| Description | The big sheet has a brief note on the reverse. It is accompanied by:
- Copy of the big sheet with sections cut from it.
- Notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score.
- Programme.
- Annotated fax from Chris Rhys to Jim O'Connell with information about the teams.
- Fax from Pierre Salviac to Bill McLaren providing information about the French team and their previous matches.
- 'Teamsheet' press information for this match and Scotland v. Italy, Murrayfield, 6 March 1999 and France v. Scotland, Stade de France, 10 April 1999.
- Cuttings from The Herald, The Times, The Sunday Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers regarding this match and the 10 April 1999 match. One of the cuttings is an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'Thank goodness for change'.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 16 - 51 France. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: [Derek] Derrick Lee, Tony Stanger, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend, Kenny Logan, Craig Chalmers, Gary Armstrong, David Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Mattie Stewart, Damian Cronin, Doddie Weir, Rob Wainwright, Peter Walton and Simon Holmes.
Replacements: Shaun Longstaff, Rowen Shepherd, Andrew Nicol, Adam Roxburgh, Stuart Grimes, George Graham and Graham Ellis.
President: Charlie Ritchie.
Chairman: Arthur Hastie.
Coaches: JWT [James William Telfer] and IRM [Ian Robert McGeechan].
Physiotherapist: Martin Rennison.
Medical officer: Dr Ken McKenzie [MacKenzie].
France
Team: J[ean]-Luc Sadourny, Philippe Bernat-Salles, Christophe Lamaison, Stephane Glas, Christophe Dominici, Thomas Castaignede, Philippe Carbonneau, Christian Califano, Rafael [Raphael] Ibanez, Franck Tournaire, Olivier Brouzet, Fabien Pelous, Phillippe Benetton, Thomas Lievremont, Olivier Magn and Marc Lievremont.
Replacements: Fabien Galthie, David Aucagne, Xavier Garbajosa, Phillippe Benetton, Thierry Cleda, Cedric Soulette and Marc dal Maso
President: Bernard Lappasset [Lapasset].
Chairman: Jo Maso.
Coaches: J-C Skrela and Pierre Villepr[eu]x.
Physiotherapist:X[a]vier Gousse.
Medical officer: Dr Thierry Hermerel.
Referee: Patrick O'Brien.
Assistant and reserve referees / touch judges: Andre Watson, David McHugh and Charlie Muir.
Groundsman: Bill Ellwood.
Mascot: Kate Hanlon.
Ball boys: Garry Law, John Horston, Dean McCracken, Ross Ford, Cain [?] Stevenson and Andrew Haig. |