A HARD-FOUGHT CAME
IMelrose had all jthey could do to hold. their lead over Onslow on Saturday, ,is ; their opponents attacked throughout the; second half in a series, of fine move-! Ments which were -rendered Jess danger-: ■ous by their lack *>l finish,. : Play ir.as confined mostly .to the forwa;i'ds 'in the fet half. Beaton put over a penalty, after which 'Melvoee attacked.t A forward rush and .senumn-iace gaA-e the O.nslyw iacte a chanoe. and Ixoss scored! an wueonverted ti'}r. Melrose again at-; tacked, and at leup.th their forwards1 liroke through, Hunter scoring close in. 1 Beaton couverted. In the second -spell, Orrslow attacked steadily, Movemonts headed by Lindsay and Jinrd.ins failed, due to niishandling! and bad luck -toset'her witli v sterling defence:. Mcliuies's play and Jine-Jsickuijf' on defence-was .pailicularly souud. A line; -movement by Ohkloiv rcßultod in a toby WeKb. th? kif-'k failing. Lnek of finish in the Onslow attack, with the strong 3lelro.se defence, kept the score at 5-6' in 3le3a\cnse-Selwyu"s f«o-our. ■'.-.. iMr. D. Paris was referee.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 2, 3 July 1933, Page 4
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