| Ref No | BML/1/2/21 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Scotland, Cardiff Arms Park, 19 January 1974 |
| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse. It has three sections cut from it comprising information about Scotland's team and replacements and Wales' replacements. It is accompanied by notes, a score sheet, an annotated programme and cuttings from The Scotsman, the Western Mail and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 6 - 0 Scotland. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: John Williams, Gerald Davies, Keith Hughes, Ian Hall, JJ Williams, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Glyn Shaw, Bobby Windsor, Phil Llewellyn, Alan [Allan] Martin, Derek Quinnell, David Morris, Mervyn Davies and Terry Cobner.
Replacements (most names cut from the big sheet): Alec Finlayson, [Clive Shell, John Bevan, Roy Thomas, Geoff Wheel] and Walter Williams.
President: Les Spence.
Coach: Clive Rowlands.
Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis.
Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Drew Gill, Jim Renwick, Ian McGeechan, Lewis Dick, Colin Telfer, Alan Lawson, Ian McLauchlan, Duncan Madsen, Sandy Carmichael, Alister [Alastair] McHarg, Gordon Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Bill Watson and Wilson Lauder.
Replacements (names cut from the big sheet): [David Aitchison, Alastair Cranston, Ian McCrae, A C Wilson [Alec Wilson], Rod Balfour and Ian Barnes].
President: J R S Innes.
Coach: Bill Dickinson.
Physiotherapist: Jock Brown.
Referee: R. F. "Johnny" Johnson.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Jeff Kelleher and W B Watt.
Head groundsman: Peter Gillard. |
| Date | about 19-21 Jan 1974 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/3 | Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon | 1949-2024 |
| DS/UK/1404 | Davies; Thomas Gerald Reames (b.1945); CBE, Welsh rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/1545 | Hughes; Keith | |
| DS/UK/6 | Hall; Ian (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1405 | Williams; John James 'JJ' (1948-2020); MBE; Welsh athlete and rugby union player | 1948-2020 |
| DS/UK/2 | Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1948-2022 |
| DS/UK/8 | Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1840 | Shaw; Glyndwr (b.11Apr 1951); Welsh rugby union player | b.11Apr 1951 |
| DS/UK/1407 | Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1841 | Llewellyn; Philip David 'Phil' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1378 | Martin; Allan Jeffrey (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player and athlete | 1948- |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/14 | Morris; William David (1941-); Welsh rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/15 | Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1946-2012 |
| DS/UK/69 | Cobner; Terence John (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/854 | Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/893 | Gill; Andrew Davidson 'Drew' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/894 | Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/216 | McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach | 1946- |
| DS/UK/895 | Dick; Lewis Gibson (1950-); Scottish rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/808 | Telfer; Colin McLeod; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/870 | Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union player | fl.1974 |
| DS/UK/836 | McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/871 | Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/784 | Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1944-2021 |
| DS/UK/812 | McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/837 | Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player | 1947-2001 |
| DS/UK/838 | MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach | 1941-2018 |
| DS/UK/896 | Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/813 | Lauder; Wilson (1948-); Scottish rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1599 | Finlayson; Alexander Alfred James (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1420 | Shell; Robert Clive (1947-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1947-2012 |
| DS/UK/1345 | Bevan; John David (1948-1986); Welsh rugby union player | 1948-1986 |
| DS/UK/1421 | Thomas; Edwin 'Roy' 'Shunto' (1945-); Welsh rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/1375 | Wheel; Geoffrey Arthur Derek (1951-2024); Welsh rugby union player | 1951-2024 |
| DS/UK/1530 | Williams; Walter P John | |
| DS/UK/899 | Aitchison; W David (c.1952-2009); Scottish rugby union player | c.1952-2009 |
| DS/UK/900 | Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor | 1949- |
| DS/UK/845 | McCrae; Ian George (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/901 | Wilson; A C; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/902 | Balfour; Rodney F A 'Rod' (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union player | fl.1974 |
| DS/UK/903 | Barnes; Ian Andrew (1948-); Scottish rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1842 | Spence; Leslie Magnus (1907-1988); Welsh rugby union player and administrator | 1907-1988 |
| DS/UK/1361 | Rowlands; Daniel Clive Thomas (b.1938); OBE, Welsh rugby union player | 1938-2023 |
| DS/UK/1318 | Lewis; Jerry | |
| DS/UK/882 | Innes; J R S; President, Irish Rugby Union | |
| DS/UK/860 | Dickinson; William | |
| DS/UK/862 | Brown; John | |
| DS/UK/1631 | Johnson; R F | |
| DS/UK/1821 | Kelleher; Jeff C | |
| DS/UK/1843 | Watt; W B | |
| DS/UK/1553 | Gillard; Peter | |