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DetailsOriginal Format: 16mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 8 mins 30 secs
Subject: Sport
Summary This film shows extended highlights of a game between Bradford Northern and Leigh at Odsal Stadium on 14th September, 1957. Northern won the match 37-7.
Description This film shows extended highlights of a game between Bradford Northern and Leigh at Odsal Stadium on 14th September, 1957. Northern won the match 37-7.
The film begins with groundsmen working on the pitch beside a truck for Tudors' Odsal Speedway. The match begins: Bradford Northern can be seen in the dark shirts and Leigh in the striped. Filmed from the halfway line, the game has some fast flowing rugby and some excellent tries. The film ends with the scores being changed on the Score Card to read:
G (goals) T (tries) P (points)
H (Home) 5 9 37
V (Visitors) 2 1 7
