England Capture Calcutta Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1033A
Date Released
24 Mar 1949
Date submitted
21 Mar 1949
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England Wins Calcutta Cup. DESCRIPTION: At Twickenham, England regained the Cup, by routing Scotland nineteen points to three. SHOTLIST: KS Teams run onto field. Crowd scene. Duke of Edinburgh introduced to teams. Crowd shot. GV kick off. Kennedy (England) makes a dash down the wing, but steps over touch, before placing ball down on ground behind Scotland’s line. MS line out. MS of three quarter movement. Kennedy along wing & scores a try. Cut-in Duke watching. MS van Ryneveld scores a try. Try converted by Travers. Wilson (Scotland) kicks & scores a penalty. Crowds cheering. Van Ryneveld scores another try. Travers hits upright when trying to convert. Scotland start a three quarter movement, intercepted by England who run away with ball, Hosking forces his way over line & scores a try. Travers converted. GV Cannell breaks through & just before being brought down by the line, passes ball to Dicky Guest who goes over to score a try. Crowds. Final score shown on scoreboard 19-3.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Twickenham
Footage sources
Universal
Card file number
51679
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
215
Story extras:
Film clip

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'England Capture Calcutta Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1033A, 24 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15649 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)