Rugby Season Opens (1928)

Item title reads - Rugby season opens. Blackrock versus Bective give a good display in the opening match of the season at Williamstown. Ireland. M/S of the teams lined up before the match. L/S of the match, the ball bounces off the bar. Various shots as they run and throw the ball. L/S of a scrum, they kick the ball about. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.