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SPORTS GUARDIAN Saturday April 18 1981 22 David Lacey on the England squad for the World Cup match against Romania Clive Everton SPORT IN BRIEF ountjoy breaks lutcher makes way for old bloods money wick (QPR), Moses (West Brom), Lte (Liverpool), Duxburn (Man Utd) (West Brom), Mill! (Nottm Forest). Heath (Sto'ie). Shaw (Aston Villa). Goddard (West Ham). Fasiianu (Norwich).

Hit -(re (C Palace). NORTHERN IRELAND SQUAD (v. Portuqal, April 29, in Belfast. World Cup). Jennings (Arsenal).

Plait (Middlesbrough). McManus (Stoke City), Domghy (Luton), McClelland (Mansfield). Mcelhenny (Bolton), Nelson (Arsenal). C. Nlcholl (Southampton).

J. Nlcholl (Man Utd). J. O'Neill (Leicester), McCreery (Tulsa Roughnecks), Mcllroy (Man Utd). J.

Sloan (Ballymena). T. Sloan (Man Uld), Finney (Cambridge Utd). M. O'Neill (Norwich), Anderson (Linfield).

Armstrong (Watford), Bhckledqe (Glentoran). Cochrane (Middlesbrough), Hamilton (Burnley), Spence ENGLAND SQUAD. Shilton (Nottm Forest), Clemcnce (Liverpool). Corrigan (Manchester City). Neal (Liverpool), Anderson (Nottm Forest), Thompson (Liverpool), Watson (Southampton), Osman (Ipswich), Mills (Ipswich), Sansom (Arsenal), Hoddle (Tottenham), McDcrmott (Liverpool), Wilkins (Manchester Utd), Robson (West Brom), Brooking (West Ham), Rix (Arsenal), Coppell (Manchester Utd), Keegan (Southampton), Woodcock (Cologne), Mariner (Ipswich), Francis (Nottm Forest), Barnes (West Brom).

LNULAND UNUcR-21 SQUAD (v. Romania, April 28, at Swindon. UEFA Championship). Lukic (Leeds). Woods (QPR on loan to Norwich), Ranson (Man City).

Rcld (Man City), Caion (Man City). Gilbert (C Palace), Smith (Sheff Weds). Fen- Presumably Keegan will captain the side which means that. Greenwood has think hard about playing him up front with Francis and Mariner. The three crowded each other out at Wembley last month.

England's lack of width in that match cried out for the introduction of Barnes, who was brought on for the last seven minutes With Coppell running wide on the right and Sansom advancing from full-back on the left Greenwood may feel that Barnes should again start the game on the bench in which case his choice could, or rather should be Shilton Mills, Thompson, Watson, Sansom Hoddle, Wilkins, Robson Coppell, Mariner, Keegan. Maybe Francis and Mariner will both play but against Spain they looked Butcher, the 2 2 ye a 1 Ipswich centre-back brought into the defence for the Spain match, now finds himself out of the squad altogether. However, his club colleague, Osman, survives. Greenwood was quick to point out that Butcher's absence was not a reflection on his performance last month indeed if that were the criterion a few more names would be' missing from the party but simply an expedient to allow for the inclusion of three goalkeepers arid Thompson's return to fitness. Not that Butcher and Osman were likely to keep their places.

Everything said by Greenwood since the team's inept performance against Juanito and Zamora has suggested that Thompson and Watson will return to England's back four, with Wil-kins and Coppell rejoining the take him on. Anderson and Mills are the alternatives. If Wilkins and Coppell play and Robson is retained which ho must be if the midfield is to have any resilience and. flexibility then it is hard to see how Hoddle can be picked, although the Tottenham player's recent form, and not least his goal against Spain, argues for his selection at the expense of the more experienced jbXttfc into the SNOOKER Doug Mountjoy made a break of 145, superseding championship record of 142 set Rex Williams in 1965 and equalled by Bill Werbeniuk two years ago, in taking a 9-6 overnight lead over Ray Rear-don, six times champion, in their best-of-31 frame semifinal of the Embassy World Professional Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, yesterday. The break.

15 reds, 14 blacks, one blue (after the eighth red) and all the colours, came in the 12th frame and restored Mountjoy's confidence at a critical time, giving him a two-frame advantage again. It is likely to earn him 5,000 as the best in the history of the competition and 1,200 as the highest in this particular cham- pionship. Pleased as he was, Mountjoy did not allow himself to be carried away. "It's only one frame," he said, politely ushering well-wishers out of his dressing room as he sought to compose himself at the mid-session interval. In the previous frame, Rear-don had unluckily knocked a red in as he potted the blue, but Mountjoy complied only a 40 break in reply and allowed MOUNTJOY record 145 break 9m a "mmmmTzr mm side in midfield and attack.

