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Gloucester,   03 December 1881
Newport RFC Gloucester
Points *
Tries
0
2
Conversions
1
1
Penalties
0
0
Drop Goals
0
0
Goals From Mark
0
0
Venue
Away
Game Category
Official
Attendance
3500
Referee
G. Trew

The firt defeat of the season by 1 goal and 2 tries to a solitary goal.

6th December 1881 saw the Western Mail report:-

"NEWPORT v. GLOUCESTER.- The success which has attended the playing of the Newport team this season received its first check on Saturday, when a defeat was administered to it at the hands of a Gloucester team, in a match played at the Spa Grounds in that city. At the call of "time" the result stood as follows:- Gloucester, one goal, two tries; Newport, one goal. The goal for the visitors was secured from a try made by G. F. Harding, who also kicked the goal. An unfortunate occurrence in the game was that Bridie, one of the Newport three-quarter backs, met with a slight accident, having had his ankle sprained, which necessitated his being carried off the field. Players for Newport:- W. Phillips (back), T. E. Jones and J. Bridie (three-quarter backs), G. F. Harding, F. Caple, and H. E. Jones (half-backs), Lloyd Jones, H. S. Lyne, F. C. Jones, R. Gould, L. Williams, W. Young, R. Banks, H. McDaniell, and C. Jordan (forwards). Mr. G. Trew, umpire. Gloucester: J. F. Brown (captain), P. C. Adams, W. F. Evans (half-backs), R. L. Grist, H. J. Broughton, H. E. Taylor (three-quarter backs), Berry (back), Bayley, Cook, Martin, W. Brown, Dewey, Williams, Smith, and Seymour (forwards)."


* There was no points system in place prior to 1890-91. Instead, a game was determined by the number of goals scored (conversions, dropped goals, and later, penalties). If a try was scored, an opportunity to convert the try into a goal was given. If the goal was kicked successfully, the try no longer counted.

For these games, the number of Tries are shown under 'Tries', and Goals are shown under 'Conversions'. Drop Goals and Penalties are shown in the normal way.

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