Rugby Union - Wales V England

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1338A
Date Released
27 Jan 1955
Date submitted
24 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - Wales V England. DESCRIPTION: At Cardiff Arms Park, on a pitch that had suffered from the recent bad weather, Wales scored a narrow, three point victory over England. SHOTLIST: GV the ground being cleared of straw which had been placed there due to recent thaw (Cardiff Arms Park). (Two men operating a tractor). Cliff Morgan (Wales) kicks off. Penalty for Wales taken by Arthur Edwards. A view from behind the goal of the ball sailing over the bar to put Wales 3 points ahead. General play - forward passing and some shots of the players covered in mud having great difficulty in negotiating the bad conditions. CU of the players as they walk off the ground covered in mud.
Local distribution only
Long version (220 ft) shown in Cardiff & West instead of Item 2 and short version of this story.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Cardiff; Wales
Card file number
62727
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugby Union - Wales V England', British Movietone News Issue No. 1338A, 27 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19809 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)