When Push Come to Shove
One Rugby match between Blackheath F.C. (South East England) and Zwide United, an all black team from South Africa, turned out to be significantly more than just about the game. Played in 1993 – just a year before the end of apartheid – this fixture was Zwide United’s first against a foreign touring side. ‘When Push Comes to Shove’ shows rugby union’s ability to bring people together, as the players and staff of both clubs form an unexpected friendship. The progress that has been made in Rugby Union, as well as in South African society, is plain to see from this remarkable tale from the pre-professional era of the game.
1:17:25 Rugby players walking through 'tunnel' at end of match
1:17:53 Men showering and changing
1:18:33 Rugby pitch
1:18:57 Old black and white photos of rugby players
1:19:38 Man on a rowing machine
1:20:05 Rugby players training
1:20:55 Men using a punch bag and weightlifting
1:21:54 Man exercising
1:22:24 Men in changing room after match
1:22:57 Man exercising leg
1:23:42 Rugby player running with ball whilst being unsuccessfully tackled by 5 -6 others
1:24:04 Injured leg with bandage, scars and skin graft?
1:24:23 Woman teaching aerobics to men in gym
1:25:22 Rugby players training
1:25:55 Man doing leg exercises
1:26:29 Physiotherapist massaging bottom
1:26:29 Men in changing room showering
1:27:49 Rugby players traning at sunset
1:28:46 Men being talked to (by coach?) and drinking
1:30:15 Men putting bags on bus
1:30:45 Bus driving towards Cape Town
1:30:57 Shots of Cape Town
1:31:41 Man lacing boots and running on to pitch
1:31:57 Rugby players practising passing
1:32:30 Rugby game
1:33:36 A scrum and training
1:34:58 Man receiving medical treatment
1:35:21 Man painting lines on pitch
1:35:36 Close-up of ball being kicked and game
1:35:55 Man with bleading head having bandage applied
1:36:06 Rugby players playing
1:36:11 Man getting stitches in his head
1:36:30 Man with stitches returns to match
1:37:25 Players fighting and referee separates them
1:36:39 Try scored
1:38:45 Conversion kick succesfully taken
1:39:00 End of match, players shake hands
1:39:32 Men in changing room discussing match and taking photos
1:40:36 Men singing, drinking and doing the conga
1:41:22 Bus leaving Cape Town
1:43:03 Men sweeping the stands
1:43:16 Men receiving some sort of briefing while sitting in the stands
1:44:34 Children singing and dancing
1:45:26 Man counting children in line
1:46:25 Black kids receiving training from white men
1:58:12 People playing rugby
2:10:07 2 giraffes
2:10:10 3 antelopes
2:10:15 a rhino
2:10:28 an elephant
2:10:47 a herd of rhinos
2:11:21 3 hippopotamuses
2:13:35 rugby men jogging on the spot Copyright: Dixie Dean
FULL SYNOPSIS
1:17:53 Men showering and changing
1:18:33 Rugby pitch
1:18:57 Old black and white photos of rugby players
1:19:38 Man on a rowing machine
1:20:05 Rugby players training
1:20:55 Men using a punch bag and weightlifting
1:21:54 Man exercising
1:22:24 Men in changing room after match
1:22:57 Man exercising leg
1:23:42 Rugby player running with ball whilst being unsuccessfully tackled by 5 -6 others
1:24:04 Injured leg with bandage, scars and skin graft?
1:24:23 Woman teaching aerobics to men in gym
1:25:22 Rugby players training
1:25:55 Man doing leg exercises
1:26:29 Physiotherapist massaging bottom
1:26:29 Men in changing room showering
1:27:49 Rugby players traning at sunset
1:28:46 Men being talked to (by coach?) and drinking
1:30:15 Men putting bags on bus
1:30:45 Bus driving towards Cape Town
1:30:57 Shots of Cape Town
1:31:41 Man lacing boots and running on to pitch
1:31:57 Rugby players practising passing
1:32:30 Rugby game
1:33:36 A scrum and training
1:34:58 Man receiving medical treatment
1:35:21 Man painting lines on pitch
1:35:36 Close-up of ball being kicked and game
1:35:55 Man with bleading head having bandage applied
1:36:06 Rugby players playing
1:36:11 Man getting stitches in his head
1:36:30 Man with stitches returns to match
1:37:25 Players fighting and referee separates them
1:36:39 Try scored
1:38:45 Conversion kick succesfully taken
1:39:00 End of match, players shake hands
1:39:32 Men in changing room discussing match and taking photos
1:40:36 Men singing, drinking and doing the conga
1:41:22 Bus leaving Cape Town
1:43:03 Men sweeping the stands
1:43:16 Men receiving some sort of briefing while sitting in the stands
1:44:34 Children singing and dancing
1:45:26 Man counting children in line
1:46:25 Black kids receiving training from white men
1:58:12 People playing rugby
2:10:07 2 giraffes
2:10:10 3 antelopes
2:10:15 a rhino
2:10:28 an elephant
2:10:47 a herd of rhinos
2:11:21 3 hippopotamuses
2:13:35 rugby men jogging on the spot Copyright: Dixie Dean