| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse about the game and that HRH Prince Edward met the teams. It is signed by Bill McLaren and has three sections cut from it, including information about the French players. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to and description of the game.
- Letter from Huw [?], of BBC Wales, to Bill [McLaren] thanking him for a team sheet and commenting on the rugby season, dated 8 February [1988?].
- Letter from Tudor Jones, Sports Editor of Coal News, to Bill McLaren concerning Welsh minors playing club rugby, dated 17 March [1988], with a cutting from the newspaper.
- Two letters from Martyn Williams to Bill [McLaren] inviting him to a dinner and sending him information about rugby players, n.d.
- Programme.
- Card relating to Bill McLaren's stay at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff.
- Cuttings from The Times and other newspapers, one of which is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'French pair put the boot into Welsh tunes of title glory.'
- Western Mail Wales v. France special supplement.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 9 - 10 France. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: Paul Thorburn, Ieuan Evans, Mark Ring, Bleddyn Bowen, Adrian Hadley, Jonathan Davies, Rob[er]t Jones, Staff Jones, Ian Watkins, David Young, Phil May, Rob[er]t Norster, Rowland Phillips, Paul Moriarty and Richie Collins.
Replacements: Glen Webbe, Michael Hall, Jonathan Griffiths, Jeremy Pugh, Kevin Phillips and Mark Jones.
President: George Morgan.
Chairman: Rod Morgan.
Coach: Tony Gray.
Physiotherapist: Tudor Jones.
Medical officer: Dr John Davies.
France
Team: Serge Blanco, J[ean]-Baptiste Lafond, Philippe Sella, Marc Andrieu, Patrice Lagisquet, J[ean]-Patrick Lescarboura, Pierre Berbizier, Louis Armary, Daniel Dubroca, Pascal Ondarts, Alain Lorieux, Jean Condom, Marc Cecillon, Laurent Rodriguez and Alain Carminatti [Carminati].
Replacements: Philippe Dintrans, J-P Garuet, Patrick Serriere, Henri Sanz, Denis Charvet and J[ean]-Paul Trille.
President: Albert Ferrasse.
Chairman: Yves Noe.
Coach: J. Fouroux and J-P Romeu.
Physiotherapist: Antoine Galibert.
Medical officer: Dr Jean Pene.
Referee: Fred Howard.
Assistant and reserve referees / touch judges: Roger Q [Quittenton?], Colin High and W. O. Davies.
Surgeon: Harold Ritchards [Richards?].
Groundsman: Tony Horne. |