Rugby - Wales V Scotland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2175A
Date Released
11 Feb 1971
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - Wales V Scotland. DESCRIPTION: A real cliff-hanger this International between Wales and Scotland at Murrayfield. The lead changed no less than seven times and the Welsh Victory came only in the final second with everything depending on a difficult conversion. SHOTLIST: SV Scotland onto pitch. GV Scottish supporters. SV Welsh win line out pan as they attack. TV pan Welsh attack - B John drop goal but kick in charged down pan as forwards gather round base ball. GV crowd. TV pan Peter Brown kicks penalty for Scotland pan to crowd. Ground shot Barry John kicks penalty for Wales. GV scoreboard 3 - 3. Top view Scottish player is fouled in line out. Top view pan Brown kicks penalty for Scotland. GV scoreboard 6 - 3 to Scotland. Top view pan Wales attack No 7 Taylor goes over to try. GV crowd waving scarves (half time score Wales 8 Scotland 6). TV pan 2nd half Wales attack No 9 Edwards gets try. GV scoreboard Wales 11 - Scotland 6. LV Scotland player scores try from line out (score 11 - 9). Top view foul in loose scrum on Welsh line. TV pan Brown kicks penalty. GV scoreboard 12 - 11 to Scotland. Top view pan Wales attack from line-out & score try No 10 (John scores) score 14 - 12. top view Brown kicks penalty for Scotland pan to crowd score 14 - 15. Top view pan No 12 scores for Scotland (Rea) score 14 - 18 top view Brown kicks for conversion hits post. GV scoreboard Wales 14 - Scotland 18. Top view pan Wales attack Davies scores try in corner. Top view conversion by Welsh No 7 John Taylor. GV scoreboard 18 - 19 with crowd in f/g. Top view pan crowd invade pitch.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
United Kingdom; Murrayfield
Card file number
96799
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Reginald William Smith
Length of story (in feet)
227
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugby - Wales V Scotland', British Movietone News Issue No. 2175A, 11 Feb 1971. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/28700 (Accessed 18 Jun 2025)