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Ref NoBML/1/1/24
TitleBig sheet and bundle, England versus Scotland, Twickenham, 15 January 1977
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse and three sections cut from it comprising information about the England team and replacements. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to and description of the match, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses, an annotated programme signed by McLaren and cuttings from The Sunday Express, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers. The bundle also includes a typescript article regarding Kenneth Baily entitled 'Who is this John Bull!', dated December 1974.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 26 - 6 Scotland. The big sheet records:

England
Team: Alastair Hignell, Peter Squires, Barry Corless, Charles Kent, Mike Slemen, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Young, Robin Cowling, Peter Wheeler, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont, Nigel Horton, Peter Dixon, Roger Uttley and Mike Rafter.
Replacements (names are cut from the big sheet): [Nigel French, Alan Old, Steve Smith, Jon Raphael, Mike Burton and Andy Ripley].
President: Dickie Jeeps.
Chairman selectors: Sandy Sanders.
Coach: Peter Colston.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.

Scotland
Team: Andrew Irvine, Billy Steele, Alastair Cranston, Ian McGeechan, Lewis Dick, Ron Wilson, Alan Lawson, Jim Aitkin, Duncan Madsen, Sandy Carmichael, Alan Tomes, Alastair McHarg, Wilson Lauder, Donald McDonald [MacDonald] and Alex Brewster.
Replacements: Bruce Hay, Jim Renwick, Douglas Morgan, Colin Fisher, Norman Pender and Bill Watson.
President: Hector Monro.
Chairman selectors: Tom Pearson.
Coach: Bill Dickinson.
Physiotherapist: Bob McNaught.
Medical officer: Jimmy Thompson.

Referee: Meirion Joseph.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Jeff Kelleher and Roger Quittenton.
Head groundsman: Harold Clark.
Personality: Ken Baily.
DateDec 1974-17 Jan 1977
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1438Hignell; Alastair James
DS/UK/1410Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1439Corless; Barry James
DS/UK/1440Kent; Charles Philip
DS/UK/299Slemen; Michael Anthony Charles 'Mike' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1414Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/1441Young; Malcolm; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1423Cowling; Robin James (24 Mar 1944); English rugby union player24 Mar 1944
DS/UK/426Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/439Beaumont; William Blackledge (b.1952); CBE, English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1418Horton; Nigel Edgar
DS/UK/1442Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player1944
DS/UK/1389Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1383Rafter; Michael (b.1952); English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/833Steele; William Charles Common 'Billy' (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/900Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor1949-
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/922Wilson; Ronald
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/931Aitkin; James
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/924Tomes; Alan James (1951-); Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/813Lauder; Wilson (1948-); Scottish rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1828Macdonald; Donald Shaw Mackinnon (1951-); South Africa born Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1249Brewster; Alexander Kinloch; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1443French; Nigel Richard
DS/UK/1394Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/140Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1444Raphael; Jonathan A G D
DS/UK/1445Burton; Michael Alan 'Mike' (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/1385Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman1947-2010
DS/UK/930Hay; Bruce Hamilton (1950-2007); Scottish rugby union player1950-2007
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/622Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/923Fisher; Colin Douglas (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1751Pender; Norman Ewart Ker (b.1948); Scottish rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/1435Jeeps; Richard Eric Gautrey 'Dickie'; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1437Sanders; Donald Louis G
DS/UK/1436Colston; Peter
DS/UK/1312Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1313Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union1923-2006
DS/UK/1777Monro; Hector
DS/UK/1274Pearson; Tom
DS/UK/860Dickinson; William
DS/UK/1829McNaught; Robert
DS/UK/1638Thompson; James; Dr
DS/UK/815Joseph; Meirion
DS/UK/1821Kelleher; Jeff C
DS/UK/1214Quittenton; Roger C
DS/UK/1321Clark; Harold; groundsman
DS/UK/1380Bailey; Kenneth
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