Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse regarding the match. It is accompanied by: - Programme. - Notes, including an introduction to the match, a description of the score and a draft match report. - Taxi driver's business card. - Cuttings from the Scottish Sunday Express and other unidentified newspaper concerning this match and other rugby news, including reports covering France v. New Zealand on 25 November 1967. One of the cuttings is a preview of the 13 January 1968 match by Bill McLaren.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 6 - 8 France. The big sheet records:
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 [Derrick] Grant.
France Team: [Claude] Lacaze, [Bernard] Duprat, [Jo] Maso, [Jean] Trillo, [Andre] Campaes, Guy Camberabero, Lillian [Lilian] Camberabero, [Arnaldo] Gruarin, [Jean-Michel] Cabanier, [Andre] Abadie, [Benoit] Dauga, [Elie] Cester, [Christian] Carrere, [Walter] Spanghero and [Jean-Joseph] Rupert.
Referee: Kevin Kelleher. |