| Ref No | BML/1/2/45 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Scotland, Wembley Stadium, 7 March 1998 |
| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has brief notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by:
- Two colour photocopies of the big sheet, one has sections cut from it.
- Notes, including a draft report on the match.
- Programme.
- News releases issued by the Lloyds TSB Group, who sponsored the match.
- Cuttings and pages from The Times, The Herald, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers. One of the pages from The Herald includes a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'French flair has rubbed off on the new-look Scots'.
The bundle also contains items relating to Wales v. New Zealand held at Wembley Stadium on 29 November 1997. This comprises a fax from Chris Rhys providing player biographies, a score sheet and press information released by Wembley Stadium Limited entitled 'Wembley Advice to WRU fans - as the twin towers welcome Wales and New Zealand', dated 27 November 1997.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 19 - 13 Scotland. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: Kevin Morgan, Wayne Proctor, Allan Bateman, Scott Gibbs, Gareth Thomas, Neil Jenkins, Rob[er]t Howley, Andrew Lewis, Garin Jenkins, David Young, Andy Moore, Mike Voyle, Colin Charvis, Rob Appleyard and Kingsley Jones.
Replacements: Arwel Thomas, Leigh Davies, Paul John, Scott Quinnell, Stuart Roy, Lyndon Mustoe and Jonathan Humphreys.
President: Rt. Hon. Sir Tasker Watkins.
Chairman: Trevor James.
Director of Rugby: Terry Cobner.
Coach: Kevin Bowring.
Physiotherapists: Mark Davies and Andy Maggs.
Medical Officer: Roger Evans.
Scotland
Team: Derrick Lee, Tony Stanger, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend, Shaun Longstaff, Craig Chalmers, Gary Armstrong, David Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Matti Stewart, Damian Cronin, Doddie Weir, Rob Wainwright, Adam Roxburgh and Eric Peters.
Replacements: Rowen Shepherd, Cameron Murray, Andrew Nicol, Ian Smith, Stuart Grimes, Graham Ellis and George Graham.
President: Charlie Richie.
Chairman: Arthur Hastie.
Coaches: JWT [Jim Telfer], IRMcG [Ian McGeechan] and DGL [David Leslie].
Physiotherapist: Martin Rennison and Tommy McMullen.
Medical officer: Dr Ken McKenzie [MacKenzie].
Referee: Joel Dume.
Assistant and reserve referees / touch judges: Colin Hawke, Didier Mene and David R. Davies.
Surgeon: Bob Leyshon.
Groundsman: Rob McCullough.
Mascot: James Dean Angrove. |
| Date | about 27 Nov 1997-9 Mar 1998 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/349 | Morgan; Kevin Andrew (b.1977); Welsh rugby union player | b.1977 |
| DS/UK/286 | Proctor; Wayne Thomas (b.1972); Welsh rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/273 | Bateman; Allan Glen (b.1965); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/46 | Gibbs; Ian Scott (b.1971); Welsh rugby union and rugby league player | b.1971 |
| DS/UK/45 | Thomas; Gareth (b.1974); Welsh rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/49 | Jenkins; Neil Roger (b.1971); MBE, Welsh rugby union player | b.1971 |
| DS/UK/50 | Howley; Robert (b.1970); Welsh rugby union player | 1970- |
| DS/UK/51 | Lewis; Andrew Leighton Paul (1973-); Welsh rugby union player | 1973- |
| DS/UK/276 | Jenkins; Garin Richard (b.1966); Welsh rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/248 | Young; David (b.1967); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/277 | Moore; Andrew Paul (b.1974); Welsh rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/95 | Voyle; Michael John (b. 1970); Welsh rugby union player | 1970- |
| DS/UK/56 | Charvis; Colin Lloyd (b.1972); Welsh rugby union player | 1972- |
