Various shots of the international rugby match between England and Australia and mass crowd watching it. Final score - England 9, Australia 6. Crowd shots, hats and cushions flying. Large crowd on field after the match.
Various shots of the international rugby match between England and Australia and mass crowd watching it. Final score - England 9, Australia 6. Crowd shots, hats and cushions flying. Large crowd on field after the match.
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Date found in the old record - 01/02/1958. Old record marks this as controversial match - unclear why. It looks like a quite rough match, many players seen in pain on ground. More footage of the same match can be found on Pathe Master tape *PM2584* - Film ID 2584.19.
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The game was played on 8 February 1958.
"Old record marks this as controversial match - unclear why." - the match was controversial because of a late tackle by Australian by Jim Lenehan, resulting in an injury to England's Phil Horrocks-Taylor that reduced England to 14 men for much of the game.
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The game was played on 8 February 1958.
"Old record marks this as controversial match - unclear why." - the match was controversial because of a late tackle by Australian by Jim Lenehan, resulting in an injury to England's Phil Horrocks-Taylor that reduced England to 14 men for much of the game.
CORRECTION: Match was played on 1 February 1958.