GATHER YE ROSEBUDS

29th : the Voice of the 29th Battalion, Volume 1, Issue 10, 4 August 1943, Page 6

GATHER YE ROSEBUDS

j nt -'-he end of our return Rugby game against our I, old Yellow rivals? ’the score board road 13-ii in o’: * . our favour. it was a close game? and wo worm rather f lucky to win. / '• - Tho Yellow side crossed our lino throe tines? | while all of our points camo from tho boot .of Bob I • Barlow. .- ■■■ ' ■ -Right from•tho start it was clear that tho Yol» | low forwards wore’ out io bustle tho -Bod side. Blackj. more scored for Yellow, his try being converted by ’ Werner. - ■ , I’ ' b r c wore five points down, but being behind.at ; the start is no new experience for cur side. From ■ two scrum infringements’ Barlow kicked a brace of fine, goals? putting .the Rod eno .point ahead. ; .. The Yellow forwards wore . not to bo denied and I once again they smashed 'tho Rod defence, but Gili •lospio saved. Our. forwards at last .emo to life > for a few minutes and the McTonzio"' 1 , L Conder and bright took play to tho Yellow lino. A ■ * scrum was ruled, -Burke gained possession and Swinj burns sent tho boll under his logs x o Barlow, who •j -“IT 'a" -eat field got.!., Ifclf-timo? Rod, 10* Yolj 1 ow, k o I ■ . After the. interval 'our opponents, started with a i groat rootle, but one man, being koan, hung a. little ; V OO long.on to the tail.-of Copt. Condor's jersey. : Result, a penalty .which Barlow placed neatly between J 1 tho posts c. Rod? 13 Yellow? se. • 1 Once -again mellow camo to the fore end piled or. f two unconyortod tries. ? . • j ‘/Zita only a two point -load our side was hardj pyyased? ana it took Skipporc Burke and his not too / merry mon all their, time ..to keep the enemy at bay | until the final wnostlcu | Havener, we .won* •Zc...? : p . e ."-•’le playod a. fine i game* Tn a- Un-i honour of gaining all J ■•• x po- , '.us s no small font for such a hard gamoe j .Th order Lo maintain .Pur unbeaten .record, it is | clear that manoeuvres of ore a big game, should--bo I stopped. It was oven a oit tough. for tho supporters?