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Show M--" . .... .s U . ..'.fa Park City's rugged forward pack works effectively, crumb ling Utah State's scrum. Scrum Half Craigger Judd awaits the ball, Polynesians Defeat Park Ruggers; Festive Rugby Week End Planned seas on a European tour. RUGBY PLAY THAT weekend will be from noon til 4 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a. m. til 6 p.m. on Sunday, and Noon til 4 p.m. on Monday, Memorial Day. That particular Sunday, Park City Rugby Club invites all Parkites down to the field for a chicken barbeque to be held during the games, 11 a.m. til whenever everyone is finished having a good time. Come on down and see some good rugby and enjoy yourself at the barbeque. This Saturday Park City journeys to Provo to take on the Olde Boys of BYU. It has been five games since the Park Ruggers have tasted victory, but the Olde Boys surely won't roll over and play defd. Over the past two seasons Park City and the Olde Boys have battled four times, each team winning twice. was all Polynesians from that point on. This colorful team will make its next appearance in Park City over the Memorial Day Weekend Week-end when Park City Rugby Football Foot-ball Club entertains all the Utah rugby sides in a three-day round robin fest. One Colorado team, the Denver Highlanders, will be on hand to give the locals some heavy competition. The Highlanders High-landers are one of the finest squads in Colorado and have even taken their talents over- jolted into the air. An alert Polynesian back intercepted the ball and speeded down the sidelines side-lines untouched to the goal as Park City had eagerly charged into an offensive alignment, leaving no one back defensively. The conversion kick failed and the locals trailed only 4-0 at halftime. Rough and tumble was the name of the game as Park City and the Salt Lake Polynesians Poly-nesians squared off on the Park City Community Field Saturday. Satur-day. But as the dust cleared, the exciting squad from the Islands had nailed down an impressive im-pressive victory. The contest started slowly, each team content to play conservatively con-servatively and kick for touch (out ol bounds) to gain sure yardage. Then disaster struck the home side mid-way through the first half. As Park City Inside Centre Terrell Smith carried around the right side, he was crunched by two of the opposition and the ball was . IT WAS A DIFFERENT game the second half. Park City seemed to lag on pursuit and the Polynesians jumped to the advantage with some adept passing pas-sing and hard-nosed running. Park City closed to within 8-3 on Ron Cotler's penalty kick from thirty yards out, but it |