Record

Ref NoBML/1/4/6
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Scotland versus France, Murrayfield, 9 January 1960
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has noted on the reverse regarding the commentary 'Rob[er]t Hudson & Self with Jock Wemyss'. It is accompanied by a memorandum from Archie Henry of O.B.P. Glagow to Bill McLaren and others providing the schedule for coverage of the match, cuttings from The Bulletin and an unidentified newspaper, a draft match report and notes, including a description of the score.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 11 - 13 France. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Arthur] Smith, [Joseph] McPartlin, [Iain] Laughland, [Christopher] Elliot, [Gregor] Sharp, [Tremayne] Rodd, [David] Rollo, [Norman] Bruce, [Hugh] McLeod, [Frans] Ten Bos, [Hamish] Kemp, [Ken] Smith, [Keith] Bearne and [Adam] Robson.

France
Team: [Michel] Vannier, [Serge] Mericq, [Arnaud] Marquesuzaa, [Jacques] Bouquet, [Lucien] Roge, [Roger] Martine, [Pierre] Danos, [Amedee] Domenech, [Jean] de Gregorio, [Alfred] Roques, [Michel] Celaya, [Bernard] Mommejat, [Francois] Moncla, [Michel] Crauste and [Sylvain] Meyer.
Date1960
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1896Scotland; Kenneth James Forbes 'Ken' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-2023
DS/UK/1897Smith; Arthur Robert (1933-1975); Scottish rugby union player1933-1975
DS/UK/1949McPartlin; Joseph James
DS/UK/618Laughland; Iain Hugh Page (1935-); Scottish rugby union player1935-
DS/UK/1909Elliot; Christopher (1933-); Scottish rugby union player1933-
DS/UK/3521Sharp; Gregor W J; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1902Rodd; John Adrian Tremayne (1935-2006); 3rd Baron Rennell of Rodd; Scottish rugby union player, army officer and banker1935-2006
DS/UK/1921Rollo; David Miller Durie (b. 1934); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1934
DS/UK/1904Bruce; Norman Scott (1932-1992); Captain; Scottish rugby union player1932-1992
DS/UK/1241Kemp; James William Young (1933-2002); Scottish rugby union player1933-2002
DS/UK/1924Smith; George Kenneth
DS/UK/1227Robson; Adam (1928-2007); Scottish rugby union player, art teacher, artist1928-2007
DS/UK/2410Vannier; Michel
DS/UK/2431Mericq; Serge (b.1937); French rugby union playerb.1937
DS/UK/2429Marquesuzaa; Arnaud
DS/UK/2428Bouquet; Jacques
DS/UK/2466Roge; Lucien
DS/UK/2461Martine; Roger
DS/UK/2435Danos; Pierre
DS/UK/2415Domenech; Amédée (1933-2003); French rugby union player1933-2003
DS/UK/2448de Gregorio; Jean
DS/UK/2436Roques; Alfred
DS/UK/1596Celaya; Michel
DS/UK/2440Mommejat; Bernard
DS/UK/2421Moncla; Francois
DS/UK/1509Crauste; Michel (b.1934); French rugby union player1934-2019
DS/UK/4978Meyer; Sylvain
DS/UK/4977Bearne; Keith Robert Fraser
DS/UK/1903McLeod; Hugh Ferns (1932-2014); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1932-2014
DS/UK/1922ten Bos; Frans Herman (1937-2016); Scottish rugby union player1937-2016
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