INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 107, 22 January 1923, Page 8

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

INTENSE INTEREST JN» ENGLAND A 7. WALES MATCH.

(Rec. January 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 20. Then* was intense interest in the England v. Wales “ugby match at Twickenham on Saturday. There were forty thousand applications for seats, and many were sold for £6 to £7, making it likely that the 1924 matches will be played in the now stadium at AVombley, holding 120,000. Excursion trains were run from all parts of the Midland and AA’alcs. Davies, the English captain, was playing his nineteenth international, and Lowe was playing his twenty-second international. Tin’s is a record. England and AA’ales have each won on sixteen occasions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AVIN FOR ENGLAND. (Rec. January 21, 11.25 p.m.) London, January 20. England defeated AA’ales by 7 points to 3. Tho attendance was forty thousand. Price secured a try for England a few seconds after the start. Wales equalised before the first half ended. There was even play in the second half. Towards the close, Smallwood, from half-way, dropped a splendid goal for England.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '

ENGLISH TEAM MAY TOUR DOMINIONS NEXT YEAR, f — —. CRcc. January 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 20. The Rugby Union has decided that it cannot send a team to the Dominions in 1923. It intends to confer with other home organisations, with a view to sending a team in 1924. The Dominions to lie toured are not speci-fied.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SCOTLAND DEFEATS FRANCE (Rec. January 21, 11.25 p.m.) London, January 20. Scotland beat France at Inverleith by 16 points to 3. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LAAVTON SUSPENDED. (Rec. January 21, 11.45 p.m.) London, January 21. The Rugby Union has suspended T. Lawton, Rhodes Scholar, a brilliant stand-off half for Oxford, and also a coming international player. Lawton nlayed brilliantly for the Rest _ of England in a trial match against England. The suspension was due to Lairton having played with and against professionals in Australia under Northern Union rules.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.