Record

Ref NoBML/1/4/7
TitleBig sheet and bundle, France versus Scotland, Colombes, Paris, 7 January 1961
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse regarding travel arrangements. It is accompanied by:
- Programme.
- Notes describing the score and a draft match report.
- Newspaper cutting.
- Printed list of the Scottish players.
- Memorandum from Archie Henry of O.B.P Glasgow to Bill McLaren and others providing the schedule and announcements for match coverage.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was France 11 - 0 Scotland. The big sheet records:

France
Team: [Roger] Martine, [Jean] Gachassin, Guy Boniface, [Jacques] Bouquet, [Jean-Vincent] Dupuy, [Pierre] Albaladejo, [Pierre] Lacroix, [Amedee] Domenech, [Jean] de Gregorio, [Alfred] Roques, [Louis] Echave, [Michel] Celaya, [Francois] Moncla, [Roland] Crancee and [Michel] Crauste.

Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Arthur] Smith, [Ron] Cowan, [George] Stevenson, [Ronald] Thomson, [Gordon] Waddell, [Robert 'Brian'] Shillinglaw, [David] Rollo, [Norman] Bruce, [Hugh] McLeod, [F. H. Frans] ten Bos, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [Ken] Smith, [John] Douglas and [Charlie] Stewart.
Dateabout 7 Jan 1961
TermRugby football
Team sports
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RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2461Martine; Roger
DS/UK/1500Gachassin; Jean (b.1941); French rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/1497Boniface; Guy (1937-1968); French rugby union player1937-1968
DS/UK/2428Bouquet; Jacques
DS/UK/2412Dupuy; Jean-Vincent
DS/UK/2446Albaladejo; Pierre (b.1933); Légion d'honneur; French rugby union playerb.1933
DS/UK/2447Lacroix; 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/2421Moncla; Francois
DS/UK/1509Crauste; Michel (b.1934); French rugby union player1934-2019
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/1950Cowan; Ronald C 'Ron'
DS/UK/1925Thomson; Ronald Hew 'Ronnie' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-
DS/UK/1901Waddell; Gordon Herbert (1937-2012); Scottish rugby union player, businessman and politician1937-2012
DS/UK/1926Shillinglaw; Robert 'Brian' (1938-2007); Scottish rugby union and rugby league international1938-2007
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/1903McLeod; Hugh Ferns (1932-2014); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1932-2014
DS/UK/1922ten Bos; Frans Herman (1937-2016); Scottish rugby union player1937-2016
DS/UK/1948Campbell-Lamerton; Michael John (1933-2005); Colonel; Scottish rugby union player and army officer1933-2005
DS/UK/1924Smith; George Kenneth
DS/UK/1947Douglas; John (1934-); Scottish rugby union player1934-
DS/UK/512Stewart; Charles Edward Bell
DS/UK/1898Stevenson; George Drummond (1933-2012); Scottish rugby union player and sales representative1933-2012
DS/UK/4980Crancee; Roland
DS/UK/4979Echave; Louis
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