Rugby - England Freeze Wales

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1755A

Date Released

24 Jan 1963

Date submitted

19 Jan 1963

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby - England Freeze Wales
2. 2Writing by Wire
3. 3Another Ice Age?

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - England Freeze Wales. DESCRIPTION: Fine work by the ground staff at Cardiff Arms Park at least made the game possible, but much of the ground was under ice, and a bitter wind was to freeze players and spectators alike, when England met Wales. England (in white) hadn’t won here since 1957, but made it this time with a fine 13 - 6 victory. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Men clearing pitch (2 shots). GV crowd. GV game starts. MS boys watch game, game in progress (3 shots). MS crowd, Wales attack (3 shots). MS crowd. GV England attack and score. GV crowd. GV Sharp’s conversion makes it 5 - 0. GV crowd. Game in progress (3 shots). GV England attack and score. MCU girl watching. GV game in progress. GV scoreboard. GV game in progress. MCU boy watching. GV Wales score. GV crowd. England attack (2 shots). GV Sharp scores for England. GV crowd. GV game in progress. MS crowd. GV Wales score. Result: 13 - 6 for England.

Keywords

Sport; Weather

Locations

Wales; Cardiff Arms Park

Card file number

85874

Credits:

Camera

James Humphries

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

258

Story extras:

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