COLLEGE RUGBY
PLAY AND PLAYERS
THIS WEEK'S faATCH
The fact that the Wellington College backs were "quick off their mark" might' be advanced as an explanation of lhair consistently shallow play during the first half of the match with St. Patrick's College at Athletic Park on Wednesday.l: As a'result of the shallow play, and despite the quickness of the backs in getting started, the ball was taken, only while they were travelling at a comparatively slow speed. Although few passes were lost, the fast wings,. Longley and Bowyer, were starved, because the intervening backs 'were too frequently caught in possession. Although the backs received the 'bal^ frequently from the forwards 'in the first spell, they lacked.penetration. In the second spell, by design or by accident, the Wellington College backs were playing much more deeply, they took the ball-when moving fast, and in result, wave after wave of them beat down upon the St. Patrick's College line. ' Quill, the St. Patrick's College fullback, was a tower of strength to his team,1 and had it not been for sound receiving, kicking, and collaring, Wei-
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 16, 18 July 1936, Page 23
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182COLLEGE RUGBY Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 16, 18 July 1936, Page 23
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