FOOTBALL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 December 1927, Page 6

FOOTBALL.

SCOTLAND BEAT WARATAHS. f. j LONDON, Saturday. ' An exciting match, watched 'by _ 00,000 spectators, resulted in tile YYaiatabs’ first defeat in international games. Their combination and clever and resourceful attack and defence were spoilt by Scotland s very fast foiward work and quick following-up. Simmers was in great form and led up to both tries. * After .a run he punted over Ross, Graham being up to get the try. Drysdale converted, making Scotland level, three minutes after Lawton had .converted Ford’s try, obtained 2S minutes after play opened. At half-time the score was 5 points all. Twenty-five minutes later Simmers cross-kicked, AVelsh gathering and going over. Drysdalc placed a goal. The AY aratahs finished strongly, and great attacks ended in Jac-kford scoring a. clever try. Lawton’s kick was only a yard wide. Two stoppages were not allowed for by the referee. The AVaratalis were going strongly when the whistle sounded and might have saved the match had the time lost been played. Still, on the play, Scotland were the better side, owing to the safer handling and better footwork of their forwards, who held their own in scrummages and on the line-out. The AVaratalis probably were handicapped by the cold ball and frost-bound ground. They made many slips when near the line, A\ r allacc especially twice coming down. The AAaiatalis, however, should, with the ground difficult to turn on, have exploited the short forward punt more than they did.