So it is really a question of how far Greenwood goes to reestablish the team that looked so promising a year ago' but went into rapid decline after the loss of Francis and flopped in Italy in the European Championship. The problems start at right-back where Neal, who to be fair did. not play badly in Bucharest, continues to struggle against opponents who together so few threequarter movements. The Barbarians in fact most frequently made headway by rolling from the fringes of loose forward piay. wuuamb, Riplsy and Geneste.

the only Frenchman in this year's Bar- barian party, often combined ihic onrl fVinv eilUUUVCl-y au were closely supported by Peck, who appeared to be back in his nest torm. Penarth although often first race will win 10,000 if he completes a clean sweep of victories in the other two races in the series, at Mallory Park tomorrow and Oulton Park on Monday. Mamola's team-mate, Richard Schlachter, was second in both races. Dave Potter was Britain's best rider, finishing fourth in the first race and third in the second. GREAT BRITAIN lead the United States by 139 points to 132 alter the first round of the Marlboro Transatlantic Trophy at Brands Hatch yesterday despite wins in both races by the 21-year-old Californian Randy Mamola.

Mamola No 3 above, leading the field out of Druids in the DAVID FROST Penarth 11, Barbarians 36 Donovan runs in three Richard Evans in Monte Carlo Vilas survives the Czech onslaught IS SOCCER ENGLAND'S 2-1 home defeat by Spain last month virtually ensured that Ron Greenwood would select a tried, tested but so far not overwhelmingly successful side for the World Cup qualifying match against Romania at Wembley a week on Wednesday. The squad of 22 announced yesterday by the England manager merely confirms this. As many as nine of those who lost in Bucharest last October could be facing the Romanians again, although the figure will be halved if Greenwood plays Shilton in goal, decides against recalling Woodcock and Rix, and prefers Hoddle to McDer-mott. All that can be said for certain at the moment is that for the The Easter football programme will surely intensify rather than solve the League's most important issues. The struggles to avoid relegation from the First Division and join West Ham in promotion from the Second were always likely to go into May but now the championship could outlast even these prolonged affairs.

Before Ipswich visited Villa Park on Tuesday it was possible to envisage the title being decided by Easter Monday, such was the apparent debility of Bobby Robson's team and Aston Villa's enduring knack of winning matchss while not performing particularly well. Ipswich's 2-1 win has changed all that. Now they are a point behind Villa at the top of the First Division with a game in hand and a superior goal difference. Moreover, three of their last five matches arc at home and one of these, a week todav, is against Manchester City who, having reached the FA Cup final by beating Ipswich, are clearly going to have Wembley on their minds. Indeed John Bond, the City manager, has rested Gow and Hutchison for this afternoon's game at Wolverhampton because both players are close to 20 disciplinary points.

So the outcome of the most intriguing finish to the championship for years is going to depend not only on the form of the protagonists but on the mood of their remaining opponents. Todav, for instance both Ipswich and Aston Villa face teams with an outside chance of places in next season's UEFA Cup. Arsenal visit Portman Road and Nottingham Forest are at Villa Park. In spite of their indifferent season Arsenal continue to be irksome opponents for sides urgently needing a victory. Their natural game is to pack men behind the ball and close the sDaces near goal.

This afternnnn. however, they may be without the influence of Rix who is still suffering from the damaged knee ligaments that kept him out of last Saturday's match against Leeds. Ipswich should be unchanged, Gates having recovered from a calf injury. Aston Villa also make no changes, though Shaw was in bed yesterday with a temperature and may not play, and face Forest having been set a target of six points from four games by their manager, Ron Saunders. Every time you lose a game you are disappointed and it was probably more intense after losing to Ipswich." said Saunders yesterday.

"But we always thought that if we reached 60 or 61 points we would have a chance of being champions. We have 55 now and there are still eight to play for." Nottingham Forest give Frank Gray his first rest of the season and play Gunn at left-back. In the middle of the defence Needham replaces the suspended Burns Evans is again out of Villa's back four for the same reason and McGovern is preferred to Walsh in midfield. One of the main interests in Forest's performance today will concern the demeanour of Shilton, who is reported to have been told that he can have his transfer and that the fee will be a comparatively modest 300,000. If he does go the Forest goal will seem much larger next season.

The most important holiday fixture affecting relegation will be Leicester's visit to Brighton on Monday. If Brighton fail to take three points from this match and today's game at Crystal Palace then their brief slay in the First Division may be over. Leicester have a difficult home match against Southampton, who have won five of their last six games, and will be without the suspended Melrose. Norwich, revived by victories against Manchester City and Everton, may get at least a point at White Hart Lane where like City, are now Cup-happy. Blackpool were yesterday relegated to the Fourth Division for the first time after losing 2-1 at Chester.

