Good Packs
It would be difficult to particularise in the Celtic forwards on Saturday’s display. They are one of the best balanced packs In the competition without any outstanding members among them except P. Fitzgerald who excels in loose rushes. In the second half they kept the ball tight with the effect of countering Old Boys backs, end led by Fitzgerald, swept down field time without number in devastating loose rushes. The same might apply to the Blue eight who played a sterling game, never letting up throughout the day. Both packs were Inclined to roughness for which there was 10 need, necessitating the referee to issue a general 'warning.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21086, 12 July 1938, Page 5
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110Good Packs Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21086, 12 July 1938, Page 5
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