Record

Ref NoBML/1/10/1
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Wales versus France, Cardiff Arms Park, 26 March 1966.
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by a description of the match, an account of McLaren's expenses and cuttings from unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 9 - 8 France. The big sheet records:

Wales
Team: [Grahame] Hodgson, Stuart Watkins, [Ken] Jones, [Keith] Bradshaw, [Dewi] Bebb, David Watkins, Alan Lewis [Robert Allan Lewis], Howard Norris, [Norman] Gale, [John] Lloyd, [Brian] Price, [Bill] Morris, [Gareth] Prothero, [Alun] Pask and [Haydn] Morgan.

France
Team: [Claude] Lacaze, [Bernard] Duprat, Guy Boniface, Andre Boniface, [Christian] Darrouy, [Jean] Gachassin, [Lilian] Camberabero, [Arnaldo] Gruarin, [Jean-Michel] Cabanier, [Jean-Claude] Berejnoi, [Walter] Spanghero, [Benoit] Dauga, [Jean-Joseph] Rupert, [Andre] Herrero and [Michel] Crauste.

Referee: Kevin Kelleher.
Dateabout 26 Mar 1966
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1481Hodgson; Grahame Thornton Ridgeway (1936-2016); Welsh rugby union player1936-2016
DS/UK/1482Watkins; Stuart John (1941-); Welsh rugby union player1941-
DS/UK/1483Jones; David Kenneth (b.1941); Welsh rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/1484Bradshaw; Keith (1939-2014); Welsh rugby union player1939-2014
DS/UK/1485Bebb; Dewi Iorwerth Ellis (1938-1996); Welsh rugby union player and broadcaster1938-1996
DS/UK/1486Watkins; David 'Dai' (1942-2023); MBE; Welsh rugby union and rugby league international1942-2023
DS/UK/1487Lewis; Robert Allan (b.1942); Welsh rugby union playerb.1942
DS/UK/1488Norris; Charles Howard (b.1934); Welsh rugby union playerb.1934
DS/UK/1489Gale; Norman Reginald (1939-2005); Welsh rugby union player1939-2005
DS/UK/38Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher1943-
DS/UK/1490Price; Brian E V (1937-2023); Welsh rugby union player, broadcaster and schoolteacher1937-2023
DS/UK/1491Morris; William John (b.1941); Welsh rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/1492Prothero; Gareth John (b.1941); Welsh rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/1493Pask; Alun Edward Islwyn (1937-1995); Welsh rugby union player1937-1995
DS/UK/1494Morgan; Haydn John (1936-2018); Welsh rugby union player1936-2018
DS/UK/1495Lacaze; Claude
DS/UK/1496Duprat; Bernard
DS/UK/1497Boniface; Guy (1937-1968); French rugby union player1937-1968
DS/UK/1498Boniface; Andre (b.1934); French rugby union playerb.1934
DS/UK/1500Gachassin; Jean (b.1941); French rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/1501Camberabero; Lilian (b.15 Jul 1937,); French rugby union playerb.15 Jul 1937,
DS/UK/1502Gruarin; Arnaldo (b.1938); French rugby union playerb.1938
DS/UK/1503Cabanier; Jean-Michel
DS/UK/1504Berejnoi; Jean-Claude (b.1939); French rugby union playerb.1939
DS/UK/1505Spanghero; Walter (1943-); French rugby union player1943-
DS/UK/1506Dauga; Benoît (b.1942); French rugby union playerb.1942
DS/UK/1507Rupert; Jean-Joseph
DS/UK/1508Herrero; André (b.1938); French rugby union playerb.1938
DS/UK/1509Crauste; Michel (b.1934); French rugby union player1934-2019
DS/UK/1499Darrouy; Christian (b.1937); French rugby union playerb.1937
DS/UK/1510Kelleher; Kevin D; Irish rugby union referee
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