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Inter-Varsity Hockey
Great action footage of Oxford and Cambridge contesting a hockey match on the muddy pitch of a sports ground in Beckenham.
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Overview
After showing the teams, the action shifts to the pitch for this hockey game between teams representing the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Includes some frantic play, a couple of strikes at goal and a penalty corner. Oxford eventually prevailed 3-0.
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