Rugger - England V France

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1343A
Date Released
3 Mar 1955
Date submitted
28 Feb 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England V France - Rugger. DESCRIPTION: France made one more step towards securing the Rugby Union Championship, when they beat England at Twickenham before a crowd of sixty five thousand. SHOTLIST: Crowd shot. England kick off. England awarded a penalty. Hazell scores. Higgins scores for England. Play. Crowd shots. Jean Prat drop goal for France. Celaya scores for France. Hazell kicks penalty for England. Baulon scores try for France. Vannier converts. Jean Prat scores. Scoreboard.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Twickenham
Card file number
62984
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Paul Wyand
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
153
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugger - England V France', British Movietone News Issue No. 1343A, 3 Mar 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19897 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)