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Ref NoBML/1/1/21
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Scotland versus England, Murrayfield, 2 February 1974
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse concerning the game and a section of information about Scotland's replacements cut from it. The bundle also contains notes, including a score sheet, an annotated programme and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 16 - 14 England. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Drew Gill, Jim Renwick, Ian McGeechan, Lewis Dick, Colin Telfer, Alan Lawson, Ian McLauchlan, Duncan Madsen, Sandy Carmichael, Alastair McHarg, Gordon Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Bill Watson and Wilson Lauder.
Replacements (names and information cut from the big sheet): [David Aitchison, Alastair Cranston, Ian McCrae, Alec Wilson, Rod Balfour and Ian Barnes.]
President: Dr J. R. S. Innes.
Vice-President: CWD [C. W. Dummond].
Coach: Bill Dickinson.
Physiotherapist: Jock Brown.

England
Team: Peter Rossborough, Peter Squires, David Roughley, Geoff Evans, David Duckham, Alan Old, Jan Webster, Brian Stevens, John Pullin, Fran Cotton, Chris Ralston, Nigel Horton, Tony Neary, Andy Ripley and Peter Dixon.
Replacements: Tony Jorden, Martin Cooper, Jacko Page, Frank Anderson [William Francis Anderson *], Peter Wheeler and John Watkins.
President: M. R. Steele-Bodger.
Coach: John Elders.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.

Referee: M. Jacques Saint-Guilhem.
Touch judges: Norman Sanson and J. Straughan.
Doctor: Jimmy Thompson.
Head groundsman: Jim Thain.

* erroneously recorded in programme as F A Anderson
DateFeb 1974
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/893Gill; Andrew Davidson 'Drew' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/895Dick; Lewis Gibson (1950-); Scottish rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/808Telfer; Colin McLeod; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/871Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/838MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach1941-2018
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/813Lauder; Wilson (1948-); Scottish rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1819Rossborough; Peter Alec (b.1948); English rugby union player and managerb.1948
DS/UK/1410Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1679Roughley; David
DS/UK/1818Evans; Geoffrey William 'Geoff' (1950-); English rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/1413Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/1394Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/1415Webster; Jan Godfrey (1946-2019); English rugby union player1946-2019
DS/UK/1416Stevens; Claude Brian (b. 1941); English rugby union player1940-2019
DS/UK/1424Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer1941-2021
DS/UK/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/1417Ralston; Christopher Wayne 'Chris' (1944-); English rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/1418Horton; Nigel Edgar (1948-); English rugby union player and police officer1948-
DS/UK/1390Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1385Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman1947-2010
DS/UK/1442Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player1944
DS/UK/899Aitchison; W David (c.1952-2009); Scottish rugby union playerc.1952-2009
DS/UK/900Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor1949-
DS/UK/845McCrae; Ian George (b.1941); Scottish rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/901Wilson; A C; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/902Balfour; Rodney F A 'Rod' (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/903Barnes; Ian Andrew (1948-); Scottish rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1409Jorden; Anthony Mervyn (b.1947); English rugby union player and cricketerb.1947
DS/UK/1414Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/1824Page; John Jackson; English rugby union player
DS/UK/426Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1419Watkins; John Arthur (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/882Innes; J R S; President, Irish Rugby Union
DS/UK/1636Drummond; Charles William (1923-1985); Scottish rugby union player1923-1985
DS/UK/860Dickinson; William
DS/UK/862Brown; John
DS/UK/123Steele-Bodger; Michael Roland 'Micky' (1925-2019); CBE; English rugby union player and President, Barbarian FC1925-2019
DS/UK/1823Elders; John
DS/UK/1312Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist
DS/UK/2540Guilhem; Jacques Saint
DS/UK/1455Sanson; Norman (c.1945-); Scottish rugby union refereec.1945-
DS/UK/2541Straughan; J
DS/UK/1638Thompson; James; Dr
DS/UK/861Thain; James
DS/UK/1663Anderson; William Francis (b.1940); English rugby union playerb.1940
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