SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1937. Volume 8. Number 10.
Rugby
Rugby.
Versus Marist.
Conditions were such that play was mostly confined to a forward struggle. Within the first two minutes, Varsity scored. Wild diving over in a good position. Another tricky run by Wild resulted in another try that Kissed converted. Varsity 8-0. Marist then attacked and scored. Interval—Varsity in the lead, 8-5.
Marist pressed hard and were now on top form, their forwards running through Varsity. Points were added and Marist led 18-8 at the end of the game.
Versus Athletic.
Varsity started off with a rattle, and in the first ten minutes from a scrum in Athletic's twenty-five, a nice movement by the backs gave Wild the opportunity to dive over. Kissell converted. 5-0. Athletic evened by a strong counterattack and a try that left Varsity standing. The attack continued and poor tackling on the part of Varsity let Athletic through to score. 10-5. A free kick just outside the twenty-five gave Varsity a chance to add points, but the ball failed to rise. Burke, as a loose forward, was playing well, and was always on the ball. Athletic were now proving superior, and the half-time score was 16-5.
After the interval, Athletic pressed hard and added further to their score. The Varsity forwards were now putting more beef into it and Eade was showing up conspicuously. Varsity's left-winger was also making some nice runs. Varsity were given two free-kicks in Athletic's twenty-five, but the ball failed to rise both times. The score at this stage was 30-5 in favour of Athletic. Wild showed up again with a nice cut-through and scored. Larkin converted with a good kick. 30-10.
Varsity at this late hour, seemed to rejuvenate, but after a beautiful headlock by Blacker, Athletic scored again under the posts. After a surprise attack by Varsity which "went wrong," the game ended with the score at 36-10.