Rugby Centenary Match

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2157A
Date Released
8 Oct 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Sewage Strike
  2. 2Nijinsky Beaten
  3. 3Nasser Funeral
  4. 4Nixon Visit
  5. 5Rugby Centenary Match

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby Centenary Match. DESCRIPTION: Combined England-Wales and Scotland-Ireland teams in a specially arranged Rugby Match to celebrate the centenary of the Sport. England and Wales look assured of victory, but their opponents fight back to force a draw. SHOTLIST: SV Scotland Ireland team onto field. England Wales ditto. LV pan S/W kick off from right to left. TV Anglo/Welsh forwards gather ball & scrum half kicks clear. TV Anglo/Welsh team attack & 52’ Fielding goes over line for a try. GV crowd. TV Scots/Ireland attack from a scrum almost score but ball goes loose for defender to clear from behind try line. TV Scots/Ireland attack at 81’ they score a try. LV scoreboard showing 3 points all ground shot Anglo/Welsh quarters attacking. LV scoreboard England 8 Scotland 3. 2nd Half: ground shot Scot/Ireland attacking. TV Scot/Ire score try. SCU spectator applaud. LV pan as Scots/Ire convert. LV scoreboard showing eight points all. TV Anglo/Welsh attack player kicks on. SV pan Llewellyn (Anglo Welsh) receives pass at 25yd line & runs onto touch down at 137’. LV scoreboard England 11 Scots 8. LV pan Anglo/Wales attack Fielding passes to Spencer runs on to score at 156’. LV scoreboard England 14 Scots 8. LV Scots/Ire penalty, Kiernan takes kick zoom out as ball goes over bar. LV scoreboard, England 14 Scots 11. LV Anglo/Welsh attacking around Scots 25yd line. SV towards Scots/Ire attacking at 194’ Duggan touches down. LV pan Scots/Ire fail to convert. GV crowd. TV zoom in crowds surround teams on edge of pitch.
Keywords
Commemorations; Sport; Celebrations and festivals
Locations
Twickenham; United Kingdom
Card file number
96422
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Stan Goozee
Length of story (in feet)
215
Story extras:
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