Rugby - Scotland / Ireland V England / Wales

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2263A
Date Released
19 Oct 1972
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Rugby - Scotland/Ireland V England/Wales. DESCRIPTION: Scotland celebrated the centenary of the Scottish Rugby Union, with Scotland and Ireland beating England and Wales with a decisive victory, score Scotland / Ireland 30, England / Wales 21. SHOTLIST: SV Scotland/Ireland in black shorts, nearest camera, walking out onto pitch, England/Wales wearing white shorts. SV pan crowds. GV Scotland kick off & attack left to right. SV pan play towards camera, both teams fighting for ball & No 5 McBride is brought down. GV England/Wales attack, take possession, Davies No 14 goes over for try. GV Phil Bennett No 10 converts, ball hits post and goes through - score S/I - 0, E/W - 6. SV Steele taking penalty kick. GV ball through posts. GV crowds & Scoreboard S/I 3, E/W 6. CU both teams scrambling for ball as it goes over side line. CU linesman holding up flag. SV line out No 11 Knight throws ball in. GV S/I attack No 14 Davies takes possession & goes over line for try, score S/I 7, E/W 6. TV crowds cheering. CU play in progress - scramble for ball. GV pan Arthur Brown No 15 taking penalty kick score S/I 10, E/W 6. GV No 14 Grace goes over line for try. GV crowds and scoreboard S/I 14, E/W 6. HALF TIME GV S/I attacking No 10 Gibson takes possession and goes over line for try. GV crowds and scoreboard score S/I 18, E/W 6. GV E/W attack, fight for ball almost on S/I line & go over for try, scored by Lloyd No 3 score S/I 20, E/W 10. GV crowd and scoreboard. GV E/W attack, Williams No 15 goes over for try, S/I 20, E/W 14. SCU England supporters. CTV E/W score another try No 6 Neary S/I 20, E/W 18. CU kids cheering. GV play penalty awarded to E/W. GV John Taylor No 7 kicks penalty goal. GV crowd & scoreboard S/I 20, E/W 21. GV scrum mid-field, ball released and goes to E/W player goes to kick up field but ball is deflected & goes to No 10 Gibson who races for line & goes over. Score S/I 24, E/W 21. GV pan No 10 Gibson, for S/I racing for line and goes over for try. GV Arthur Brown No 15 converts score S/I 30, E/W 21. GV supporters racing onto field.
Keywords
Sport; Rugby football
Locations
Scotland; Murrayfield
Footage sources
Alliata
Card file number
98552
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
260
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Rugby - Scotland / Ireland V England / Wales', British Movietone News Issue No. 2263A, 19 Oct 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29611 (Accessed 20 Jun 2025)