Learning on ScreenRugby - Wales Swamp England
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- British Movietone News
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Story
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - Wales Swamp England. DESCRIPTION: There were over fifty thousand at Swansea for the Rugger International. England were up against a Welsh team that was certainly expected to win, and win they did - by 23 points to five. SHOTLIST: Cut story (Long version) - KS. MS of general play. Crowds at stadium, barbed wire in front of crowds. GVs crowds singing Land of My Fathers. Elevated GV England kick-off. MS Line-out. Two scrums & a scramble. Wales break through & nearly score try. England just stopping them (2 similar scenes). GV Matthews runs through & touches down near posts. Crowds cheering. Lewis Jones - MS converts. England attack. MS Wales break through & score try by Malcolm Thomas. Crowds cheering. Matthews scores another try. England scores try, Rittson-Thomas fighting all the way. Hewitt converts. Ken Jones scores try for Wales. MS mid-field play, then Wales (Malcolm Thomas) break away & make long run down field to score try, running behind posts, pursuit by English. MS Thomas lying on ground exhausted. Crowds cheering.
- Local distribution only
- Long version for Cardiff only [See Compilers’ Comments]
- Keywords
- Sport; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Safety devices
- Locations
- Swansea
- Card file number
- 54893
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Alec Tozer
- Camera
- George Richardson
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 305
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