Rugby League Test - Britain Suffers Massacre

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1794
Date Released
21 Oct 1963
Date submitted
16 Oct 1963
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Britain at Work
  2. 2Rugby League Test - Britain Suffers Massacre
  3. 3Fashion International

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby League Test - Britain Suffers Massacre. DESCRIPTION: Taking the turf at Wembley for the First Rugby League Test the Australian tourists, with Great Britain. Britain kicked off in great style, but the flood-lights were to show up their performance as one of the most ineffective ever seen at Wembley. They had power and punch but somehow never realised their promise. Result: Australia 29 points Britain 2. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MS teams out. MCU same. CU supporters. GV kick off - Australia attack. MLS same attack. MS same and penalty to Australia. MCU crowd. ES Australian conversion. MCU crowd. MS pan Australia attack. ES England’s No 6 Dave Bolton from field. MS same. ES England attack and penalty. CU crowd. ES conversion for England. ES general play and fumbling by England. ES Ken Thornett (Australia) scores try. CU crowd. ES Graeme Langlands (Australia) scores try. CU crowd. ES Reg Gasnier (Australia) scores try. CU crowd. ES play. ES try by Ken Irvine (Australia). CU crowd. ES try by Gasnier. CU crowd. GV teams shake hands. Result: Australia 28 - England 2 points.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
87394
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Mark McDonald
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
218
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