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Teams:
| Wales |
Position |
Irland |
| Bertrand Turnbull (South Wales) |
Tor |
Edward Holmes (Cliftonville) |
Edward Richards (Abergavenny)
Llewellyn Evans (St. Asaph) |
Verteidigung |
Henry Brown (Dublin University)
Walter Peterson |
Charles Shephard (Whitchurch)
Richard Lyne (Newport)
Frederick Connah (Colwyn Bay) |
Mittelfeld |
William Graham (Monkstown)
Walter Campbell (Dublin University)
Henry Murphy (Three Rock Rovers) |
Frederick Phillips (Newport)
Arthur Law (Trefant)
Philip Turnbull (Cardiff)
James Ralph Williams (Newport)
Wilfred Pallott (Penarth) |
Angriff |
Charles Power (Three Rock Rovers)
Richard Gregg (Three Rock Rovers)
Edward Allman-Smith (Dublin Univ.)
Frank Robinson (Malone)
Robert Kennedy (Banbridge) |
Schiedsrichter: G. H. Lings und H. J. Greening
Originaltext:
In this match the Welsh halves and backs were seen to great advantage defence, especially during the early stages, Richards, Evans, Shephard, and Lyne being responsible for brilliant work. Turnbull also gave an excellent account of himself in goal, and despite clever combination on the part of the Irish forwards Wales held the lead until near the interval.
When four minutes had elapsed the Welsh halves placed the forwards in possession, and good passing enabled Williams to reach the circle. Brown checked him, but before the ball was cleared Williams shot through. The Irish forwards then put their opponents to a severe test, and time after time Richards, Evans, and Shephard relieved their side. On one occasion Turnbull just managed to kick away from Gregg, who was close in, and a few minutes later a rush by the Welsh forwards was nullified by
smart work by Holmes. Ireland continued to force matters, and a fine dribble, in which Gregg, Power, and Allman-Smith took part, ended in Turnbull saving at the expense of a corner, which proved futile. Then a penalty in front of the Welsh goal was cleared by Shephard, but Ireland quickly returned, and Robinson equalised from a pass on the right. This was quickly followed by another goal, a shot by Power glancing off Turnbull's legs, so that at half-time Ireland led by two goals to one.
On changing ends the Welsh forwards played well together, only to be intercepted by Peterson, Brown, and Campbell; and Holmes now and again saved fast shots. At the other end Robinson twice had an open goal, and he missed the net by a few inches. Most of the play took place in the Welsh quarters, and, after Turnbull had kicked away from Robinson, Gregg credited Ireland with a third goal. From this point the game was of a more even character, the Welsh forwards passing in brilliant style, but there was no further scoring, and Ireland won by three goals to one.
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