... Dear tatler, i suppose you will be taking the road to Twickenham again next Saturday, even if only to give the boys in green a hearty wel come. Perhaps we shall see them win, perhaps not, but if they do notch their third victory at Twickenham it will be enthusiastically cheered. It is worth while recalling that Ireland's record at headquarters is far better than that of Wales or Scotland, for ...

... By HARLEQUIN Dear Tatler ONLY a super-optimist could have expected Ireland to return victorious from their visit to Swansea. Actually, Ireland have only won there once, and that was on their first visit to West Wales in 1889, all but half a century ago. Moreover, Ireland's two previous games this season had not indicated that she stood much chance of improving on her record. She had no luck ...

... A I I t Rugby Letter By HARLEQUIN Dear Tatler, ENGLAND v. Scotland again on Saturday, for the fifty-seventh time. Present score, twenty- three wins each, and ten drawn games. So there will be plenty of excitement at Murrayfield, that ground of ill-omen for England, where the white jerseys have lost all the five matches they have played there. Scotland lost their first five games at ...

... DEAR TATLER, You will, of course, have a lively recollection of a stalwart marine officer, H. C. Harrison by name, known to his friends as Tiny or Dread nought, who played Rugby four times for England just before the War. A great man was Dreadnought, in stature and in his profession, for he gained much credit during the War as well as a D.S.O. Now he has become C.O. of the Yorkshire Regiment ...

... A Ruqby Letter By HARLEQUIN DearTatler-- number chance their luck and hope that their games will keep them moderately fit. And they are probably right, for men are all the better for some relaxation in training; the bow cannot always be at full stretch. Those who are responsible for the well- being of teams, Rugby or Association, know well enough that the men must be turned loose occasionally. ...

... Dear tatler What do you think of the Scot tish now? People are still talking about the victory of Scotland over Wales, and they insist on regarding it as a sur prise result. It really was nothing o f the kind, if the critics would only realize that it was an e xtre me lv moderate Welsh side that won at Twickenham, and that three of the chief factors in that victory did not turn out against ...

... By 11 HARLEQUIN Dear Tatler, ENGLAND'S visit to Ireland in 1938 will long be remembered by reason of the fantastic scoring. Seven goals (one penalty) and a try to a goal and three tries is quite without parallel in modern foot ball as far as international matches are concerned, and we are not likely to see anything of the sort again for many years to come. England's victory was not altogether ...