Their fate was assured a minute from time when Cooke scored the second of his goals David Lacey A tense holiday top RUGBY UNION: A six-match tour of Zimbabwe next month by Greystones, an Irish club, has been called off by the hosts because of the Irish international squad's forthcoming tour of South Africa. We will not allow them to come here because of their parent association's close links with South Africa," Zimbabwe's Sports Minister, Ernest Kadungure, declared yesterday. SNOOKER The Guardian's billiards and snooker correspondent, Clive Everton, is one of 13 players who have been given professional status by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association. The other 12 are Ian Black, Bert Demarco, Jim Donnelly, Matt Gibson, Eddie McLaughlin, Murdo McLeod, Vic Harris. Colin Roscoe, Bill Kelly, Dennis Hughes, Geoff Foulds and Doug French.

RESULTS Soccer SECOND DIVISION Watford (0) 2 Orient (0) 0 Gray (0.9.), Bolton (12,459) THIRD DIVISION Chester (0) 2 Blackpool (0) 1 Cooke (2); Enlwhistle (2.804) FOURTH DIVISION Hartlepool (0) 2 Darlington (0) 0 Howard, Linacre (5,631) Southend (1) 2 Bournemouth (0) 1 Hadley, Spence; Morgan (7,355) Tranmere (0) 1 Doncaster (0) 1 Craven Warboys (pen) (2,919) SOUTHERN LEAGUE. Midland Division: Banbury 0 Milton Keynes 1. Southern Division: Andover 0. Canterbury Ashford 2, Hastinqs Basingstoke 0, Chelmsford 1: Dartlord 2, Crawley Dunstable 2, Aylesbury 0: Fareham 2. Gosport Salisbury 1, Dorchester 2.

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE. Gales-head 2, Kinq's Lynn Goole 2. Nettierlicld Marine 1. Workington 0. Gainsborough 3, Matlock S.

Liverpool 2, Southport 0. WESTERN LEAGUE Premier Division: Barnstaple 1, Bideford 2: Brirlnwaler Manqotsfield Ciandown 1, Welton Dawlish 1. Clevedon 1: Devi2es 3. Bnrfpr. 2: Keynsham 2.

Falmnuth Liskeard 2. Weston Saltash 2. Paulton 3 Rugby Union CLUB MATCHES. Aberavon 20. Northam--ton 13; Penarth 11, Barbarians 36: Sa'e Hartlepool Saracens 9.

B.cuqhton 21; Wasns 4. Vale of Lune 3. NORTHERN MATCHES: Kendal 3. W.ajr. 3: Wilmslow 6.

Davenport Table Tcnr-is WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (riovi Yugo). Men's ng Cun beat Dominican Republic 5-1 Egvpt 5-2. Japan beat Enqland 5-4 (J.ipirr-e fmD H. Abe beat J. Hilton 21-23.

N. Taltashima beat D. Johnson 21-l'-, 21-13; 0n lest r. 19-21 Takasliima beat K'Urn 21-1 21-17 Abe lost to Dcinlas 25-23, 14-21 Ono beat Johnson 21-19, 21--' 4 Takashima lost, to Dounlas 19-21, 32-21 Ono lost to Hiltcn 13-21, 16-21 beat Johnson 21-8, 21-fc. VVonsn Curbillon Cup Canada beat Ire-lar 3-1 hro' C- r.

0. Nemes lost to J. Hammersley 5-21, 9-21; Ll 21-19 Fersnczi ami r.1. Alnboiu beat Hammersley and L. Jarvis 22-20, 22-20 Ferenczi beat Hammersley 14-21, 21-11, Tennis MONTE CARLO OPEN.

Second Round T. Smid (Czech) G. Mcetton (Fi) 6-1. 7-6; J. Connors (US) beat P.

Poites (France) 6-3. 61: R. Cano (Arg) beat S. Giammalva (US) 6-7. 6-2.

6-1 Quarter-finals: A. Panatta (Italy) beat S. Higueras 6-1, 1-6. 6-4; B. Taroczy (Hung) beat Cano 6-2.

6-3; Connors beat Y. Noah (Fr) 6-3. 6-2; G. Vilas (Arg) beat Smid 6-3. 1-6.

7-6 BHS HARD COURT TOURNAMENT (Hamp-sttEd) Semi-finals. Men's Singles C. Bradnam (Middx) beat S. Knerr (WG) 6-1. 6-3 M.

Cox (Leics) beat M. R. Appleton (Lanes) 7-6, 6-3. Women's Singles J. Durie (Avon) beat L.

Geeves (Middx) 6-2. 6-2 D. A. Jevans (Essex) beat E. S.

