| Ref No | BML/1/6/7 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus England, Cardiff Arms Park, 20 January 1973. |
| Description | The big sheet has a section cut from it and notes on the reverse, including comments on Bill McLaren's copy of the telegraph being sold. It is accompanied by a score sheet, a programme, an issue of the Sports and Football Echo and cuttings from the Western Mail, The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is a report by McLaren entitled 'Wales extended their unbeaten home record'. The bundle also includes accounts of Bill McLaren's expenses for this game and Wales v. Scotland at the Cardiff Arms Park on 19 January 1974.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 25 - 9 England. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: John Williams, Gerald Davies, Roy Bergiers, Arthur Lewis, John Bevan, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Glyn Shaw, Jeff Young, John Lloyd, Delme Thomas, Derek Quinnell, David Morris, Mervyn Davies and John Taylor.
Replacements: Jim Shanklin, Ian Lewis, Clive Shell, Hefin Jenkins, Bobby Windsor and Mike Roberts. Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
England
Team: Sam Doble, Alan Morley, Peter Warfield, Peter Preece, David Duckham, Dick Cowman, Jan Webster, Brian Stevens, John Pullin, Fran Cotton, Peter Larter, Chris Ralston, John Watkins, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements: Martin Cooper, Goeff [Geoff] Evans, Steve Smith, John Gray, Nigel Horton and Peter Dixon.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Referee: Georges Domerque [Domercq].
Touch judge: Ron Lewis.
Head groundsman: Peter Gillard.
Also listed: Clive Rowlands and John Elders. |
| Date | about 20 Jan 1973-19 Jan 1974 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1553 | Gillard; Peter | |
| DS/UK/3 | Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon | 1949-2024 |
| DS/UK/1404 | Davies; Thomas Gerald Reames (b.1945); CBE, Welsh rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/1463 | Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/1512 | Lewis; Arthur John Llewellyn (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/1537 | Bevan; John Charles (b.1950); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1950 |
| DS/UK/2 | Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1948-2022 |
| DS/UK/8 | Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1840 | Shaw; Glyndwr (b.11Apr 1951); Welsh rugby union player | b.11Apr 1951 |
| DS/UK/37 | Young; Jeffrey 'Jeff' (1942-2005); OBE; Welsh rugby union player, teacher and air force officer | 1942-2005 |
| DS/UK/13 | Thomas; William 'Delme' (1942-); Welsh rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/14 | Morris; William David (1941-); Welsh rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/15 | Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1946-2012 |
| DS/UK/1513 | Taylor; John (1945-); Welsh rugby union player and commentator | 1945- |
| DS/UK/1660 | Doble; Samuel Arthur | |
| DS/UK/1422 | Morley; Alan John (b.25 Jun 1950); MBE; English rugby union player | b.25 Jun 1950 |
| DS/UK/1661 | Warfield; Peter John | |
| DS/UK/1412 | Preece; Peter Stuart | |
| DS/UK/1413 | Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1678 | Cowman; Alan Richard; English rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1415 | Webster; Jan Godfrey (1946-2019); English rugby union player | 1946-2019 |
| DS/UK/1416 | Stevens; Claude Brian (b. 1941); English rugby union player | 1940-2019 |
| DS/UK/1424 | Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer | 1941-2021 |
| DS/UK/1382 | Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1664 | Larter; Peter John (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1417 | Ralston; Christopher Wayne 'Chris' (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1419 | Watkins; John Arthur (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/1385 | Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman | 1947-2010 |
| DS/UK/1390 | Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/35 | Shanklin; James Llewellyn (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/2530 | Lewis; Ian | |
| DS/UK/1420 | Shell; Robert Clive (1947-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1947-2012 |
| DS/UK/1622 | Jenkins; Hefin W (1950-2014); Welsh rugby union player | 1950-2014 |
| DS/UK/1407 | Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1601 | Roberts; Michael Gordon (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1414 | Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1818 | Evans; Geoffrey William 'Geoff' (1950-); English rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/140 | Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1820 | Gray; John Denis (b.1948); English rugby union and rugby league player and cricketer | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1418 | Horton; Nigel Edgar (1948-); English rugby union player and police officer | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1442 | Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player | 1944 |
| DS/UK/1318 | Lewis; Jerry | |
| DS/UK/1313 | Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union | 1923-2006 |
| DS/UK/1312 | Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/1466 | Domercq; Georges | |
| DS/UK/857 | Lewis; Anthony Robert | |
| DS/UK/1361 | Rowlands; Daniel Clive Thomas (b.1938); OBE, Welsh rugby union player | 1938-2023 |
| DS/UK/1823 | Elders; John | |
| DS/UK/38 | Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher | 1943- |