| Description | The big sheet has brief notes about the match on the reverse, including the comment that the French score 'C[oul]d have b[ee]n 70!'. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to the match, information about players and a description of Bill McLaren's visit to Paris, a card for the New Hotel Roblin and cuttings from The Scotsman, The Sunday Telegraph, The Times, The Herald and an unidentified newspaper. The cutting from the Herald includes a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Brave Scots are saved a mauling'.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was France 47 - 20 Scotland. The big sheet records:
France
Team: J-Luc Sadourny, Laurent Leflamand, Christophe Lamaison, Stephane Glas, David Venditti, David Aucagne, Guy Accoceberry, Didier Cassadei [Casadei?], Marc dal Maso, Franck Tournaire, Olivier Merle, Hugues Miorin, Abdelatif Benazzi, Fabien Pelous and Olivier Magne.
Replacements: Ugo Mola, Pierre Bondouy, Philippe Carbonneau, Richard Castel, J-Louis Jordana and Marc de Rougemont.
President: Bernard Lappasset [Lapasset].
Chairman: Jo Maso.
Coaches: J-C Skrela and P. Villepreux.
Physiotherapist: Xavier Gousse.
Medical officer: Dr Thierry Hermerel.
Scotland
Team: Rowen Shepherd, Tony Stanger, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend, Kenny Logan, Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath, Tom Smith, Graham Ellis, Matti Stewart, Doddie Weir, Andrew Reed, Rob Wainwright, Peter Walton and Ian Smith.
Replacements: Cameron Glasgow, Duncan Hodge, Gary Armstrong, Damian Cronin, Peter Wright and Steven Brotherstone.
President: Fred McLeod.
Chairman: Arthur Hastie.
Coaches: Richie [Dixon] and DIJ [David Ian Johnston].
Physiotherapist: Martin Rennison.
Medical officer: Jimmy Graham.
Referee: Ed Morrison.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Steve Lander and Brian Campsall.
Prime Minister: Jacques Chirac. |