Jones (Hants) 6-1, 6-3. Men's Doubles Appleton and J. Dier (Sussex) beat Becker and Bradnam (Middx) 6-4, 7-6 Cox and R. A. Lewis (Middx) beat B.

Benson and R. Rhein-jerger (Aust) 6-4. 6-0. Women's Doubles Durie and Jevans beat A. Brown (Norfolk) and R.

Einy (Middx) 6-1, 6-2 B. Remiltori (Aust) and R. Dutoit (SA) beat K. Brasher (Surrey) and Jones 6-2, 6-1. Snooker EMBASSY WORLD PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP (Sheffield) Semi-finals C.

TI101-burn (Can) and S. Davis (Plumstead) 9-9. Second session scores (Thorburn first) 11-53, 56-34. 33-52. 67-0.

123-4. 79-6. 78-25. Third session scores (Thorburn first): 46-61, 40-77, 67-56. D.

Mountjoy (Ebbw Vale) leads R. Reardon (Stoke) 9-6. Second session scores (Mountjoy first) 92-48, 32-81. 52-65. 145-0, 98-27, 7-83, 78-31.

Cycling SEALINK INTEHflAlluiJAL Fourth Stage (Swindon to Biimingiiam, 104 miles): 1, F. Boden (GDR) 4hr OSmin 14scc: 2. H. Rasmussen (Den); 3. P.

Lanraire 4, V. Konecny (Czech); 5, M. Marcussen Den); 6. S. Fenwick (Britannia) all same time.

Team: 1. Denmark 12-42-22: 2. GDR 12-24-27; 3, Netherlands 12-24-42; 4. Czechoslovakia; 5, Great Britain same time; 6, France 12-39-42; 7. Britannia 12-39-47; 8.

Enqland same time; 9. Belgium 12-54-47; 10. Ireland 12-54-52: 11, Scotland same time Tl Reynolds Prime Broadway: M. Klasa (Czech) lOpls. Cleeve Hill: Klasa 1 D.Jaffa Lux Sprint: M.

Marcussen (Den) 5. Overall: 1, M. Klasa (Czech) 15-43-32; 2. Konecny 15-43-40; 3. Boden 15-45-01; 4.

R. Veteska (Czech) 15-46-41; 5. M. Hrazdira (Czech) 15-47-21; 6. R.

Downs (GB) 15-48-40. Team: 1. Czechoslovakia 44-10-05; 2. GDR 44-15-01; 3, Netherlands 44-19-08; 4, GB 44-19-22: 5. Denmark 44-23-43 6.

France 44-35-33: 7. Britannia 44-41-22; 8. England 44-42-53: 9, Belgium 44-01-59; 10 Scotland 45-19-36: 11. Ireland 46-04-35. Tl REYNOLDS PRIMES: S.

Lawrence (GR) 35pls: Quicks Pts: Boden 65: Jaffa Lux Sprint: Marcussen 15: Shell Combine: Klasa 14. SOUTHERN COUNTIES INTERNATIONAL (Heme Hill) World Chnmnlonship Revenge (9 laps) 7. Doyle Crisps) 5min 25.2sec. Sprint P. Hewitt (VC Europai.

Holdworthy lO-m'mite pursuit: D. Cottinnton (CC OrpiTlton-Bird) 4nl 855vrt. ABC Champion of Champions Sprint v. (Franco) Reliance Heme Hill Golden Wheel (10.000m) P. Hewitt (VC Europe) Diving MARTINI EUROPEAN CUP (C Palace).

Men's Snrlnnboard (aualifiers for final): 1. A. Portnov (USSR), 615.78; 2. N. Staikovic (Austria) 587.52; 3.

C. Snodo (GB' 584.22; 4. D. Waskow Ger). 5BZ.OT: 5.

R. Camacho (Soain), 578.97; 6, T. KnnMis (E Ger), 573.63. Women's highboard (positions after first four dives ol final): 1. K.

Zipperlinq (E Ger). 187.80: 2. E. Matiuschenko USSR I 177.81- 3 T. Beliakova (USSR).

170.82; 4, R. Wenzel (E Ger). 164.46: 5. A. Novotna (Czech), 152.19; 6, P.

Martini (Italy), 148.20. Sailing HAMBLE TO CHERBOURG RACE I0R-rated class: 1, Gadabout Kowbny (D. Barrow) corrected time lOh 13m 28s; 2, Halcyon (L. Ball) 10-23-13; 3. Gunslinger (I.

Dennev) 10-23-42. Un-rated class: 1, Freedom Flight (J. Oakeley) 10-6-36; 2. Seaiaye (A. M.

Newton) 10-56-56; 3, Genie (G. Bruton) 11-3-32. Hockey FOLKESTONE FESTIVAL. Morning Session: Crostyx 2, The Esu Jonq Orange 2, Spanish Juniors 2: Guildford 3. Wanderers 0: Guys Hospital 1.

