Rugby: Ireland V France

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2239A

Date Released

4 May 1972

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby: Ireland V France. DESCRIPTION: The lads from the Emerald Isle completely thrashed the French in this friendly match at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. Ireland were on form all the time and only occasionally were there glimpses of brilliance from the French. Final score Ireland 24, France 14. SHOTLIST: MS French team onto field. MS crowd. MS Irish team onto field. MS pull back France kick off right to left. GV first Irish try scored Michael Flynn - zoom into crowd. GV Tom Kiernan converts (6 - 0). GV Irish attacking near French line. MS crowd standing up. LS try scored by Moloney for Ireland. GV Kiernan converts (12 - 0). MLS scoreboard. MS French attacking Pierre Villepreux passes to No 11 who is tackled into touch just shot of line. GV Kiernan kicks a penalty zoom into crowd. MS scoreboard (15 - 0). GV pan French try scored by Duprat at 123’. MS scoreboard 15 - 4. GV Irish attack but Flynn knocks on just short of the line. MS native shows his disgust. HALF TIME GV pan Kiernan kicks Irish penalty 18 - 4. GV Alan Duggan scores try for Ireland. GV pan Kiernan converts. LS scoreboard 24 - 4. MS Duprat score French try. LS scoreboard 24 - 8. GV French try scored by Jean-Pierre Lux (conversion not shown). LS scoreboard 24 - 14. MS crowd onto pitch.

Keywords

Rugby football

Locations

Dublin; Republic of Ireland; Lansdowne Road

Card file number

98009

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera: Leslie Isaacs
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

224

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