Rugger - England Beat France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1030A
Date Released
3 Mar 1949
Date submitted
28 Feb 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugger - England Beat France. DESCRIPTION: At Twickenham, a large crowd saw England beat France by eight points to three. This was certainly a surprise for the crowd, and a shock for the visitors. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated GV teams parade on field. GV crowds. Elevated GV play. Scrum. LS try going over - scorer Louis Cannell. Into camera - converting try by Barry Holmes. Line out - throw in. General play & England (Preece) scores a dropped goal. Pan to crowds cheering. General & Alvarez scores a drop goal for France.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Twickenham
Card file number
51550
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
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'Rugger - England Beat France', British Movietone News Issue No. 1030A, 3 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15602 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)