| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse concerning meeting Princess Anne and the opening of the Bill McLaren suite by the S.R.U. President, Graham Young. It is accompanied by:
- Programme, which includes an article about McLaren by Nigel Starmer-Smith entitled 'My friend Bill'.
- Notes, including information about the players and a description of the score.
- Cuttings from The Herald and an unidentified newspapers. The cutting from the Herald includes an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'French have surprised us all before, but what ploy will they come up with next?'
- The Famous Grouse Scotland Team Sponsor 'Teamsheet' and press release.
The match was part of the Six Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 10 - 22 France. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: Brendan Laney, Glenn Metcalfe, James McLaren, John Leslie, Chris Paterson, Gregor Townsend, Bryan Redpath, Tom Smith, Gordon Bulloch, Mattie Stewart, Scott Murray, Jason White, Martin Leslie, Simon Taylor and Budge Pountney.
Replacements: Robert Russell, Geo[rge] Graham, Jon Petrie, Stuart Grimes, Graeme Beveridge, Duncan Hodge and Kenny Logan.
President: Graham Young.
Manager: Douglas Morgan.
Coaches: Ian McG [McGeechan], JYR [John Rutherford], JWT [Jim Telfer], Pat Lam and HHC [Hugh Campbell].
Physiotherapist: Stuart Barton, Bob Stewart and Michael Byrne.
Medical officer: Dr Ken McKenzie.
France
Team: Nicolas Brusque, Aurelien Rougerie, Tony Marsh, Damien Traille, David Bory, Gerald Merceron, Fabien Galthie, J[ean]-Jacques Crenca, Raphael Ibanez, J[ean]-Baptiste Poux, Fabien Pelous, Olivier Brouzet, Serge Betsen, Imanol Harinordoquy and Olivier Magne.
Replacements: Olivier Azam, Sylvain Marconnet, Thibault Privat, Remy Martin, Pierre Mignoni, Francois Gelez and Jimmy Marlu.
Manager: Jo Maso.
Coaches: Bernard Laporte and Jacques Brunel.
Referee: Alain Rolland.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Paddy O'Brien and Steve Lander.
Video referee: Brian Stirling.
Groundsman: Bill Ellwood.
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