Old Canterburians Edinburgh Univ 1. Nottingham Univ 2: Exeter Univ 0, Sparrows Durham Univ 1. Havant Oxford and Cambridge Nomads 3. Eastbourne Cliftonville 2. 0a Palatinates 1: Radley Galeons 2.

Sth Saxons 0. Afternoon Session. Ghosts 2. Tramps Able 4, Bacchanalians Bermuda Vets 0. Lloyds Bank 5: Guvs Hospital 2.

Sparrows 3: Eaqles 3, Folkestone Optimists 1: Bourne 1, Morelands 3: Cerimn Juniors 2. Ladykillers Norwich Grasshowers 3. Old Draqons Dortmund 2, Ul MaHets Bandits 0. Jong Orange 3: Hefiiora taaies u-rrorrj and omonaae Nomads 0: Edinburgh University 1. Stuttgart Kickers Lyon 2.

Lady Killers 7. Motor Cycling MARLBORO TRANSATLANTIC TROPHY (Brands Hatch). Round 1 (13 laps. 33 97 mis) 1. R.

Mamola (US, Suzuki) 21m 93s (average speed 96.33mph) 2. R. Schlacter (US, Yamaha) 21:11.6 3. D. Sinqle'on (US.

Yamaha) 21:12.5. Round 2 (13 laps) l. Mamola 20:59.7 (97.8) 2. Schlacter 21:0.9 3. Potter (GB.

Yamaha) 21:1.0. Motor Racing OULTON PARK. Pa British 2.000 1,1. Taylor (Royal RP30) 16min 02.4-ec (92 81 mob). Tricentrol British Saloon Class A (no lo G.

Snice (Fcrd Capri III) (36.30m-)h): Class 3 'no to 2.300): W. Prcy (Mazda RX7) (86.39mph); Chss (up ti l.tOO): Hniiotds (Tovota Celica GT) (81.40moh); Class (up to J. Pooler (Alfa Rnmeo Sut 1.3) 21-55 '4 (79.6?moh). British Atlantic Thi-d Rnund R. Mallock (Rail RT4 (103.47 fill).

Norseman Fre'oht B. Williams (Chevion lf-n ia ioi 98mph). Motor Rallving E. AFRICAN SAFARI Ur-Ws (after 1st A'C ms 403) ols 2. T.

S'lrn' IFin- t. a ft'iuang ooci la-d. Daisnn S990) 76; 3, s. Mehta Britain. Datiun Violet GT) 81.

Reardon to win the frame and recover to 5-6. Apart from the record break the session followed, as Reardon wished, a pattern in which tactics predominated over break building. It was a pattern which would have made Reardon a hot favourite three years ago, but Mountjoy has improved immeasurably in this department, not only in the shots he needs to play but in the patience he must exercise. Since beating Reardon in the final of the Welsh Professional Championship last year, he has not looked upon the senior Welsh professional with quite the same awe. Cliff Thorburn rediscovered the deadly combination of Scrooge-like safety play and meticulously accurate break-building which carried him to the title last year in turning a 4-6 deficit into an 8-6 interval lead over Steve D3vis, the English and United Kingdom champion, in their semi-final.

The first three frames of the day occupied two hours 11 minutes. Davis won two of them to lead 6-4 and it seemed that the Canadian's avoidance of risk, extensively considered selection and extreme care with the shot itself were cutting little ice. The next hour, however, passed without Davis potting a single ball. He conceded the 11th frame before the mid-session interval at 0-67 and saw Thorburn conclude the next 123-4 with a 93 clearance, the Londoner's only four points coming from a foul stroke by his opponent. Thorburn went ahead at 7-6, the first time he had led since the opening frame of the match, with a 79-6 success in which Davis potted only three balls and also took the last frame of the session 78-25 after, for once, faltering at 54-0.

Davis returned for the evening session with a fresh supply of mental stamina, and needed it. He lost the third frame, which lasted a full 60 minutes, the longest of the championship, but won the next three to draw level at 9-9. Even when Vilas connected with his best passing shots, Smid's ability to stretch for defensive volleys produced some spectacular exchanges that earned the admiration of the large pro-Vilas crowd. The Czech was offered a reprieve on the third match point at 5-6 when Vilas made a hash of a forehand sitter. But the tie-break it was Smid's turn to err and the Argentinian gained an unassailable lead which wrapped it up 7-1.

