| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has noted on the reverse 'I had to address team & reserves & selectors on French lineout ploys', along with comments on the match. It is accompanied by:
- Annotated programme.
- Notes describing the score.
- An account of McLaren's expenses.
- McLaren's travel itinerary issued by Sanderson Travel Service Ltd with a letter from J. Chacon, of Normandy Hotel, Paris, confirming a room reservation, dated 24 December 1968.
- A receipt for currency exchange from the National Commercial Bank of Scotland Limited.
- Cuttings from The Scotsman, the Scottish Sunday Express and other unidentified newspapers, some with annotations.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was France 3 - 6 Scotland. The big sheet records:
France
Team: Pierre Villepreux, Jean-Marie Bonal, Jean-Pierre Lux, Jo Maso, Andre Campaes, Jean Gachassin, Jean-Louis Berot, Michel Lasserre, Michel Yachvili, Jean-Michel Esponda, Benoit Dauga, Elie Cester, [Jean] Iracabal, Walter Spanghero and Christian Carrere.
Replacements: Henry Magois, Gerard Sutra, Jean Iracabal and Christian Swierczewski.
Scotland
Team: [Colin] Blaikie, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Jock] Turner, Chris Rea, [William] Jackson, Colin Telfer, Gordon Connell, [Norman] Suddon, [Frank] Laidlaw, Sandy Carmichael, [Peter] Stagg, Alister [Alastair] McHarg, [Tom] Elliot, [Jim] Telfer and [Rodger] Arneil.
Replacements: McDonald, [John] Frame, MacRae [Ian McCrae?], [David] Rollo, [Derek] Deans and [Peter?] Brown.
Referee: Air Commodore G. C. (Larry) Lamb. |