ARMY FOOTBALL IN EGYPT

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 24, 24 May 1940, Page 7

ARMY FOOTBALL IN EGYPT

ball from the set scrums, but the close marking of the New Zealand backs pre- 1 vented much use being made of this advantage. Play swung rapidly from one end of the field to the other till the Welshmen opened the scoring with a penalty goal by Owen Welsh XV 3. Wellington 0. The Wellington forwards hammered determinedly at the Welsh line. Fleming, Coull and Phillips broke away after a line-out and at the end of a bright passing rush Phillips scored. Griffiths failed to convert. Welsh XV 3, Wellington 3. With the scores thus evened the match developed into a thrilling struggle for supremacy. Both teams alternately swept to the attack and stolidly defended their goal lines. The issue was decided for the lime being when Owen kicked another penalty goal for the Welsh team. Welsh XV 6. Wellington 3. A brilliant try soon after the resumption of play brought the score level again. Fleming saw his opportunity when a Welsh back fumbled the ball and he took the field by. surprise when lie dribbled across the goal line to score. Littler failed to convert. . Welsh XV (). Wellington G. It was now the Welsh team’s turn to score, and once again it was Owen, with yet another penalty goal, who put his team ahead. Welsh XV 9. Wellington 6.

4, ( Wellington Battalion’s ■ Success ' v — J —• • •• I AMPION WELSH TEAM i BEATEN I ’ ■ZE.F. Official News Service.) I CAIRO, April 7. p Second New Zealand ExpeditionS'orce enhanced yesterday the repull, which it has gained in the Rugby 'till world in Egypt. In an excit(hd closely tested match the ' .igton Battalion team, winners of divisional championship • competidefeated a Welsh regimental side v, holds the Army Cup. . score, 11-9, is an indication of NVen match of the two teams.’ The kigton fifteen did not assume the.ill the last quarter, afld though L .began: to show superiority, the Kirn defence of the Welsh players pjh'e margin of their defeat down Blender two points. ™ed on a city ground, the match Filed a large crowd, composed mainsoldiers, who kept up continuous —king as they followed the fortunes JEI teams they supported. Spirited ) exhorted the New Zealanders to their worth; Welsh supporters ■eeks on the goal posts and a Zealander answered by placing a ~-y hat on each of the posts at M 'l of the field. Profits from the SI-are to be devoted to the funds British Red Cross Society. E:.teams were: •> I'ington .Battalion : Vernon ; Hun- ; ffiochrane, R. Arnold f Griffiths jjOjin), L. Arnold ; Littler: Fleming.- ,’ n nn-son, Aitken, Coull, Phillips. JBFd; Hart, Riley. /Mi- XV: Winter; Davies, Mackie. SPOk : Williams, Ibbitson ; Chap ——.fennel, Owen, Duckfield Dyer. W's, Cowell, Jones, Peters. GeW te - : Wing-Commander G. R L’Mpening phase of the game /aw ST B'sh team repeatedly winning the

Little more than a quarter of an hour was left and it was al this late stage that the tide turned in favour ,of the Wellington players. The forwards took the ball at their toes and penetrated the Welsh territory, where R. Arnold gained possession and scored near the corner. Littler converted ami New Zealand soldiers on the, sideline threw their hats in the air. Now clearly on top. the Wellington team kept the Welshmen defending rill the end of the match