| Description | The big sheet has two sections cut from it and notes on the reverse regarding the poor quality monitor and the game being 'so fast it w[a]s diff[icul]t to name last one'. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to the match and score sheet, a French programme, an invoice for Bill McLaren's flights to the match from Hendersons Travel Agency and cuttings from The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'Serge's surge caps final home display'.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was France 36 - 3 Wales. The big sheet records:
France
Team: Serge Blanco, J-Baptiste Lafond, Philippe Sella, Franck Mesnel, Philippe Saint-Andre, Didier Camberabero, Pierre Berbizier, Gregoire Lascube, Philippe Marocco, Pascal Ondarts, J-Francois Gourragne, Olivier Roumat, Xavier Blond, Christophe Deslandes and Laurent Cabannes.
Replacements: Thierry Lacroix, Eric Bonneval, Henri Sanz, Marc Cecillon, Philippe Gimbert and Michel Tachdjian.
President: Albert Ferrasse.
Coaches: Daniel Dubroca and Jean Trillo.
Physiotherapist: Antoine Galibert.
Medical officers: Dr Jean Pene and Dr Mombet.
Wales
Team: Paul Thorburn, Ieuan Evans, Mark Ring, Scott Gibbs, Arthur Emyr, Neil Jenkins, Chris Bridges, Mike Griffiths, Kevin Phillips, John Davies, Glyn Llewellyn, Paul Arnold, Emyr Lewis, Phil Davies and Martyn Morris.
Replacements: Anthony Clement, David Evans, Robert Jones, Ken Waters, Brian Williams and Alun Carter.
President: Gwilym Traherne [Treharne].
Chairman: Clive Rowlds [Rowlands].
Secretary: Dennis [Denis] Evans.
Coaches: Ron Waldron, David Ritch [Richards?] and Tony Gray.
Physiotherapist: Tudor Jones.
Fitness: Alan Roper.
Medical officer: John Davies.
Referee (name cut from the big sheet): [Kerry Fitzgerald].
Assistant referees / touch judges: Fred Howard and Tony Spreadbury. |