| Ref No | BML/1/1/20 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, England versus Scotland, Twickenham, 17 March 1973 |
| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse. A section concerning Scotland's replacements has been cut from the sheet. It is accompanied by notes, including a description of the game and score, an annotated programme signed by McLaren, an account of McLaren's expenses and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman, The Sunday Telegraph, the Scottish Sunday Express, the Daily Record and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings includes a paragraph concerning McLaren entitled 'Bill keeps us in touch.'
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 20 - 13 Scotland. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Tony Jorden, Peter Squires, Geoff Evans, Peter Preece, David Duckham, Martin Cooper, Steve Smith, Brian Stevens, John Pullin, Fran Cotton, Roger Uttley, Chris Ralston, Peter Dixon, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements: Peter Rossborough, John Finlan, Jan Webster, John Gray, Bob Wilkinson and John Watkins.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Billy Steele, Ian McGeechan, Ian Forsyth, David Shedden, Colin Telfer, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Bobbie Clark, Sandy Carmichael, Alastair McHarg, Peter Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Gordon Strachan and John Millican.
Replacements: [cut from the sheet: Steven Turk, John Frame, Alan Lawson, Duncan Madsen, Hamish Bryce] Gordon Brown and Ian MacRae.
Physiotherapist: Jock Brown.
Referee: Jeff Kelleher.
Assistant referee / touch judge: Mike Titcomb.
Medical officers: Dr Leo Walkden and Dr Jimmy Thompson.
Coaches: Bill Dickinson and John Elders.
Groundsman: Harold Clark. |
| Date | 1973 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1409 | Jorden; Anthony Mervyn (b.1947); English rugby union player and cricketer | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/1410 | Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1818 | Evans; Geoffrey William 'Geoff' (1950-); English rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/1412 | Preece; Peter Stuart | |
| DS/UK/1413 | Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1414 | Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/140 | Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1416 | Stevens; Claude Brian (b. 1941); English rugby union player | 1940-2019 |
| DS/UK/1424 | Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer | 1941-2021 |
| DS/UK/1382 | Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1389 | Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/1417 | Ralston; Christopher Wayne 'Chris' (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1442 | Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player | 1944 |
| DS/UK/1385 | Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman | 1947-2010 |
| DS/UK/1390 | Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/854 | Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/833 | Steele; William Charles Common 'Billy' (1947-); Scottish rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/216 | McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach | 1946- |
| DS/UK/844 | Forsyth; Ian William | |
| DS/UK/855 | Shedden; David (1944-2017); Scottish rugby union player | 1944-2017 |
| DS/UK/808 | Telfer; Colin McLeod; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/622 | Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/836 | McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/856 | Clark; Robert Lawson | |
| DS/UK/784 | Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1944-2021 |
| DS/UK/812 | McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/811 | Brown; Peter Currie (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player and businessman | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/838 | MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach | 1941-2018 |
| DS/UK/848 | Strachan; Gordon Matthew | |
| DS/UK/878 | Millican; John Gilbert (b.1951); Scottish rugby union player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/1819 | Rossborough; Peter Alec (b.1948); English rugby union player and manager | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1662 | Finlan; John Frank (1941-2023); English rugby union player | 1941-2023 |
| DS/UK/1415 | Webster; Jan Godfrey (1946-2019); English rugby union player | 1946-2019 |
| DS/UK/1820 | Gray; John Denis (b.1948); English rugby union and rugby league player and cricketer | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1458 | Wilkinson; Robert Michael (b.1951); English rugby union player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/1419 | Watkins; John Arthur (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/869 | Turk; Arthur Steven | |
| DS/UK/805 | Frame; John Neil Munro (b.1946); Scottish rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/870 | Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union player | fl.1974 |
| DS/UK/871 | Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/847 | Bryce; Robert Donaldson Hamish (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/837 | Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player | 1947-2001 |
| DS/UK/1816 | MacRae; Ian | |
| DS/UK/1312 | Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/862 | Brown; John | |
| DS/UK/1821 | Kelleher; Jeff C | |
| DS/UK/1550 | Titcomb; Michael Herbert (1933-2008); English rugby union referee | 1933-2008 |
| DS/UK/1313 | Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union | 1923-2006 |
| DS/UK/1638 | Thompson; James; Dr | |
| DS/UK/860 | Dickinson; William | |
| DS/UK/1823 | Elders; John | |
| DS/UK/1321 | Clark; Harold; groundsman | |