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Ref NoBML/1/2/23
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Wales versus Scotland, Cardiff Arms Park, 7 February 1976
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse and has two sections cut from it, including information about Wales' team and replacements. It is accompanied by notes, a description of the game and score, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses, an annotated programme and cuttings from The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 28 - 6 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Wales
Team: JPR Williams, Gerald Davies, Ray Gravell, Steve Fenwick, JJ Williams, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Charlie Tony Faulkner, Bobby Windsor, Graham Price, Alan [Allan] Martin, Geoff Wheel, Terry Cobner, Mervyn Davies and Trevor Evans [Trefor Pryce Evans].
Replacements: Roy Bergiers, Gareth Davies, Brynmor Williams, Mike Knill, Roy Thomas and Derek Quinnell.
President: Handel Rogers.
Chairman selectors: Clive Rowlds [Rowlands].
Coach: John Dawes.
Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis.
Medical officer: Dr J. Matthews.

Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Billy Steele, Jim Renwick, Alastair Cranston, David Shedden, Ian McGeechan, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Colin Fisher, Sandy Carmichael, Alastair McHarg, Gordon Brown, Mike Biggar, George Mackie and David Leslie.
Replacements: Bruce Hay, Ron Wilson, Alan Lawson, Duncan Madsen, Jim Aitken and Bill Watson.
President: John Orr.
Chairman selectors: George Burrell.
Coach: Bill Dickinson.
Physiotherapist: Jock Brown.
Medical officers: Dr Gordon Rowley and Dr Jimmy Thomson.

Referee: Dr Andre Cuny [Cluny].
Assistant referees / touch judges: Meirion Joseph and Sandy Bryce.
Groundsman: Bill Hardiman.
Bandmaster: John Williams.
Dateabout 6-21 Feb 1976
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/3Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon1949-2024
DS/UK/1404Davies; Thomas Gerald Reames (b.1945); CBE, Welsh rugby union playerb.1945
DS/UK/1288Gravell; Raymond William Robert (1951-2007); Welsh rugby union player, broadcaster and Bard1951-2007
DS/UK/1371Fenwick; Steven Paul (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league internationalb.1951
DS/UK/1405Williams; John James 'JJ' (1948-2020); MBE; Welsh athlete and rugby union player1948-2020
DS/UK/2Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player1948-2022
DS/UK/8Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/1406Faulkner; Anthony George 'Charlie' (1941-2023); Welsh rugby union player1941-2023
DS/UK/1407Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1294Price; Graham (1951-); MBE; Welsh rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1378Martin; Allan Jeffrey (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player and athlete1948-
DS/UK/1375Wheel; Geoffrey Arthur Derek (1951-2024); Welsh rugby union player1951-2024
DS/UK/69Cobner; Terence John (b.1946); Welsh rugby union playerb.1946
DS/UK/15Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player1946-2012
DS/UK/1408Evans; Trefor Pryce (b.1947); Welsh rugby union playerb.1947
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/833Steele; William Charles Common 'Billy' (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/900Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor1949-
DS/UK/855Shedden; David (1944-2017); Scottish rugby union player1944-2017
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/622Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/923Fisher; Colin Douglas (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/925Biggar; Michael Andrew (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1770Mackie; George Yuill; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/926Leslie; David George (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/1463Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/1291Davies; William 'Gareth' (1955-); Welsh rugby union player1955-
DS/UK/1373Williams; David Brynmor (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league playerb.1951
DS/UK/1464Knill; Franklyn Michael David 'Mike' (1941-); Welsh rugby union player and policeman1941-
DS/UK/1421Thomas; Edwin 'Roy' 'Shunto' (1945-); Welsh rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/39Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/930Hay; Bruce Hamilton (1950-2007); Scottish rugby union player1950-2007
DS/UK/922Wilson; Ronald
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/871Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/954Aitken; James (b.1947); Scottish rugby union playerb.1947
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/1465Rogers; Handel C
DS/UK/1361Rowlands; Daniel Clive Thomas (b.1938); OBE, Welsh rugby union player1938-2023
DS/UK/4Dawes; Sydney 'John' (1940-); OBE; Welsh rugby union player and coach1940-
DS/UK/1318Lewis; Jerry
DS/UK/1365Matthews; Jack
DS/UK/916Orr; John
DS/UK/885Burrell; George
DS/UK/860Dickinson; William
DS/UK/862Brown; John
DS/UK/1403Rowley; Gordon
DS/UK/888Thomson; Jimmy; medic
DS/UK/1552Cluny; Andre
DS/UK/815Joseph; Meirion; rugby union referee
DS/UK/1350Hardiman; William
DS/UK/1573Williams; John
DS/UK/1846Bryce; W Alastair
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