Rugby League - 2nd Test

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1435A
Date Released
6 Dec 1956
Date submitted
30 Nov 1956
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: England V Australia - Rugby. SHOTLIST: Crowds - Teams coming on. Toss up. No 3 Clifford for Aussies opens score from penalty kick. Aussies score and convert 7-2. England fail to convert after a try 7-5. 2nd half - England score from penalty kick 9-7 before referee calls for clean jerseys to certain England players. Australia convert after try. Aussies lead 14-9. Ditto lead 19-9. Kick off. No 12 for England missed goal kick after 20 minutes. No 10 scored for England scored try which was converted by No 4. No 13 scores brilliant try and No 4 misses conversion. Shot of scoreboard full time. Several shots of players in second half.
Local distribution only
Special for Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle instead of last item.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Bradford
Card file number
69070
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
James Humphries
Length of story (in feet)
156
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugby League - 2nd Test', British Movietone News Issue No. 1435A, 6 Dec 1956. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/21354 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)