Rugby - France V Ireland

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2226A

Date Released

3 Feb 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - France V Ireland. DESCRIPTION: France were slaughtered by the Emerald Isle’s better tactics. Not at any stage did France look like winning. Final score Ireland 14 - France 9. SHOTLIST: GTV France kick off ball into touch. GV French minister in crowd. TV scrum ball goes loose, is collected by French who kick up field at 26’ ball collected by Ireland who attack at 50’ scrummage goes on near line. SV minister in crowd. TV scrum near line, ball goes loose. SV slow motion Ireland take ball over line, try scored by John Malony. SV scoreboard Ireland 4 - France 0. SV scrummage by both teams in mid field, penalty to France. GV France kick penalty (Pierre Villepreux), score Ireland 4 - France 3. GV crowd cheering. GV Ireland attack. LV Ireland score try, Ray McLoughlin. GV scoreboard Ireland 11 - France 3. GV scrummage in mid field, penalty to Ireland. GV Ireland (Tom Kiernan) kicks 30 yard penalty goal. GV scoreboard Ireland 14 - France 3. SV pan France attack, No 12 Jean-Pierre Lux scores try. LV pan Villepreux converts. Score Ireland 14 - France 9. S BV players walk off field.

Keywords

Sport; Rugby football

Locations

France; Paris

Footage sources

France

Card file number

97863

Credits:

Commentator: Leonard Martin

Length of story (in feet)

191

Story extras:

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