| Description | The big sheet has a section cut from it, including information about some of England's players, and notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by a programme, notes, including a description of the score, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses, a list of the French rugby players who toured Argentina in 1974 and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 20 - 27 France. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Peter Rossborough, Peter Squires, Peter Warfield, Peter Preece, David Duckham, Martin Cooper, Jan Webster, Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Stack Stevens, Roger Uttley, Chris Ralston, [John] Watkins, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements: Tony Jorden, Keith Smith, Steve Smith, Robin Cowling, John Pullin and Billy Beaumont.
President: Ken Chapman.
Chairman selectors: Alec Lewis [Alec Ormonde Lewis].
Coach: John Burgess.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
France
Team: Michel Taffary, J[ean]-Francois Gourdon, Claude Dourthe, J[ean]-Martin Etchenique, Roland Bertranne, Lucien Paries, Richard Astre, Armand Vaquerin, Alain Paco, Gerard Cholley, Alain Guilbert, Alain Esteve, J[ean]-Claude Skrela, Claude Spanghero and J[ean]-Pierre Rives.
Replacements: J[ean]-Louis Ugartemendia, Robert Paparemborde, Victor Boffelli, Gerald [Gerard] Martinez, J[ean]-Luc Averous and J[ean]-Michel Aguirre.
President: Albert Ferasse [Ferrasse?].
Coach: M. Desclaux.
Physiotherapist M. Camille Biaud.
Referee: Eric Grierson.
Touch judges: Ken Pattison [Pattinson] and M. Mora.
Clerk of works: Harold Clark.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Personalities: Ken Bailly [Bailey]. |