| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse concerning Bill McLaren's schedule and his commentary on this 'fine game'. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including a description of the match.
- Account of McLaren's expenses.
- Programme.
- Cuttings from Scottish Sunday Express and other unidentified newspapers concerning this match and Twickenham.
- Article previewing the match by Bill McLaren entitled 'The Calcutta Cup'.
- Letter from Alan Mouncer, BBC producer, to Bill McLaren sending him suggested material for his Rugby Special links on 31 December [1966], dated 13 December 1966. The letter has directions and a map hand drawn on the reverse.
- Letter from [?] of the Gordon Ross Company Limited to Bill [McLaren] providing directions to find his car, dated 14 March 1967.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 27 - 14 Scotland. The big sheet records:
England
Team: [Roger] Hosen, [Keith] Savage, [Robert] Hearn, [Colin] McFadyean, Rod Webb, [John] Finlan, Roger Pickering, [Philip] Judd, [Stephen] Richards, Mike Coulman, David Watt, [John] Pallant, Bob Taylor, Dave Rollitt and [Derek] Rogers.
Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Jock] Turner, [Robert] Welsh, [David] Whyte, [Ian] Laughland, [Ian] McCrae, [John] McDonald [Macdonald], [Frank] Laidlaw, [David] Rollo, [Peter] Stagg, [William] Hunter, [Pringle] Fisher, [Jim] Telfer and [Derrick] Grant.
Referee: D. P. d'Arcy.
Touch judges: R. F. Johnston [Johnson] and R. S. Waddell. |