RUGBY FOOTBALL
ENGLAND DEFEATS SCOTLAND,
(UNITED FKESS ASSOCIATION.—COPXP.IGHT.) (ItEUTEft'S TEI.r.HHAM.) LONDON, 15th March. At the international Kugby matcli between England and Scotland' played at Twickenham, there was a bum'pi.r attendance, including the King, England won by 19 points to nil, thus wiiiniti" tho international championship.
England and Scot-kind have been evenly mulched over ;i period of fifty years. I'orty-nve mutches in all have * been played, there being «\n interval of five years during the war years 1915-19.' The first, fixture was played in 1871. since when England lias Avon .19 matches and Scotland-17, while 8 have, been drawn. During the present reason iMigland ha^ silter.dy defeated Ireland (l<l-3) W-iln 117-3). ami Franco. (10-7). Scotland do' Ira tod Ireland (1.3-8) and Wales (35.10). but jvas defeated hy l/'rauce (12.10).
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Evening Post, Volume 65, Issue 65, 17 March 1924, Page 7
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128RUGBY FOOTBALL Evening Post, Volume 65, Issue 65, 17 March 1924, Page 7
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