Rugby League Final

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2162A
Date Released
12 Nov 1970
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1De Gaulle Obituary
  2. 2Remembrance Day
  3. 3Investiture
  4. 4New Uniforms for Postwomen
  5. 5Rugby League Final

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby League Final. DESCRIPTION: Australia beat Great Britain 12-7 in the final of the Rugby League World Cup. It’s one of the roughest internationals seen for years, with 14 cautions and two men sent off at the last minute. SHOTLIST: SV teams onto pitch (GB white shirts). GV crowd wave flags. GV pan R to L GB kick off. GV pan L to R Aussie kick back GV gather ball. SV crowd. GV pan R to L GB break away from defence. SV brass band members watching. LV Ray Dutton kicks penalty for GV pan as ball crosses bar. SCORE GB 2 AUSSIE 0. GV pan GV attack sequence from scrum. GV players break through but is stopped right on the try line and forced back into touch (good Aussie defending). SV man in crowd. GV Aussie attack and a foul given against GB. SV spectators. LV Eric Simms kicks penalty goal for Aussies zoom out to GV crowd and scoreboard showing 2-2. GV pan Aussies attack. BIG GV Aussies attack Father John Cootes goes over line to score (score GV 2 Aussie 5). SV general play. LV Sid Hynes drops goal for GB (score GV 4 Aussie 5). GV crowd with scoreboard in b/g. SECOND HALF GV general play Aussies break through Williamson goes over for Aussies. LV pan Simms converts (score GB 4 Aussies 10). GV pan Aussies attack & Simms drops a goal - score GB 4 Aussie 12. Ground shot SV general play. GV crowd. LV pan GB attack Atkinson goes over for GB (score GB 7 Aussies 12). LV Aussie Captain R Coote raises cup to crowd. BIG GV ditto.
Keywords
Sport; Religion and belief
Locations
United Kingdom; Headingley
Card file number
96524
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
P. Simmon
Length of story (in feet)
233
Story extras:
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