The Leek Beats The Thistle (1929)

Swansea, Wales. Full titles read: “THE LEEK BEATS THE THISTLE - Wales overcome their ’bogey rivals’ (They have lost 7 matches out of 9 since the war to Scotland !) by 14 pts to 7.“ Separate group shots of the Scottish and Welsh international rugby teams posing for the camera. Various shots of the match in progress on a very cold looking day (you can see the players breath !). L/S of player running up to kick a penalty. 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