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Ref NoBML/1/2/25
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Wales versus Scotland, Cardiff Arms Park, 18 February 1978
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse and four sections cut from it, including information about both teams' players and replacements. It is accompanied by notes introducing and describing the game and score, a programme and cuttings from The Scotsman, The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 22 - 14 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Wales
Team: JPR Williams, Gerald Davies, Ray Gravell, Steve Fenwick, JJ Williams, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Tony Charlie Faulkner, Bobby Windsor, Graham Price, Alan [Allan] Martin, Geoff Wheel, Terry Cobner, Derek Quinnell and Jeff Squire.
Replacements (name cut from this big sheet): [Gareth Evans, John D. 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.

Scotland
Team: Bruce Hay, Bill Gammell, Jim Renwick, Alastair Cranston, David Shedden, Ian McGeechan, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Colin Deans, Norman Pender, Alan Tomes, Alastair McHarg, Mike Biggar, Donald McDonald [Macdonald] and Brian Hegarty.
Replacements: Graham Hogg, Roddy Grant, Roy Laidlaw, Ken Lawrie, Sandy Carmichael and Bill Watson.
President: Frank Coutts.
Chairman selectors: Tom Pearson.
Coach: Nairn MacEwan.
Physiotherapist: David McLean.

Referee: John West.
Assistant referees / touch judges: A. W. Bevan and Michael Rea.
Surgeon: Gordon Rowley.
Medical officers: Dr Jack Matthews and Dr Clark Sharp.
Stadium manager and groundsman: Bill Hardiman.
Bandmaster: John Williams.
Dateabout 18-20 Feb 1978
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/39Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/1298Squire; Jeffrey (b.1951); Welsh rugby union playerb.1951
DS/UK/930Hay; Bruce Hamilton (1950-2007); Scottish rugby union player1950-2007
DS/UK/1749Gammell; Sir; William Benjamin Bowring (b.1952); Scottish rugby union player and businessmanb.1952
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/955Deans; Colin Thomas (1955-); Scottish rugby union player1955-
DS/UK/1751Pender; Norman Ewart Ker (b.1948); Scottish rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/924Tomes; Alan James (1951-); Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/925Biggar; Michael Andrew (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1828Macdonald; Donald Shaw Mackinnon (1951-); South Africa born Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1832Hegarty; Charles Brian; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1451Evans; Gareth Lloyd (fl.1958); Welsh rugby union playerfl.1958
DS/UK/1345Bevan; John David (1948-1986); Welsh rugby union player1948-1986
DS/UK/1373Williams; David Brynmor (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league playerb.1951
DS/UK/1452Richardson; John T
DS/UK/1453Watkins; Michael
DS/UK/1408Evans; Trefor Pryce (b.1947); Welsh rugby union playerb.1947
DS/UK/1834Hogg; Charles Graham (1948-2017); Scottish rugby union player1948-2017
DS/UK/1847Grant; A Roderick
DS/UK/953Laidlaw; Roy James (1953-); Scottish rugby union player1953-
DS/UK/1791Lawrie; Kenneth Graham (b.1951); Scottish rugby union playerb.1951
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/1454Jones; T Rowley
DS/UK/1379Jones; Cliff
DS/UK/4Dawes; Sydney 'John' (1940-); OBE; Welsh rugby union player and coach1940-
DS/UK/1318Lewis; Jerry
DS/UK/1778Coutts; Francis Henderson (1918-2008); Brigadier, CBE, DL; Scottish soldier, rugby union player and administrator1918-2008
DS/UK/1274Pearson; Tom
DS/UK/838MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach1941-2018
DS/UK/947McLean; David; physiotherapist
DS/UK/859West; John R
DS/UK/1848Bevan; A W
DS/UK/1363Rea; Michael D M
DS/UK/1403Rowley; Gordon
DS/UK/1365Matthews; Jack
DS/UK/219Sharp; John Clarkson McGregor; Dr; Scottish rugby union medical advisor
DS/UK/1350Hardiman; William
DS/UK/1573Williams; John
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