International Rugby
(N.Z Press Assoctatton—Copvrtphti ' i DUBLIN, Feb. ft. England scored a lucky 3-0 win against Ireland in the Rugby Union international at Lansdowne road, Dublin, today. The winning score came after 35 minutes of the first half, when B. Risman, the stand-off half, kicked a penalty goal from the Irish twentyfive, 10 yards in from touch. England’s success was scored all against the run of the play. England was inside the Irish twentyfive only twice in the first 20 minutes, and in the match as a whole Ireland held a considerable territorial advantage.
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Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28821, 16 February 1959, Page 13
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94International Rugby Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28821, 16 February 1959, Page 13
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