| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and commentary, including that it was a 'poor game' and two letters were featured on the 'Points of View' television programme regarding Bill McLaren. It is accompanied by notes introducing the match, a draft match report, a programme, an account of McLaren's expenses and newspaper cuttings regarding the match. The bundle also contains pages from the Daily Express covering a match between Wales and New Zealand on 11 November 1967 and newspaper cuttings concerning a number of other rugby matches involving Welsh teams.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 5 - 0 Scotland. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: Doug Rees, [Stuart] Watkins, [Keith] Jarrett, [Gerald] Davies, [Keri] Jones, [Barry] John, [Gareth] Edwards, [John] O'Shea, Jeff Young, John Lloyd, [Max] Wiltshire, Delme Thomas, [Dai] Morris, [Ron] Jones and [Tony] Gray.
Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Jock] Turner, [John] Frame, [Hamish] Keith, [David] Chisholm, [Alex] Hastie, [Sandy] Carmichael, [Frank] Laidlaw, [David] Rollo, [Peter] Stagg, [George] Mitchell, [James] Fisher, [Alasdair] Boyle and [Tom] Elliot.
Referee: Air Commodore "Larry" Lamb. |