| DS/UK/2252 | Appleyard; Robert Charles A (b.1972); Welsh rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/3078 | Jones; Kingsley Philip | |
| DS/UK/997 | Lee; Derrick James; rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/202 | Stanger; Anthony George 'Tony' (1968-); Scottish rugby union player | 1968- |
| DS/UK/595 | Tait; Alan Victor (1964-); Scottish rugby union and rugby league player | 1964- |
| DS/UK/520 | Townsend; Gregor Peter John; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/988 | Longstaff; Shaun Louis (b.1972); Scottish rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/165 | Chalmers; Craig Minto (b. 1968); Scottish rugby union player | b. 1968 |
| DS/UK/236 | Armstrong; Gary (b.30 Sep 1966); Scottish rugby union player | b.30 Sep 1966 |
| DS/UK/523 | Hilton; David Ivor Walter | |
| DS/UK/570 | Bulloch; Gordon Campbell (b. 1975); Scottish rugby union player | b. 1975 |
| DS/UK/1000 | Stewart; Matthew James | |
| DS/UK/210 | Cronin; Damian Francis (1963-); Scottish rugby union player | 1963- |
| DS/UK/211 | Weir; George Wilson 'Doddie' (1970-2022); OBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1970-2022 |
| DS/UK/525 | Wainwright; Robert Iain; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1062 | Roxburgh; Adam John | |
| DS/UK/1082 | Peters; Eric William | |
| DS/UK/661 | Thomas; Arwel Camber | |
| DS/UK/350 | Davies; Leigh Barry (b.1976); Welsh rugby union player | b.1976 |
| DS/UK/2255 | John; Paul (b.1970); Welsh rugby union player | 1970- |
| DS/UK/57 | Quinnell; Leon Scott (b.1972); Welsh rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/3061 | Roy; William Stuart (b.1968); Welsh rugby union player and Medical Consultant | b.1968 |
| DS/UK/3068 | Mustoe; Lyndon | |
| DS/UK/52 | Humphreys; Jonathan Matthews (b.1969); Welsh rugby union player | 1969- |
| DS/UK/518 | Shepherd; Rowen James Stanley (b.1970); Scottish rugby union player | 1970- |
| DS/UK/566 | Murray; Cameron Andrew (1975-); Scottish rugby union player | 1975- |
| DS/UK/999 | Nicol; Andrew Douglas (fl.1992) | fl.1992 |
| DS/UK/527 | Smith; Ian Richard | |
| DS/UK/598 | Grimes; Stuart Brian (b.1974); Scottish rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/2062 | Ellis; David Graham | |
| DS/UK/571 | Graham; George (b.1966); Scottish rugby union and rugby league player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/244 | Watkins; Sir; Tasker (1918-2007); VC; GBE; Lord Justice of Appeal and deputy Lord Chief Justice, President of the Welsh Rugby Union | 1918-2007 |
| DS/UK/68 | James; Trevor (b.1944); Wales national squad manager | b.1944 |
| DS/UK/69 | Cobner; Terence John 'Terry' (1946-); Welsh rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/3069 | Bowring; Kevin (b.1954); Welsh rugby union player and coach | b.1954 |
| DS/UK/71 | Davies; Mark (b.1958); Welsh rugby union player | b.1958 |
| DS/UK/358 | Maggs; Andrew | |
| DS/UK/73 | Evans; Roger (fl.2001) | fl.2001 |
| DS/UK/2585 | Richie; Charles | |
| DS/UK/581 | Hastie; Arthur Borthwick | |
| DS/UK/788 | Telfer; James William 'Jim' (1940-); Scottish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/216 | McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach | 1946- |
| DS/UK/926 | Leslie; David George (1952-); Scottish rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/583 | Rennison; Martin Graham; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/536 | McMullen; Thomas | |
| DS/UK/376 | MacKenzie; Kenneth; Dr | |
| DS/UK/250 | Dume; Joel; International rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/483 | Hawke; Colin | |
| DS/UK/996 | Mene; Didier | |
| DS/UK/424 | Davies; David Rhys | |
| DS/UK/75 | Leyshon; Robert Lloyd (fl.1998); Dr; orthopedic surgeon | fl.1998 |
| DS/UK/76 | McCullough; Robert (fl.1998) | fl.1998 |
| DS/UK/3079 | Angrove; James Dean; rugby union mascot | |