Connors In his current mood will also give Vilas a hot afternoon if, as anticipated, this pair reacn tomorrow's final. Connors put a rapid end to French hopes when he trounced Yannick Noah 6-3, 6-2 and will now meet the talented Hungarian Balazs Taroczy in one semi-final while Vilas plays rejuvenated Adriano Panatta following the Italian's hard-earned victory over Jose Higueras on Thursday. to rest was announced that Borg has an undetermined muscle strain high in his right arm. He will be examined again in two weeks and will almost certainly miss the Nations Cup in Dusseldorf and the West German Open. I understand Borg is also suffering from a mild undiagnosed virus that has left him feeling below par for several months.

It is essential recovers full fitness because his present physical and mental condition he would be hard pressed to retain either his titles at Wimbledon and the French Open. Richard Evans HOCKEY Pat Rowley Surprise for Ladykillers Although the organisers of Folkestone international claimed that the Wanderers of South Africa had withdrawn from the 75th anniversary of world's leading hockey festival. thfiV rilllv tlirnorl nut fnr thn opening game. They were hardly to tne sianuara expected of South African clubs and were beaten 3-0 by Guildford, whom Oddy (two) and Peel scored. A bigger surprise was a rare defeat at Folkestone for the Ladykillers, who went down 2-1 the German Under-21 side in Knitp nf fino cmal Kw Wacfiwft l.

ii.iv, bVVUlli The German youngsters showed great poise and skill and allowed Peter Marsh, who had earlier scored four times for Ladykillers against FC Lyon, no scope. Enaland whn rnnpl Germans on Monday, took jong iime to assert supremacy against Red Devils, the French xuiiiuia, uciuic winning Craig (Southgate) scored both England's goals from penalty corners in the last eight minutes after earlier wasting a stroke. i pushed back in the scrums, put diif, captained oy tngiana lands yesterday in overwneim-ud a brave performance, John Scott, will field the XV ing Hartlepool Rovers by five marked bV any numuei 01 crunching tackles. They were fi" lf colwell havin, leading 7-4 at the enu ot uie scored a try and McAloon hav ing kicked a penally goal. At that time the Barbarians were looking rather sleepy, but Penarth did not score again until the end of the match when McAloon got over for another try.

Meanwhile, the Barbarians had scored six tries through Cosworth, Geneste, John Clemison Wasps 4, Vale of Lune 3 Cardns has the answer Hall, and Donovan (three) and Bhith had made four conver- sions. The Barbarians' opening try was scored by Trick, f-or today's match against Cardiff, the Barbarians nave chosen an almost completely different side with five Scots Sleve Munro, Jim Gosman, ti lv, Ruth- erford, and Roy Laidlaw among their backs, and with JJclvlU UU1I1131U11, uuuil wui" Andv bimnson nooKing anu Nigel Pomphrey, at No 8. Car- who won me ouuwcjJiJca uup last weekend. prNfiRTH Mrfllcnn P. COlwill T.

Morgan. C. Evans, T. Dunoey H. Powel A.

Dairies A. Mtlntyre. M. 0'Donnell. N.

O'lloniiell, E. Williamson. D. Lucas, A. Mclmvio, H.

Bearoe R. Thomas. BARBARIANS. M. Blythe (Swansea) D.

M. Trich Batli) B. Hall (Leicester). L. Cuswortli (Leicester), Donoyan i rr i lliu 1 i.

(Rossiyn k) g. A. Samcnt (Gloucester). J. a.

g. d. Raphael (Nor- thampttm), G. S. Pearce (Northampton), B.

J. Field (Nloeiev). M. tutliacrison G. Williams (Bridaewl).

A. Ricla (Rossiyn captain). A. Ganeste (B'sles). Rsfeiee A.

N. Bevan (Brynanan). have had 20 points on the board by half time. As it was, their only score came just me" mmu eS into seveial attempts to oreaK tne cti.a1r.hnrl rH i ph hu ra nvw 3(i yards and passed to Taylor, icu ilia uvc ri who cut inside touched down. him Vale's points came from a 35 yard dropped goal by Kirby, on one of the three occasions r.

iat me Lancasnire side were in Wasps territory in the first half. But, if Curran had sue- ceeded with one of his many shots at long range penalty goals one hit a post and bounced away Vale might have been worthy winners. Wasps. N. Stringer S.

O'Reilly, R. Cardus. M. Tavlor (captain), D. Gardiner R.

Hughes, M. Evans L. Lewis, J. Gallagher, A. Isichie, J.

Bonner, J. Thompson, K. Joy, J. Lambden, R. Smith.

Vale ot tunc. B. Bonney T. Ray, P. Tillotson, M.

Kirby. M. Curran T. R. Glover.

M. Garnett W. Foster, J. Ashworth, S. Gill, M.

Ashby, P. Girling, P. Barton, S. Hodgson, B. J.

McCann (captain). Referee. P. J. Wakefield (London Society).

