Rugby League Cup Final (1928)

Full titles read; “Rugby League Cup Final - Swinton defeat Warrington by 5 pts. - 3 in thrilling game.“ Wigan, Lancashire. M/S of the Swinton and Warrington team captains tossing a coin for the kick-off. Various good shots of the rugby match. M/S of a man in a bowler hat and overcoat holding the league cup - presumably the manager of Swinton. FILM ID:724.1 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.
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