpool Borough 7; Bradford Northern 18, Hunslet 3 (abandoned); Dewsbury 15, Hull Kingston Rovers 8; Featherstone Rovers 23, Castleford 8; Huddersfield 24,- Doncaster 5; Hull 19, Keighley 7; Leeds 22, Bramley 13. Liverpool City 2, Leigh 28 (abandoned); Rochdale Hornets 0, Swinton 7 (abandoned); Salford 11, Workington Town 0; Wakefield Trinity 26, Batley 0; Whitehaven 14, Warrington 4; Widnes 11, Oldham 10; York 2, Halifax 5.