RUGBY UNION ThP iripil of anv team beein- nine an Faster tou is to play bv "the sea in fine weather and Dy Hie bed, 111 Illlt, weauiu aim r.4n4- Un with rr sonably easy victory. All this the Barbarians achieved yesterday, beating Penarth 36-11 and so gaining revenge for last year's defeat. The main point of interest was that Colin Donovan, ihoueh nlavine on the left wing, celebrated his first selec- tion as Wales's new right wing by scoring three tries. In doing so, he showed a startling ability to wriggle and run quickly in a confined space. Cosworth, playing in the unaccustomed position of centre, ran and passed cleverly, so that it was disappointing the Barbarians managed to put Holmes and Davies back Terry Holmes and Gareth Davies, the Cardiff and Lions half backs, are back in the Wales team for the centenary match against a Rest of The World XV at Cardiff Arms Park next Saturday, and Colin Donovan of Maesteg is brought in on the right win; Holmes and Davies played together for Wales against the All Blacks in November, but Holmes missed the whole of the international championship season with a shoulder miurv Trio, Vio nf tor playing against England and v.o Scotland.

Last Saturday, Holmes and Davies played for Cardiff in the Schwenpes Cup final against Bridgend's Gerald Wil- liams and Gary Pearce, whom they now replace in the Welsh side. WALES G. Evans (Maesteq) C. Donovan (Maesteg), R. Graiell (Llanelli), D.

Richards (Swansea), C. Rees (London Welsh) G. Davies, T. Holmes (both Cardiff); I. Stephens (Bridgend).

A. Phillips (Cardiff), G. Price (Pontypool), G. Wheel (Swansea), A. Martin (Aberavon), R.

Lewis (Cardiff), J. Squire (Pontypool Vale). captain), C. burgess itouw A spectacular Richard Cardus, break by a former Roundhav and England centre, KOUnanay ana ungiana remit, brought the try they needed to record their 31st W1I thes'fon- XXTin midfield and sent claimed by forwards-Simon beat West Hartlepool too. at nthS and Davidson also going over-Sudbury today, it will be their Caidus on the bl i nd de.

See altnOUgh David Irvine Sale 42, Hartlepool R. 6 Sale turn on scoring Most sides appreciate the need to naee themsplves over the Easter holiday programme but, with no fixture either touav or Mondav. bale were at their uninhibited best at Brook- gudia anu uuw iiica a guui a result which helped them consolidate their fourth place in the Northern Merit Table. It was Sale's biggest win of the year and the heaviest defeat of the season for Rovers. Hartlepool's selected side had been ravaged by injuries sufiferecl in their Durham Cup ci semi-final on Wednesday and, from the start, they were unceremoniously hustled along the road to dusty death.

Though their forwards fought a commendable rearguard action, and were rewarded with a try by their No. 8, Alderton, near the end, the whole side were too slow in thought and deed to compete on equal terms. By then Lawson had scored rTlTa anrt annlhPr in "junnnrt nf his the able that Wright, that lively 1 I''" finally end their monopoly Locke's appearance in place nf Lawson harelv affected Sale's performance, although a slight loss of concentration enabled Rovers to keep their nne intact lor a further 20 minutes, and in the last 12 minutes further tries were added by Stevenson, Phillips and Haycock. Metcalfe, who plans to join Moseley next season, kicked five conversions and Ainsley improved Alder-ton's try. Sale.

I. Metcalfe B. Oldham, A. Wright, P. Stansfield G.

Haycock A. Phillips, L. Davie: P. Brough, S. Burgess.

T. Simon (caotain), M. Thomas, A. Scott, D. Davidson, R.

Stevenson, A. Lawson (sub R. Locke). Hartlepool Rovers. M.

Ainsley A. Makin, I. Dee, A. Cheshire, K. Murray C.

Winspear (captain), S. Mcintosh A. Jjckson, P. Madderson. J.

Bcarpark. J. Bickerstaff, J. Adamson, P. Ainslev, I.

Millican, E. Alderton. Referee. D. Hudson (Manchester).

after which their player-coach Keg uowaen aamiitea: -weve still a lot of hard work to do yet. The Fulham fans have been marvellous and the players are delighted for them." slalom lager championship. Barrow ft III Leigh 12 Brad(0'd 26 TOP FOUR A pts 23 19 1 9 455 319 39 29 19 1 9 409 327 39 28 17 2 9 480 366 33 29 17 2 10 511 446 36 Warrington Bradford Nthn Hull K.R. Castlttotd SEC-OND DIVISION. Hui ton 21 Hudders- tip-n jr: wigan i.

swinton i. Batley 11, Whitehaven 19: Blackpool 8, Keighley 18 Doncaster 16, York 22. TOP FOUR A pts York 27 23 4 639 306 46 Fuinai" Wioan 27 19 3 S74 235 41 27 20 0 7 426 223 40 YVhltthaien 27 18 1 384 240 37 STAtlOHRO CUP-FiNAL. waterhead 9. Saddleworlh 7.

