The game was reported in The Times of 12th November 1920 as follows:-
"DEFEAT OF OXFORD AT NEWPORT"
"(FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT)"
"In ideal weather at Newport to-day Newport beat Oxford University by three goals, one dropped goal, and two tries (26 points) to a penalty goal and a try (6 points)."
"The University, who played fairly well against Leicester on Saturday, failed badly to-day as an attacking force. Occasionally they showed something approaching brilliance, but their general play was poor and disappointing. Newport have met many better University teams, and if they had maintained in the second half their effective methods, and moreover been more fortunate regarding injuries, the score against Oxford would have been larger than it actually was. The great weakness of Oxford, and it cost them several tries, was in defence. Their tackling lacked resoluteness and determination; there was no cohesion in their defensive methods, and as a line the Oxford backs were impotent. In extenuation it may be said that Newport had one of their great days. In attack and in defence they were really splendid. They had a strong side out, and with the forwards heeling cleanly and repeatedly the backs naturally had plenty of opportunities."
"The first half was really a succession of attacks by Newport. It had been expected that Dixon, Wood, and Pitman would have been sufficiently fast and clever not only to check the Newport backs, but to penetrate the defence when the ball emerged on the Oxford side of the scrimmage, but against Hammett and Shea particularly the Oxford centres were helpless. Hammett showed wonderful judgement and kicked accurately, and Shea, with his clever corkscrew runs and sidestepping, was always a trouble to Oxford. With Plummer and Holland on the wings also playing well, Newport never looked like losing the game. It was unfortunate that Plummer, in the second half, had to retire owing to an injury, especially in view of the match against Cardiff on Saturday, and that Holland should, in the final stages of the game, have had to follow the Newport captain in retirement."
"Newport's experience has been that the forwards of Oxford and Cambridge are young, bustling, and difficult to stop. This has been conclusively proved in both games Newport have played with the University fifteens."
"The sides were:-
NEWPORT. – H. Wreford, back; R. C. S. Plummer, E. E. Hammett, J. Shea, and A. E. G. Holland, three-quarter backs; Harold Davies and Jack Rees, half-backs; N. McPherson, J. Whitfield, H. Uzzell, R. Edwards, W. Radford, W. J. Roche, W. C. Evans, and G. Collins, forwards.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY. – H. H. Forsyth, back; G. F. Wood, E. F. Van de Riet, P. M. Dixon, and I. J. Pitman, three-quarter backs; F. A. Waldock and J. Rees, half-backs; D. D. Duncan, H. F. Waldock, D. G. Francis, J. Maxwell-Hyslop, H. L. Price, R. H. Bettington, A. S. L. Hamilton, and W. R. Bion, forwards."