RUGBY

Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 13, 26 July 1940, Page 8

RUGBY

FORT DORSET v. ANTI-AIRCRAFT In a willing, well-fought game Anti-Aircraft defeated Fort Dorset on their own ground. The weather was fine with a cool north wind blowing. Dorset won the toss and played with the wind. A few minutes after the

commencement of play Green opened the scoring for Dorset by touching down for a neat try which Lennane failed to convert. Dorset 3, A.A. 0. A.A. replied with a beautiful try by Tory who cut in and scored in the corner, the kick failed. Dorset 3, A.A.3. A. A., inspired by their success forced the play and when Dorset were penalized, Fryer kicked the penalty and A.A. led with 63. Play travelled up and down with both sides receiving their fair share of the ball and when half time came the scores still stood at A.A. 6, Dorset 3. . The second spell was like the first, hard, fast football with very little between sides. A chance for A.A. came when a penalty was given them in a handy position and Fryer used his boot to advantage. A.A. 9, Dorset 3. Dorset made many attempts to gather the missing points but A.A.’s defence proved too good and the final whistle blew with A.A. still leading. The referee was J. R. Sherratt. Teams: Anti-Aircraft (Yellow and Black) —Bennell, Nicol, Fryer, Trimewan, Hughes, Dook, Osboldstone, Jacobsen, Hubbard, Harvey, Harrington, Perry, Campbell, Tory, Hollis. Fort Dorset: Lennane, Fitzpatrick, Green, Madden, Twohill, Gerard, Wilson, Beveridge, Minnoch, Simpson, Montgomery, Meikle, Faloon, Steel, Black.