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By 30-6 Score

Ruggers Humble Norfolk

The Virginia Rugby Club
trounced Norfolk 30-6 before a
highly enthusiastic throng Sunday
at Carr's Hill Field. The B game
with George Mason was cancelled,
while the C team was upended by
Old Dominion, 9-3.

The Norfolk team has a reputation
for being strong and rough, but
they left the field Sunday beaten
both physically and on the scoreboard.
Virginia's strong scrum
really put it to them as it drove
Norfolk up and down the field and
set up numerous scoring opportunities
for Virginia's backs.

Larry Swartz opened the scoring
by making two successive penalty
kicks to put Virginia ahead, 6-0.
Then, Terry Daniels, a scrummer
alertly following the backs, scooped
up an errant pass and scored; moments
later Ken Harris ran in for a
try, Swartz converted and Virginia
led 14-0.

Next, Butch Dietler uncorked
possibly his first successful pop
kick of the year, raced down field to
shatter the Norfolk fullback attempting
to field the kick and Alan
MacAllister picked up the loose ball
and scampered in for the try.
Swartz added the conversion to
make it 19-0.

Courtney Hoopes ended the
first half scoring as he brought the
crowd to its feet with a winding 50
yard run in which he ran over or
around virtually the entire Norfolk
team. Again, Swarz converted and
the score was 24-0 at the half.

The second half saw both Virginia
and Norfolk score twice. Virginia's
tries were made by the alert
Daniels and MacAllister who took a
Dietler pass in for the score. It was
possibly the first time this year
Dietler has passed within sight of
the goal.

The entire Virginia scrum consisting
of Roach, Covington, Trew,
Waldron, MacCallum, Dalgleish,
Daniels, and Ladt played well, as
did Henry Dudley at fly half.

The C team lost a loosely
played, sloppy affair due more perhaps
to inexperience than ability.
They were playing Old Dominion's
first side. The Virginia score was
made by Dave Ross, scrum half, on
a nifty 30 yard run through the
center of the Old Dominion team.
Byron Shankman was outstanding
in the second half as he returned to
rugby after an unsuccessful bout
with a telephone pole.