| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and Bill McLaren's journey. It is accompanied an account of McLaren's expenses, notes, a programme and newspaper cuttings, as well as an issue of the Football Echo. One of the cuttings is a report by McLaren entitled 'Spectacular victory for Wales'. The bundle also contains a letter from Dewi Griffiths to Bill McLaren regarding an upcoming game in Cardiff, dated 24 January 1966.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 34 - 21 England. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: Keith Jarrett, Stuart Watkins, [William] Raybould, [Gerald] Davies, [Dewi] Bebb, David Watkins, [Gareth] Edwards, [Denzil] Williams, [Norman] Gale, [John] Lloyd, [Brian] Price, [Billy] Mainwaring, [Ron] Jones, [Dai] Morris and [John] Taylor.
England
Team: [Roger] Hosen, [Keith] Savage, [Robert] Hearn, [Colin] McFadyean, [Rodney] Webb, [John] Finlan, [Roger] Pickering, [Philip] Judd, [Stephen] Richards, [Michael] Coulman, [John] Barton, [David] Watt, [Budge] Rogers, [David] Rollitt and [Robert] Taylor.
Referee: Douglas McMahon. |