England 9 Australia 6 1958

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Twickenham, Middlesex.

Teams running onto field and are inspected by the Duke of Gloucester at start of the international rugby match between England and Australia at Twickenham. Australia in dark shirts and shorts kick of and attack. Various shots of the rugby match. At one point crowd runs...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
69517
Sort Number:
UN 3041 A
Time in/Out:
01:30:26:00 / 01:51:05:00
Canister:
UN 3041 A
Film ID:
2584.19
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  • The game was played on 1 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.

    jamied 11th Oct 2012

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