Record

Ref NoBML/1/2/13
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Wales versus Scotland, Cardiff Arms Park, 5 February 1966
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and Grandstand commentary with summariser Bleddyn Williams, including details of who Bill McLaren met. One of the comments is 'We were licked'. The bundle also contains:
- Draft match report.
- Programme.
- Newspaper cuttings.
- Souvenir issue of the Western Mail.
- Letter from W. B. Sanderson, of Sanderson Travel Service Limited, to Bill McLaren with his travel itinerary, dated 27 January 1966.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 8 - 3 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Wales
Team: Grahame Hodgson, Stuart Watkins, [Ken] Jones, Keith Bradshaw, Lyn Davies, David Watkins, Alan Lewis, [Denzil] Williams, [Norman] Gale, John Lloyd, Brian Price, [Brian] Thomas, [Gareth] Prothero, [Alun] Pask and [Haydn] Morgan.

Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Brian] Henderson, [Iain] Laughland, [David] Whyte, [Jock] Turner, [Alex] Hastie, [John] Mcdonald [MacDonald], [Frank] Laidlaw, [David] Rollo, [Peter] Stagg, [Mike] C-Lamerton [Campbell-Lamerton], [James] Fisher, [Jim] Telfer and [Derrick] Grant.

Referee: H. Titcomb.
DateJan-Feb 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/4684Davies; Charles Lynn
DS/UK/1489Gale; Norman Reginald (1939-2005); Welsh rugby union player1939-2005
DS/UK/9Williams; Denzil (1938-); Welsh rugby union player and steelworker1938-
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/2491Thomas; Brian E (1940-2012); Welsh rugby union player1940-2012
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/775Wilson; Stewart (b.1942); Scottish rugby union playerb.1942
DS/UK/776Hinshelwood; Alexander James Watt (b.1942); Scottish rugby union playerb.1942
DS/UK/1964Henderson; Brian Carlyle (b.1939); Scottish rugby union playerb.1939
DS/UK/618Laughland; Iain Hugh Page (1935-); Scottish rugby union player1935-
DS/UK/779Whyte; David James (1940-); Scottish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/777Turner; John William Cleet (1943-1992); Scottish rugby union player1943-1992
DS/UK/783Laidlaw; Francis Andrew Linden (b.1940); Scottish rugby union playerb.1940
DS/UK/1921Rollo; David Miller Durie (b. 1934); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1934
DS/UK/785Stagg; Peter Kidner (b.1941); Scottish rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/1948Campbell-Lamerton; Michael John (1933-2005); Colonel; Scottish rugby union player and army officer1933-2005
DS/UK/787Fisher; James Pringle
DS/UK/788Telfer; James William 'Jim' (1940-); Scottish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/789Grant; Derrick (1938-); Scottish rugby union player and knitwear employee1938-
DS/UK/1550Titcomb; Michael Herbert (1933-2008); English rugby union referee1933-2008
DS/UK/782Macdonald; John Donald
DS/UK/3213Lewis; Alan (fl.1966)fl.1966
DS/UK/1486Watkins; David 'Dai' (1942-2023); MBE; Welsh rugby union and rugby league international1942-2023
DS/UK/781Hastie; Alexander James (1935-2010); Scottish rugby union player1935-2010
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