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St. Olave's Trip to France
from May 1938
by StPetersYork
had played in a Rugger match, they did remarkably well in winning by 8 points to 3. The winning try was scored by Cookson, who made a wild dash from the half-way line. Stratton converted. The return match with Terrington ended in a draw, 6-6 ; it was a keenly contested game, but St. Olave's never seemed to accustom themselves to the Terrington pitch. Cookson scored the first try, having crossed the line once before but unfortunately did not touch down. Stratton brought the score to six with a really remarkable penalty from the touchline.
Our last match was against St. Bede's, Hornsea. It was an exciting game, but the tackling was very weak, enabling St. Bede's to break through and collect 35 points against St. Olave's 12. Cookson scored one of his usual tries, Denison and Steele each scored one, both were the results of a forward rush, well backed up by the other forwards. The last try was scored by Warren, a quick heel on the half-way line gave him the ball, and cutting through neatly he ran very hard to score a little too far from the posts for Stratton to convert.
We were very disappointed in not being able to play Worksop, but we will look forward eagerly to next season.
The following represented St. Olave's :—
Miller ; Cookson, Pearson, Hart, Garth ; Reynolds, Warren; Stratton (captain), Denison, Taylor, Dench, Sheriff, Steele, Snowdon, Penty.
D.K.C.
ST. OLAVE'S TRIP TO FRANCE.
Yet another invasion of France was carried out during the holidays. A party of six, led by Mr. Cooper and Mr. Le Tocq, got in at Calais on March 29th and succeeded in re-entering England some eleven days later.
The weather was remarkably fine, with the exception of one afternoon, and Paris was " done " in three days with enjoyment and thoroughness. One afternoon was spent at Versailles, where the palace was inspected, followed by an informal outing on the lake. Before a large crowd three of the fleetest vessels were hired, and manoeuvres of an intricate nature were carried out without serious or fatal accident.
After exhausting the joys of the capital we migrated to Vinzier, a mountain village above the Lake of Geneva. From