Rugby League

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

572

Date Released

1978

Length of issue (in feet)

186

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugby League

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

COI synopsis: 83 years ago a new sport was launched on the world... Rugby League, a game that had its roots in the tough working class communities of the industrial north of England but a game that has grown and developed over the years to become one of the world’s great sports. London Line visits Rugby League country to see the state of the game in its 83rd year of life, and talks to Yorkshireman and test cricketer Freddie Trueman about the other great sporting love of his life, the game they call ‘the religion of the North’.

Researcher Comments

Also known as Northern Games

Keywords

Sport; Rugby football

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1257/572

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

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Film Archive

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