LATE TRY

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31363, 8 May 1967, Page 18

LATE TRY

Albion Has 9-6 Win ALBION 9: A. Harrison a penalty and try, L. Scott a try. MARIST 8: P. Robertson a try, B. McAlister a penalty. In a fast-moving match played at Lancaster Park south, Albion beat an unlucky Marist team by nine pointe to six.' Play see-sawed between the 25yard lines at the start of the first half and both sides suffered badly from handling mistakes. Albion scored first from a neat penalty by Harrleon. Marist was unlucky not to score on numerous occasions, but stout defence by Albion kept it at bay. Both teams produced some fine Rugby after the start of the second half. The two tries scored in this spell could not have been bettered. Marist equalised with a good try by the first five-eighths, P. Robertson, after D. Bartlett had charged down an Albion clearing Kick. From the ensuing ruck the ball came back to the half-back, C. Frank, who slipped it to Robertson on the short side. Albion went back into the lead with a fine try by the fullback, Harrison. From set play the ball went quickly along the Albion back-line to Han Mon, up as extra man, and he went through a gap. dummied and dived across wide out. Albion was penalised in front of ite posts to give B. McAlister the easiest of penalties. With time running out, Albion threw the ball around at every opportunity. These tactics paid off when L. Scott raced across wide to put the issue beyond doubt. For Albion. A. Harrison turned in his usual fine performance, as did W. Flewellyn and G. Barrett In the AIMon pack, Scott, P- Sands and K. Baker were in everything. The Marist forwards won a tremendous amount of ball, but unfortunately this advantage was squandered somewhat by the five-eights, Robertson, who on numerous occasions kicked unlntelligently. T. McKendry, D. Bartlett and P. Walsh got through a lot of work In the Marist pack, and J. Burns was a master in the line-outs. Referee: Mr J. M. Lang.