Motor Cycle Football Motorcycle Football (1959)

Hurst Farm, Winchfield, Hampshire. M/S of the people unloading a truck filled with motorcycles. They put the motorcycles on the side of the road. This is not a cross country rally, informs the voiceover, but a new and exciting sport - motorcycle football. Several shots of the players getting their motorcycles (and themselves) ready for the game. This is a motorcycle football match between the Border Motor Club and the North Hants Club. M/S of line of players on motorbikes entering the field. M/S of a judge throwing coin. Two men from the opposite teams are at each side and a huge ball sits in the middle. C/U shot of the ball - it is at least twice the size of a football. Voiceover explains the rules and talks about the game’s popularity and its origins. Referee blows a whistle and the game starts. L/S of the people on motorcycles throwing the ball to each other. It looks really funny - players either kick the ball or use their front tires to get it moving. They drive considerably fast. Audience is s