Word: scrumming
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Jose Soriano and Henrik Reynders as wing forwards broke up a number of Princeton plays after the Tiger scrum had heeled the ball out to their ace scrum half John Cotter...
Harvard's heavy scrum kept the Tiger at bay most of the game and each team only once came close to scoring on running-dribbling attacks...
...minute contest was played. This was quite legal, for in rugby the game may vary, with anywhere from 25 to 40 minute halves. At the end of 60 minutes of play, the score read 8-all; in the next 20 minutes the Crimson defense collapsed. The heavy Tiger scrum lorded over the Harvard forwards...
...Coach Jim Nuland came into the game, and soon accounted for another three points by a penalty kick for goal to raise the score to 8-all. It was only then that the Harvard injuries were felt. The forwards were worn out from being pushed back by the Nassau scrum, and the backfield minus Eaton and Mauran could hardly keep up with the Princeton team's running attack. A dejected Harvard team left the field with the score...
...Yale for the intercollegiate cup, offered by the Bermuda Trade Development Board. Yale was the favorite, and most of the Harvard team who stayed around to watch the second game, were gratified to see the Bulldog take an unexpected pounding. Princeton fought for every minute, and her little scrum-half, John Cotter from Chile, put in the best performance of any of the visiting college players. Although Yale rallied considerably in the second half, Princeton finally conquered by 6 to 4 to win the championship...