Half-Time Lead Vital
SHIRLEY 8: F. Fowler, a try; B. Richards two penalty goals. BELFAST 6: R. Inwood, a penalty goal; G. Simpkin, a dropped goal. A 9-3 lead at half-time proved vital for Shirley, for rain fell steadily during the second half and hindered the movements of both sides. The half-time score Illustrated the slight advantage Shirley had held for the first 40 minutes, but in the second half olay was very even as progress in the mud at Sheldon Park became more difficult. Simpkin raised Belfast’s hopes in the dying stages of the game by hoisting the ball out of the mud for his fifth dropped goal of the season’s competition. But Shirley’s defence held out the home side in the last few minutes. Referee: Mr F. B. Campbell.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30818, 2 August 1965, Page 16
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