DORSET A v. EXAMINATION

Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 11, 12 July 1940, Page 4

DORSET A v. EXAMINATION

(Contributed by G. E. M« t • Exam. Battery) Dorset A secured a convincing, over Examination B on Wedn' 26th June. The teams were a J lows: —• Dorset (red and blue)-—< nane, McAneney, Bowyer, A’C I Mabin, Twohill, Fitzpatrick, I wards: Mackie, Jowett, Wilkins Manus, Steel, Frederic, Simpson 1 kin. , • Examination (green and yellow Backs: Dooley, Adams, Vernon; Cleary, Wickham, Ornberg, M son. Forwards Mulholland,Knorl Gannon, 'Griffiths, Hill, Woon, k 1 mont, Randall. I After a short period of mid.; play Dorset rushed play to Exam,: ritory where Dooley relieved ijj ' long liner. Vernon gained ground with a good run, but set forwards, with McManus anil - deric prominent, swept upfield al . Exam, line was pressed hard’ Beaumont dribbled well clear oi find A’Court gain ground with a? kick. From a scrum Fitzpatrick set! and after a dangerous run, d kicked to the waiting Dorset 1 wards. McManus secured and' over for the first try which Lea converted. Dorset A 5, Exam. 1 Dorset forwards had by this asserted their superiority and v breakdown occurred in the Exa side backs, Mabin pounced on tl and dived over. Lennane adda extras, making the half-time Dorset A 10, Exam. B 0. On resuming Dorset rushed p Exam, territory, but Wickham was the pick of the Exam, bad peatedly relieved with long Exam, were compelled to force Twohill kicked through nicely.l the drop out McManus passe A’Court, who raced across in the, ner, to make the score 13—0 ini sets’ favour. McCleary and M figured in some good saves ford but Dorset kept up the pressure soon afterwards McAneney used speed to score under the posts. If A 16, Exam. B 0. A good movtj in which Fitzpatrick, Twohill, l' r Bowyer and A’Court handled erj the last-named to cross for his si “ try. Lennane added the major fl making the score: Dorset 21, & ( Wickham and Hill worked had Exam, but Dorset forwards hat game well under control andy Jowett and McManus were pro? |

in a dribbling rush from which I Patrick booted through to score! after Lennane. had again addftj major points, the game closed! the final score: Dorset 26, Exam! L/Bdr. G. Beveridge car#, whistle. ' . j j --