| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse describing the match and highlighting that the straw covering the ground was burnt to allow the match to be played It is accompanied by:
- Catalogued match report
- Newspaper cuttings
- Letter from Stella S Larssen, of Sanderson Travel Service, to Mr McLaren with an itinerary of his journey, dated 4 January 1963
- Notes describing McLaren's journey
- Memorandum from Archie Henry, OBP Glasgow, to McLaren and others providing the schedule and announcements for the match, dated 8 January 1963
- Letter from Noble M Wilson, BBC Paris Representative, to Mr McLaren concerning his transport in Paris, dated 10 January 1963.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship The score was France 6 - 11 Scotland The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Ronald] Thomson, [James] Shackleton, [David] White, [George] Stevenson, [Iain] Laughland, [Stanley] Coughtrie, [Cameron] Boyle, [Norman] Bruce, [David] Rollo, [F H Frans] ten Bos, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [Kenneth] Ross, [John] Douglas and [William] Watherston.
France
Team: [Pierre] Razat, [Pierre] Besson, Guy Boniface, Andre Boniface, [Christian] Darrouy, [Pierre] Albaladejo, [Pierre] Lacroix, [Francis] Mas, [Jean] de Gregorio, [Alfred] Roques, [Bernard] Mommejat, [Jean-Pierre] Saux, [Michel] Crauste, [Henri?] Romero and [Roger] Gensanne [Gensane].
Information concerning Jean Fabre is also pasted to the sheet. |