Rugby - England Freeze Wales

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1755A
Date Released
24 Jan 1963
Date submitted
19 Jan 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - England Freeze Wales. DESCRIPTION: Fine work by the ground staff at Cardiff Arms Park at least made the game possible, but much of the ground was under ice, and a bitter wind was to freeze players and spectators alike, when England met Wales. England (in white) hadn’t won here since 1957, but made it this time with a fine 13 - 6 victory. SHOTLIST: Key scene. Men clearing pitch (2 shots). GV crowd. GV game starts. MS boys watch game, game in progress (3 shots). MS crowd, Wales attack (3 shots). MS crowd. GV England attack and score. GV crowd. GV Sharp’s conversion makes it 5 - 0. GV crowd. Game in progress (3 shots). GV England attack and score. MCU girl watching. GV game in progress. GV scoreboard. GV game in progress. MCU boy watching. GV Wales score. GV crowd. England attack (2 shots). GV Sharp scores for England. GV crowd. GV game in progress. MS crowd. GV Wales score. Result: 13 - 6 for England.
Keywords
Sport; Weather
Locations
Wales; Cardiff Arms Park
Card file number
85874
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
258
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugby - England Freeze Wales', British Movietone News Issue No. 1755A, 24 Jan 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/24964 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)