| Ref No | BML/1/8/10 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, England versus France, Twickenham, 21 March 1981. |
| Description | The big sheet has four sections cut from it, including information about some of France's players. It has noted on the reverse 'Grand Slam for F[ran]ce'. It is accompanied by a programme with a note on the cover, notes introducing the match and cuttings from The Times, The Observer and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 12 - 16 France. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Marcus Rose, John Carleton, Clive Woodward, Paul Dodge, Mike Slemen, Huw Davies, Steve Smith, Colin Smart, Peter Wheeler, Phil Blakeway, Bill Beaumont, Maurice Colclough, Nick Jeavons, John Scott and David Cooke.
Replacements: Dusty Hare, Nick Preston, Nick Youngs, Steve Mills, Paul Rendall and Bob Hesford.
President: John K-Carpenter.
Chairman selectors: Budge Rogers.
Coach: Mike Davis.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Honorary medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
France
Team: Serge Gabernet, Serge Blanco, Roland Bertranne, Didier Codorniou, Laurent Pardo, Guy Laporte, Pierre Berbizier, Pierre Dospital, Philippe Dintrans, Robert Paparemb[or]de, Daniel Revailler, J[ean]-Francois Imbernon, J[ean]-Pierre Rives, J[ean]-Luc Joinel and Pierre Lacans.
Replacements: Dominique Sagarzazu, J[ean]-Paul Wolf, Roland Petrissans, Jerome Gallion, Patrick Mesny and Alain Caussade.
President: Albert Ferasse [Ferrasse?].
Chairman selectors: Yves Noe.
Coaches: Jacques Fouroux and Jean Pique.
Physiotherapist: M. Camille Biaud.
Honorary medical officer: Dr Jean Pene.
Referee: Alan Hosie.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Brian Anderson and Jack Short.
Groundsman: Harold Clark. |
| Date | about 15-23 Mar 1981 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1358 | Rose; William 'Marcus' Henderson (1957-); English rugby union player | 1957- |
| DS/UK/1277 | Carleton; John (1955-); English rugby union player | 1955- |
| DS/UK/255 | Woodward; Clive Ronald (1956-); Sir; English rugby union player and national coach | 1956- |
| DS/UK/1278 | Dodge; Paul William (1958-); English rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/299 | Slemen; Michael Anthony Charles 'Mike' (1951-); English rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/153 | Davies; Geoffrey 'Huw' (1959-); English rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/140 | Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1280 | Smart; Colin Edward (1950-); English rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/426 | Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1281 | Blakeway; Phillip John 'Phil' (1950-); English rugby union player and fruit wholesaler | 1950- |
| DS/UK/439 | Beaumont; William Blackledge (b.1952); CBE, English rugby union player | b.1952 |
| DS/UK/1283 | Colclough; Maurice John (1953-2006); English rugby union player | 1953-2006 |
| DS/UK/1284 | Jeavons; Nicholas Clive 'Nick' (1957-); English rugby union player and engineer | 1957- |
| DS/UK/1285 | Scott; John Philip (1954-); English rugby union player | 1954- |
| DS/UK/1337 | Cooke; David Howard | |
| DS/UK/1276 | Hare; William Henry (1952-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/3264 | Preston; Nicholas John | |
| DS/UK/1384 | Youngs; Nicholas Gerald | |
| DS/UK/1303 | Mills; Stephen Graham Ford | |
| DS/UK/139 | Rendall; Paul Anthony George (1954-2023); English rugby union player | 1954-2023 |
| DS/UK/1304 | Hesford; Robert 'Bob'; rugby union player | 1953-2023 |
| DS/UK/1370 | Carpenter; John MacGregor Kendall- | |
| DS/UK/245 | Rogers; Derek Prior 'Budge' (1939-); OBE; English rugby union player and President of the RFU 1981-82 | 1939- |
| DS/UK/1311 | Davis; Michael (fl.1982); rugby union coach | fl.1982 |
| DS/UK/1312 | Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/1313 | Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union | 1923-2006 |
| DS/UK/6923 | Gabernet; Serge (b.1955); French rugby union player | b.1955 |
| DS/UK/1863 | Blanco; Serge (1958-); French rugby union player, businessman and rugby administrator | 1958- |
| DS/UK/1557 | Bertranne; Roland (1949-); French rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/6523 | Codorniou; Didier (1958-); French rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/6521 | Pardo; Laurent (1958-); French rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/1177 | Laporte; Guy (1952-); French rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/226 | Berbizier; Pierre (1958-); French rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/6524 | Dospital; Pierre (1950-); French rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/1741 | Dintrans; Philippe (1957-); French rugby union player | 1957- |
| DS/UK/1563 | Paparemborde; Robert | |
| DS/UK/6927 | Revailler; Daniel | |
| DS/UK/1564 | Imbernon; Jean-François (1951-); French rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1566 | Rives; Jean-Pierre (b.1952); French rugby union player | b.1952 |
| DS/UK/2677 | Joinel; Jean-Luc (1953-); French rugby union player | 1953- |
| DS/UK/6520 | Lacans; Pierre | |
| DS/UK/6919 | Petrissans; Roland | |
| DS/UK/1585 | Gallion; Jérôme (1955-); French rugby union player | 1955- |
| DS/UK/1591 | Caussade; Alain (b.1952); French rugby union player | b.1952 |
| DS/UK/1576 | Ferrasse; Albert | |
| DS/UK/1879 | Noe; Yves | |
| DS/UK/1549 | Fouroux; Jacques (1947-2005); French rugby union player | 1947-2005 |
| DS/UK/1594 | Pique; Jean (b.1935); French rugby union player | b.1935 |
| DS/UK/1580 | Biaud; M Camille | |
| DS/UK/1597 | Pene; Jean | |
| DS/UK/438 | Hosie; Alan M (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union referee | fl.1974 |
| DS/UK/1386 | Anderson; J 'Brian' (fl.2001); rugby union assistant referee, touch judge | fl.2001 |
| DS/UK/1387 | Short; Jack (fl.2001); rugby union assistant referee, touch judge | fl.2001 |
| DS/UK/6931 | Sagarzazu; Dominique | |
| DS/UK/6932 | Wolf; Jean-Paul (b.1960); French rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/6933 | Mesny; Patrick (b.1954); French rugby union player | b.1954 |