A SPIRITED GAME
WARATAHS IN SCOTLAND (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received October 20, 1 p.m.) LONDON, Oct. 10. Spirited raids by the home team kept the Waratahs on the defensive for the first 20 minutes of the game against North Scotland. Then, Gordon, racing half the field on eaeli occasion, scored two clean-cut tries, Lawton ('(inverting. Lawton, carving his'way from midfield, scored a try and converted it himself. Findlay, ’ from a scrimmage, got over for an unconverted try. At half-time the Waratahs wore is, North Scotland nil. Two minutes after llie re-start, Wilson scored Scotland’s first, try near Idle llag, hut Maxwell failed to convert it. The Scotsmen for some time wen' seen at their best. Kelly scored a try, which Wilson converted. Then Land dropped a lovely goal, and Heaps quickly added a try, which was not convened. Findlay was forced tif retire owing to an injury to his head through :i collision with a member of his own side. In the last few minutes Lawton kicked, a penalty goal. The Scotsmen sprinted, and in a light, were beaten by the Wiirntnlis’ eool, deliberate combinnl ion, the final scores being: Waratahs 21, North Scotland la.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16475, 20 October 1927, Page 8
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197A SPIRITED GAME Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16475, 20 October 1927, Page 8
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