| Description | The big sheet has a section cut from it and notes on the reverse regarding the match. It is accompanied by a signed programme, notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score, and cuttings from The Western Mail, The Daily Telegraph, the South Wales Echo and The Sunday Times. The cuttings include an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'Cardiff: Graveyard of England hopes'.
The score of this Five Nations Championship match was Wales 27 - 3 England. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: JPR Williams, Elgan Rees, David Richards [David Stuart 'Dai' Richards], Steve Fenwick, JJ Williams, Gareth Davies, Terry Holmes, John Richardson, Alan Phillips, Graham Price, Alan [Allan] Martin, Mike Roberts, Paul Ringer, Derek Quinnell and Jeff Squire.
Replacements: Clive Griffiths, Peter Morgan, Brynmor Williams, Billy James, John Dixon and Stuart Lane.
President: David L. James.
Chairman selectors: Rod Morgan.
Coach: John Dawes.
Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis.
England
Team: Alastair Hignell, Peter Squires, Richard Cardus, Paul Dodge, Mike Slemen, Neil Bennett, Peter Kingston, Colin Smart, Peter Wheeler, Gary Pearce, Bill Beaumont, Nigel Horton, Tony Neary, John Scott and Mike Rafter.
Replacements: Tony Bond, John Horton, Malcolm Young, John Raphael, John Doubleday and Andy Ripley.
President: Stanley Couchman.
Chairman selectors: Sandy Sanders.
Coach: Peter Colston.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Referee: Jean-Pierre Bonnet.
Assistant referees / touch judges: V. Donagh and F. Palmade.
Honorary medical officer: Jack Matthews.
Honorary surgeon: Gordon Rowley.
Groundsman: Bill Hardiman.
Also listed: Ken Bailey.
Guests of the WRU:
Prime Minister: Mr Callaghan.
Speaker of the House of Commons: G. Thomas.
Former Prime Minister: Edward Heath.
Leader of the House: Michael Foot.
Lord Chancellor: Lord Elwyn-Jones.
Leader of the House of Lords: Lord Peart. |