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Ref NoBML/1/1/25
TitleBig sheet, Scotland versus England, Murrayfield, 4 March 1978
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse. It has a section cut from it. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to and description of the match, a programme containing an article by McLaren entitled 'Renwick's Record' and cuttings from The Sunday Telegraph, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers concerning the match. The bundle also includes newspaper cuttings of rugby cartoons by Tom Webster, which appear to date to about 1925, and a photocopied article from the Edinburgh Evening News regarding McLaren entitled 'Bill wants to see a jubilee victory', dated 2 March 1978.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 0 - 15 England. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Bill Gammell, Jim Renwick, Alastair Cranston, Bruce Hay, Richard Breakey, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Colin Deans, Norman Pender, David Gray, Alan Tomes, Mike Biggar, Donald McDonald [MacDonald] and Brian Hegarty.
Replacements: Graham Hogg, Andy Dougall, Roy Laidlaw, Ken Lawrie, Sandy Carmichael and Bill Watson.
President: Frank Coutts.
Chairman selectors: Tom Pearson.
Coach: Nairn McEwan [MacEwan].
Physiotherapist: David McLean.
Medical officer: Clark Sharp.

England
Team: David Caplan, Peter Squires, Barrie Corless, Paul Dodge, Mike Slemen, John Horton, Malcolm Young, Barrie Nelmes, Peter Wheeler, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont, Maurice Colclough, Peter Dixon, John Scott and Mike Rafter.
Replacements: Charles Kent, Martin Cooper, Ian Orum, John Raphael, Terry Pryor and Bob Mordell.
President: Sir Thomas Wharton.
Chairman selectors: Sandy Sanders.
Coach: Peter Colston.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Medical officer: Leo Walkden.

Referee: John West.
Assistant referees / touch judges: David Burnett and Jock Short.
Groundsman: Jim Thain.
Personality: Ken Bailey [Baily].
Dateabout 1925-Mar 1978
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/1749Gammell; Sir; William Benjamin Bowring (b.1952); Scottish rugby union player and businessmanb.1952
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/900Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor1949-
DS/UK/930Hay; Bruce Hamilton (1950-2007); Scottish rugby union player1950-2007
DS/UK/1830Breakey; Richard William; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/622Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/955Deans; Colin Thomas (1955-); Scottish rugby union player1955-
DS/UK/1751Pender; Norman Ewart Ker (b.1948); Scottish rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/1782Gray; David (1953-2009); Scottish rugby union player1953-2009
DS/UK/924Tomes; Alan James (1951-); Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/925Biggar; Michael Andrew (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1828Macdonald; Donald Shaw Mackinnon (1951-); South Africa born Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1832Hegarty; Charles Brian; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1833Caplan; David William Nigel; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1410Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1439Corless; Barry James
DS/UK/1278Dodge; Paul William (1958-); English rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/299Slemen; Michael Anthony Charles 'Mike' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1381Horton; John Philip
DS/UK/1441Young; Malcolm; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1446Nelmes; Barry George; English rugby union player
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/1283Colclough; Maurice John (1953-2006); English rugby union player1953-2006
DS/UK/1442Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player1944
DS/UK/1285Scott; John Philip (1954-); English rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/1383Rafter; Michael (b.1952); English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1834Hogg; Charles Graham (1948-2017); Scottish rugby union player1948-2017
DS/UK/1835Dougall; Andrew G
DS/UK/953Laidlaw; Roy James (1953-); Scottish rugby union player1953-
DS/UK/1791Lawrie; Kenneth Graham (b.1951); Scottish rugby union playerb.1951
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/1440Kent; Charles Philip
DS/UK/1414Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/1449Orum; Ian
DS/UK/1444Raphael; Jonathan A G D
DS/UK/1836Pryor; Terence
DS/UK/1447Mordell; Robert John
DS/UK/1778Coutts; Francis Henderson (1918-2008); Brigadier, CBE, DL; Scottish soldier, rugby union player and administrator1918-2008
DS/UK/1274Pearson; Tom
DS/UK/838MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach1941-2018
DS/UK/947McLean; David; physiotherapist
DS/UK/219Sharp; John Clarkson McGregor; Dr; Scottish rugby union medical advisor
DS/UK/1838Wharton; Thomas
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/859West; John R
DS/UK/1364Burnett; David
DS/UK/914Short; Jock A
DS/UK/861Thain; James
DS/UK/1380Bailey; Kenneth
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