Rugby - Wales V Scotland

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2227A

Date Released

10 Feb 1972

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Newry March
2. 2Cruft’s Dog Show
3. 3Winter Olympics
4. 4Rugby - Wales V Scotland
5. *Cineplex Opening

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - Wales V Scotland. DESCRIPTION: Magnificent Rugby Match. Both teams played clean and hard. Roughly even in the first half. John Williams had his mouth smashed up and had to leave. Gareth Edwards scored two cracking tries. Wales predominated the second half, with Barry John doing some fine kicking. This will surely rate as a classic, certainly for this year. Wales won, the score Wales 35 - Scotland 12 SHOTLIST: MS Scottish supporters wearing kilts parade round pitch with Scottish flags. CU Scottish rosette pan up to supporter’s face. CU Welsh rosette. MS crowd cheering. GTV Scotland kick off. MS crowd watching. TV Scotland attack, penalty awarded to Scotland. LS pan Scottish No 12 Jim Renwick kicks penalty. MS scoreboard Scotland 3 - Wales 0. MS line out. GTV Wales kick penalty (No 10 Barry John). MS scoreboard 3 - 3. LS Welsh No 14 Gerald Davies scores try. GV crowd cheering. LS general play. LS pan Scottish No 8 Peter Brown kicks 40 - 50 yard penalty. MS scoreboard Wales 7 - Scotland 6. GTV zoom into Scotland attack. MS pan Scottish No 14 (Gerald Davies) runs down wing, tackled and brought down by Welsh No 15 John Williams who is injured. LS referee blows window. MS Scottish No 14 Billy Steel gets up and walks away, John Williams still lying on ground, teeth smashed into gums, possible fractured jaw. TV general play, penalty awarded to Wales. GTV pan Barry John kicks penalty for Wales - Wales 10 - Scotland 6. GV crowd cheering. HALF TIME GV Scotland attack, Wales intercept it, Scotland’s No 2 Clarke takes possession and goes over line. CU pan GV as Peter Brown No 8 converts score 10 - 12. SV scrummage for ball near line, Gareth Edwards goes over for try. GV crowds cheering score - Wales 16, Scotland 12, this goal was converted by John but not shown. GV pan as Edwards kicks ball ahead & chases it, goes over line, conversion was missed - Wales 20, Scotland 12. SV Edwards covered in mud after scoring try. GV pan Wales kick penalty by John, Score 23 - 12. SV scoreboard. SV scrummage pan on line and barriers goes over for try. GV John converts, score 29 - 12. GV Wales attack, John Taylor takes possession & runs for line. SV Taylor throws himself over line for try. GV John converts. SV scoreboard 35 - 12. GV supporters onto field.

Keywords

Sport; Rugby football

Locations

Cardiff; Wales

Card file number

97875

Credits:

Commentator

Leonard Martin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Camera

Reginald William Smith

Length of story (in feet)

311

Story extras:

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