Fun in the Scrum!

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1716
Date Released
23 Apr 1962
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fun in the Scrum!. DESCRIPTION: Rugger at Walthamstow is different, isn’t it? But the fact is, it’s a charity match by girl and boy students of the South West Essex Technical College. There was such close marking, that the result was touch and go throughout the match. And the Dollies were a pretty fast lot! The charity was to aid foreign students coming to Britain. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Various shots of women playing rugby. MS students watching. Various shots of game (some of the women are in ordinary dress). MS crowd waving and cheering. CU of woman’s bottom in the scrum. Various shots of play. Shots of the scrum with people lying all over the pitch on top of each other etc.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Fundraising; Rugby football
Locations
London; Walthamstow
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
84194A
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
98
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Fun in the Scrum!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1716, 23 Apr 1962. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24603 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)