Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Rugger - Wallabies Beat London

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
961A
Date Released
6 Nov 1947
Date submitted
3 Nov 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wallabies Beat London Counties. DESCRIPTION: The Australian Rugby team defeat the London Counties by twelve points. SHOTLIST: KS Teams run onto field, into camera. GV kick off by London Counties. GV crowds. Turner (London) dribbles ball through to score a try. Crowds cheer and clap. Conversion kick which fails. Several shots of general play. Allan (Australia) breaks through and scores a try. General play. McBride scores a try. Cut-ins of crowds jumping with joy and cheering. Piper scores a penalty. General play. Burke fights through and scores a try. Daly dives over and scores a try for London. Cut-ins crowds. Tonkin (Aus) scores after good run (a try). Shot of scoreboard at end Wallabies 20 London Counties 8.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Twickenham
Card file number
49394
Credits:
Camera
David Prosser
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
192
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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Rugger - Wallabies Beat London', British Movietone News Issue No. 961A, 6 Nov 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14760 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)