I TENNIS While Jimmy Connors marched on in impressive style, Guillermo Vilas, favourite to win the $250,000 Volvo Open in Monte Carlo, was nearly halted in full stride by the determined Czech No.2 Tomas Smid yesterday. In a quarter-final of high excitement, brilliant stroke play and appalling mistakes, Smid came within two points of victory when he served for the match at 5-4 in the final set and then saved three consecutive match points himself before sinking without trace in the tie-break. Vilas, who had not lost a set in seven matches since beginning his current run of success -in Houston last week, was more than relieved to escape with a 6-0, 1-6, 7-6 victory. Borg ordered Bjorn Borg's doctor has ordered the world's top-ranked player to take a complete rest from tennis for two weeks. This means that Borg, beaten in the first round here in Monte Carlo, will not play in the Alan King Classic in Las Vegas next week.

Jimmy Connors tells me he has been asked to replace Borg in the draw at Caesar's Palace but has not yet decided whether to accpet as he docs not want to play three consecutive weeks. On April 28 Connors is duo to begin the defence of his WCT title in the Dallas finals. After a medical examination, REAL TENNIS Alan Clemison Ronaidson is almost there Chris Ronaidson made a tremendous start to his challenge for the world championship when he won the first leg fi-5, 6-5, 6-5, 6-2 against the holder Howard Angus at Queen's Club, London. He now needs only three sets from the remaining nine to take the title. Angus has still to recover his best form after a long layoff through injury, but to attribute his failure entirely to this is not to do justice to the progress Ronaidson has made in the last two years.

Angus made the shot of the day in the second in saving set point, turning a desperate defensive block into a winning volley with lightening reflexes. But he lost the next set point by hitting tamely into the net. He pulled back from 1-4 and reached 5-5 in the third. Ronaidson took the set with a backhand volley that died as it hit the floor and was never in trouble in the last set, in which Angus began to- look dispirited. He had enjoyed no luck at all and can rarely have played so well without reward.

in a it he in of the the up top for to the a best season since 1930-1 Of all the nuts that Wasps have cracked, none was as a woik nr i uno The Lancaster side were a model of organisation and taught Wasps a gssoa or lw0 about how l0 CODe with eusiv conditions. few tfc naui tneir oacKs lay nai almost every set piece and tried to take Cardus and Taylor, man and ball. Barton and Glover followed Huehes everywhere he went until the Wasps stand-off was ticking dead out of despe ration rather than choice, it an else failed, Ray could be relied upon to make the ankle tap and so stop Gardiner escaping. On paper Wasps were by far the better side. Given a plat- form 0f nossession bv their ex- perienced pack, they should allow the teams participation." showing East Germany (GDR) accePted the new adding that "the British people may not understand and could evefi tnink the team is a Western German selection." Yesterday the 104 miles from Swindon served only to consolidate the grip of the two Eastern block nations.

The Germans won the stage after t)ley and the Czecn riders forced a leading group of 31 to form which gained 15 minutes, Two hours after the stage ended the British international, Des Fretwell, had his bicycle, valued at 1,000. stolen from outside his hotel. RUGBY LEAGUE ROUND-UP Warrington worrying Warrington, the league Fulham finally clinched pro-leadsrs, were held to an 11-11 motion with their 5-19 victory at draw at Widnes last niEht and Rochdale on Thursdav night, CYCLING Phil Liggett Klasa clings to lead Falk Boden (East Germany) Burns, the race controller, that won his third stage of the 500 "there existed a question of miles Sealink International, principle." adding that condi- when he sprinted ahead of 29 tions no longer existed to now need to win Monday.s last league game ot tne season at Leigh to be certain of winning the Slalom championship. Wid- nes, bidding for a plate in the Premiership plav off, saved a point with a trv only three minutes from time by stand-off David Moran. Bradford Northern went level with Warrington on 39 points with a 26-18 win over Leeds, who were fielding a reserve pack because of injuries.

Nevertheless, Leeds were 10-0 un after 25 minutes, and Les Dyl. their centre, had the satisfaction of scoring the 200th try of his career. In the Second Division, cham- nions-cifict York struggled to a it was an unimpressive display, la or. nHnn others to win the fourth stage uS CzecZslovaWa) who fr.rft i A at 3min Hnn nn Th don on Thursday. The East German team, com- peting for the first time, only continued yesterday after an assurance from the race organisers that the nation would be referred to only as the German Democratic Repub- "c- After the- finish of Thurs- day's stage from Brighton, Willi Lange, the first secretary for cultural relations from the German Embassy in London, was waiting and warned John.