| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse concerning the game. It is accompanied by:
- Annotated programme.
- Notes, including a description of the match and score.
- Annotated typescript biographies of the French players.
- Cuttings from The Scotsman, the Glasgow Herald, the Scottish Sunday Express and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 9 - 11 France. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: Ian Smith, Alister [Alastair] Biggar, John Frame, Chris Rea, Sandy Hinshelwood, Ian Robertson, Gordon Connell, Ian McLauchlan, Frank Laidlaw, Sandy Carmichael, Peter Stagg, Gordon Brown, Wilson Lauder, Jim Telfer and Rodger Arneil.
Replacements: Ian MacRae [McCrae?], Brian Simmers, Mike Smith, Gordon Connell, Derek Deans, Norman Suddon and Peter Brown.
France
Team: Pierre Villepreux, Roger Bourgarel, Alain Marot, Jean-Pierre Lux, Jean Sillieres, Lucien Paries, Gerard Sutra, Jean Iracabal, Rene Benesis, Jean-Louis Azarete, Jean-Pierre Bastiat, Elie Cester, Christian Carrere, Benoit Dauga and Gerard Viard.
Replacements: Norbert Dargeles, Michel Lassere, Marcel Puget and Jean Saby.
Referee: Air Commodore G. C. (Larry) Lamb. |