Rugby: Newton College v. Torquay Athletic: The College could only muster a poor team to meet a strong fifteen from Torquay on Thursday … (detailed description) … The College thus sustained a crushing defeat of a goal, six tries and two saves to nil: Teams: Newton College: Pinsent, back; Wollen, St. Wake and Windsor, three-quarters; Hammond and Davies, half-backs; O’Neill, Robinson, Monckton, Patch, Currie, Lovett, Butland and Browne, forwards: Torquay: Davey, back; Drury, F. Searle, Felvus and Hutchings, three-quarters; Davies and Hill, half-backs; Hawking, Brooking, Pratt, Saunders Mudge, Gorwyn and Toller, forwards: Umpires – College, Mr. Gardiner, Torquay, Mr. Perry, Referee, Mr. E. S. M. Smythe: …
(elsewhere) … Pinsent the back, played a plucky game and the three-quarters worked hard, Wollen and Windsor being the best. The half backs were both smart, Davies feeding particularly well. In the forward rank, O’Neill as usual distinguished himself in the dribbling line, and the others were very smart in their scrum work, in which they had the better of the opponents, who played four three-quarters and were thus somewhat weak in their forward rank …
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GRO0897 Devonport: William Henry Pinsent: 1874 – 1949