| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse and a section cut from it. It is accompanied by notes, including a description of the game and scores, a programme and cuttings from The Sunday Times, The Observer and other unidentified newspapers, as well as a Western Mail Wales v. France grand slam newspaper supplement. The bundle also includes an invitation from the directors of MacDonald and Jane's and Carreras Rothmans to Bill McLaren to attend a press reception and buffet lunch to mark the publication of Rothman's Rugby Yearbook 1979-80 on 29 August 1979 at The Tower Hotel, London.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 16 - 7 France. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: JPR Williams, JJ Williams, Ray Gravell, Steve Fenwick, Gareth Evans, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Tony Charlie Faulkner, Bobby Windsor, Graham Price, Alan [Allan] Martin, Geoff Wheel, Terry Cobner, Derek Quinnell and Jeff Squire.
Replacements: Pat Daniels, John Bevan, Brynmor Williams, John Richardson, Mike Watkins and Trevor Evans [Trefor Pryce Evans].
President: T. Rowley Jones.
Chairman selectors: Cliff Jones.
Coach: John Dawes.
Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis.
France
Team: J[ean]-Michel Aguirre, Daniel Bustaffa, Roland Bertranne, Christian Belascain, Guy Noves, Bernard Vivies, Jerome Gallion, Gerard Cholley, Alain Paco, Robert Paparemborde, Francis Haget, Michel Palmie, J[ean]-Pierre Rives, J[ean]-Pierre Bastiat and J[ean]-Claude Skrela.
Replacements: Jean Perche, Armand Vaquerin, Alain Guilbert, J[ean]-Pierre Lafforgue, Francois Sangali [Sangalli] and Alain Caussade.
President: Albert Ferrasse.
Chairman selectors: Elie Pebeyre and Guy Basquet.
Coaches: Jean Desclaux and Jean Pique.
Physiotherapist: M. Camille Biaud.
Referee: Alan Welsby.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Roger Quittenton and T. A. West.
Medical Officer: Dr Jack Matthews.
Surgeon: Gordon Rowley.
Groundsman: Bill Hardiman.
St. Alban's Band bandmaster: John Williams. |