INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 11 April 1928, Page 6

INTERNATIONAL RUGBY

ENGLAND'S WIN AGAINST PRANCE

(From Our Own Correspondent-) LONDON. Ist .March. Last Saturday s iniciliat inti,a 1 rugger game between I'lngland ami l , 'i , ;nnr at I'wickenham was invotired by ilia lirst really line day of lilt* st*;ison. tinil King t b*urge was able tu witness liis first match since last year. lie shook hands with both teams before the kick-off and laid a great ovation from a crowd of ahull! 50.000 people, who stood up to attention with military precision winie tile I’.oyal -Air .Force hand played our National Anthem and the Aiarseillaise. Those who were sitting close to 11 is .Majesty wen- delighted to note' how well lie looked bronzed and (it : and also to see with what genuine interest lie fob lowed the exciting episodes ni the play. 'The most spectacular iry of the match was scored bv the French—■ the last elfective movement of a match in which they were beaten by .18 points to 8. This brilliant effort was carried out by Andre Lchoteguy and Jaurreguy. the French captain', the latter sprinting inside. to lake a beautiful scoring pass from his little centre and cross the Lnglisb. line between the posts. The King heartily applauded this performnnoi —lie even did it demonstratively—and the sporting Knglish crowd was not slow to follow the Ih/.val example in recognition of a very gallant, effort by a beaten bill undaunted side.

Knrlier in tin* match there was another demonstration ol a kind tliat i lancy would In* impossible anywhere else but at Twickenham. Voting. Kiit'landV: s.i'ttm hail, liail elevet ly broken awa\ with tin* hall, ami gained the Frcinn 25, \V IM * r«■ OilC 111 tin* two hint llel'S l*eImteguv. playing centre 1 1 1 ive-i|uai leis ami w earing black berets, brought the lilt 1,. Kuglishmuu il'.wii with mu' oi t hosi- a nl; li* tackle.-, m which limy : pecialisi' \ i.iininaili' no ;i 1 1 i-iu |jt .to . lull’ll,- I t,.' I.r,H. hut 1.-t it go in;,', an-1 it,,(i i'ligkunl . libuputoils Wing tol u .iul, 1 :11 1:,-■ I it oi. r tin- in'll, h hi,,' 11.. Frenchman rail'll tor the tuili'li iltiWii. ami it was a m-ar thing, but tlm referee, .Mr I'i'i‘i'thv. awarded a try to F.nglam.l. Mr Freethy is probably tlm hast referee in tlm four countries to-day, and seldom makes mistakes. Mv nwii impression I rum tlm I’rcss box was that, I’critmi was iirst to tmmh-dnwii. and tlm linesman on that side, when consult eS hv the rel'ene. took the same view liowever, a large sertiun r.f tlm crowd parked round that corner of the licld evidently thought otherwise, and maintained a loud ami prolonged chorus of '■No trv" jirotesi. This went on, though obviously no rcleree could altta his division. mice uiven. even while tlm i gnnl kirk war. being taken. The uproar in no wav rattled .). V. Hichnrdsori. who plunked the hall straight between the uprights. , , Tliis denf*sistl'tit ion was lather hiolisn, been use it was so futile mice the decision was allotted; lint it was surely rather s])nrting. Comparisons arc lions, Imt i really cannot imagine, not alone a French crowd at Coloinhes, hut ('.yen a Scottish crowd at Murraylicld. 'barracking a referee for awarding a try against the enemy and for the home side.