Record

Ref NoBML/1/1/4
TitleBig sheet and bundle, England versus Scotland, Twickenham, 16 March 1957
DescriptionThis bundle contains a big sheet that lists the players and provides information about them. It is accompanied by notes on a card that provide further information about the match, including diagrams showing the players' positions, a further sheet of notes, a draft match report, a programme and cuttings from the Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, The Evening News and other unidentified newspapers.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 16 - 3 Scotland. The big sheet records:

England
Team: [Bob] Challis, [Peter] Jackson, [Phil] Davies, [Jeff] Butterfield, [Peter] Thompson, [Ricky] Bartlett, [Dickie] Jeeps, [George] Hastings, [Eric] Evans, [Ron] Jacobs, [David] Marques, [John David 'Muscles'] Currie, [Peter] Robbins, [Ned] Ashcroft and [Reg] Higgins.

Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Arthur] Smith, [Thomas] McClung, [Keith] McDonald [Macdonald], John J L F [John Lewis Forsyth] Allan, [Gordon] Waddell, [Arthur] Dorward, [Hugh] McLeod, [Robert] McEwen [MacEwen], [Tom] Elliot, [Ernest] Michie, [Hamish] Kemp, [Ken] Smith, [Jim] Greenwood and [Adam] Robson.

Referee: R. Mitchell.
Date16 Mar 1957
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1228Challis; Robert (1932-2000); English rugby union player1932-2000
DS/UK/1883Jackson; Peter Barrie (1930-2004); English rugby union player1930-2004
DS/UK/5014Davies; William Philip Cathcart
DS/UK/1884Butterfield; Jeffrey
DS/UK/1886Thompson; Peter Humphrey (b.1929); English rugby union playerb.1929
DS/UK/1887Bartlett; Richard Michael
DS/UK/1435Jeeps; Richard Eric Gautrey 'Dickie'; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1890Hastings; George William
DS/UK/1889Evans; Eric (fl.1958); English rugby union playerfl.1958
DS/UK/1888Jacobs; Charles Ronald 'Ron' (1928-2002); English rugby union player1928-2002
DS/UK/1891Marques; Reginald William 'David' (1932-2010); English rugby union player and civil engineer1932-2010
DS/UK/1892Currie; John David (1932-1990); dual-qualified rugby union player1932-1990
DS/UK/1893Robbins; Peter George Derek (1933-1987); English rugby union player1933-1987
DS/UK/1894Ashcroft; Alan
DS/UK/4602Higgins; Reginald
DS/UK/1896Scotland; Kenneth James Forbes 'Ken' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-2023
DS/UK/1897Smith; Arthur Robert (1933-1975); Scottish rugby union player1933-1975
DS/UK/2488McClung; Thomas (1933-); Scottish rugby union player1933-
DS/UK/1919Macdonald; Keith Roy (1933-); Scottish rugby union player1933-
DS/UK/1901Waddell; Gordon Herbert (1937-2012); Scottish rugby union player, businessman and politician1937-2012
DS/UK/2471Dorward; Arthur Fairgrieve (1925-2015); Scottish rugby union player1925-2015
DS/UK/1903McLeod; Hugh Ferns (1932-2014); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1932-2014
DS/UK/2481MacEwen; Robert Kenneth Gillespie (1928-2013); Scottish rugby union player1928-2013
DS/UK/2482Elliot; Thomas (1926-1998); Scottish rugby union player1926-1998
DS/UK/2483Michie; Ernest James Stewart (1933-); Scottish rugby union player1933-
DS/UK/1241Kemp; James William Young (1933-2002); Scottish rugby union player1933-2002
DS/UK/1924Smith; George Kenneth
DS/UK/1908Greenwood; James Thomson 'Jim'; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1227Robson; Adam (1928-2007); Scottish rugby union player, art teacher, artist1928-2007
DS/UK/5021Mitchell; Robert
DS/UK/4667Allan; John Lewis Forsyth (b.20 Aug 1934); Scottish rugby union playerb.20 Aug 1934
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