Word: scrum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Play was even throughout the match until the final three minutes, when the Tigers crossed the goal line after a breakaway run by their scrum-half. Both teams took advantage of the gusty wind at their backs for long punts downfield, but hard tackling and an abundance of penalty kicks kept the score low. Crimson Captain Lionel Bryer, wings Bob Leet and Jack Linehan, and flyhalf Allen Hobson each played a good wet-field game, in their final match of the season...
...today's match is played on a muddy field, the Crimson should duplicate the result, if not the score of the last meeting. A powerful and experienced pack of forwards will almost certainly outclass M.I.T.'s scrum. A firm dry ground, however, with the resulting emphasis on backfield play, might prove awkward if the Engineers' three-quarter line exploits the inexperience of the fast Crimson backs, who have been practicing together for only two weeks...
Terry Turner and Brady Williamson, the only other two men available who have their colours (rugby's substitute for a letter) are likely to form the front row of the scrum with Ridge Morgan...
While the forwards are fairly settled, there is still strong competition for places in the backs. Besides Bryer and Chaisty, the three most likely to play on Saturday are Matt Baig, who saw some action at scrum half last year, South African Pat Latham, the probably fullback, and Englishman Allen Hobson, at center...
Pete Palmer, Dick Hill, and Bob Leete may complete the three-quarter line, but Adam Raphael and Brent Kreelman on the wings, and Reza Majd and Tom Eldridge in the center are all strong possible, as is scrum half Mariano Ezpeleta...