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Titles: “The Glorious Draw”, “Ferdinand Vs Springbox [sic]”. People at railway station; [Vulcan] railcar arriving. People [probably] coming out of railway station building and boarding buses. People walking along streets; shots of [Ferdinand] bull mascot. Men [possibly team members] standing on verandah decorated in bunting; long shot verandah of “Imperial Hotel”.
Street parade; men with bull’s head mascot, truck decorated with crest and sign of “Mooloo Club”, Dutch community float, scrum machine on float, Sign: “Spring back from the charge of Ferdinand”, Highland pipe band marching, plane float with with Red Cross and signs: “...Welcome Springboks - Johannesburg via Sewers. Depart Bell Block 4pm...”, marching girls, “EOE Bashed and Bent” mural, brass band.
Shots of [warn up] rugby match and groups of spectators. Marching bands on field. Mascot bull being led around field; bull charging. View from commentator’s box. View over entrance to ground showing large crowd. Shots of match. Brief shot of scoreboard: “South Africa 3 - Taranaki 3”. Crowds leaving park. Group of people in garden [possibly supporters and Springbok players]; man with movie camera. NAC plane arriving and passengers embarking. Title: “The Final Whistle”.
RUGBY REFERENCE INFORMATION:
South Africa & Taranaki at rugby Park New Plymouth 18th August 1956.
The referee was B. Wolstenholme (Poverty Bay), the crowd attendance was 21,000 and the weather was overcast while the ground was soft to sticky.
The score at half time : Taranaki 3 - 0.
The final score : South Africa 3 - Taranaki 3.
The scorer for South Africa was : Try - J.A.J. Pickard (Western Province).
The scorer for Taranaki was : Penalty Goal - J.L. Bayly (Stratford).