Wales hold Rugby lead
TN.ZP. A.-Renter—Copyright; LONDON. Wales took the lead in the Five Nations Rugby union championship table by drawing. 9-9, with Ireland in Dublin. A. Irvine, Scotland’s 22-year-old full-back, landed a penalty goal with the last kick of the match to give his team a 16-14 victory over England in Edinburgh. England seemed sure to win when it took a 14-13 lead with only three minutes of regular time left. But in the third minute of injury time Scotland was awarded a penalty 45 yards out and near touch where D. Duckham was offside. The English backs failed to use a good supply of possession won by their forwards.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33450, 4 February 1974, Page 30
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