Rugby Union Final

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2343A

Date Released

2 May 1974

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby Union Final Coventry V London Scottish. DESCRIPTION: Coventry v. London Scottish in the Rugby Union Competition Final at Twickenham, Coventry win 26/6. SHOTLIST: TV pan London Scottish kick off in white short (Coventry in hooped shirts). SCU pan Coventry attack, both teams scramble for ball. GV ditto & No 13 Walker breaks away and tries to charge through London Scottish defence but is brought down. GV Coventry supporter. GV Peter Rossborough taking penalty kick for Coventry. SV scoreboard Coventry 3 London Scottish 0. GV pan David Bell kicking penalty goal for London Scottish, ball between posts. SV scoreboard Coventry 3 London Scottish 3. GV Bell kicks another penalty goal for London Scottish, score Coventry 3 London Scottish 6. GV crowd applauding (HALF TIME). GV Coventry attack, David Duckham crosses line for try, score Coventry 7 London Scottish 6. GV crowds applauding. SV Fowlie reserves ball, races up field but is brought down. LV London Scottish attack through Coventry defence, both teams scramble for ball, Alistair McHarg receives loose ball. GV McHarg passes to nearby mate but Tim Barnwell intercepts, collects ball & races 80 yards to line and over for try, scoreboard Coventry 13 London Scottish 6 (conversion by Rossborough now shown). GTV line out throw in by Fowlie, teams scramble for ball, ball is passed to Coventry fly half Alan Cowman who attempts to drop goal but ball is drifted towards right corner where London Scottish full back George Stevenson fielding, he is tackled by Duckham who goes over line for try. GV Rossborough converts the try, ball between posts. SV scoreboard Coventry 19 London Scottish 6. STV London Scottish attacking & tackled by Coventry, penalty awarded. GV crowds. GV Rossborough kicks penalty goal. LV scoreboard Coventry 22 London Scottish 9. LV scrum in progress & ball goes loose. GV Peter Crerar fumbles ball, Coventry scrum half Bill Gillings falls on ball to score just over the line. SV scoreboard Coventry 26 London Scottish 6. GV crowds on pitch surrounding the Coventry players.

Keywords

Sport; Rugby football

Locations

Twickenham

Card file number

99914

Credits:

Camera: Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

209

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