| Description | The big sheet has two sections cut from it, including information about England's players and replacements, and notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by an annotated programme, notes introducing the match and newspaper cuttings.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 7 - 6 France. The big sheet records:
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.
France
Team: J[ean]-Michel Aguirre, J[ean]-Francois Gourdon, Roland Bertranne, Christian Belascain, Frederic Costes, Alain Caussade, Jerome Gallion, Armand Vaquerin, Alain Paco, Robert Paparemb[or]de, Francois [Francis] Haget, Alain Maleig, J[ean]-Pierre Rives, Alain Guilbert and J[ean]-Luc Joinel.
Replacements: Jean Francois Perche, Gerard Cholley, Roland Petrissans, Yves Laffarge, Francois Sangali [Sangalli] and Roger Aguerre.
President: Albert Ferrasse.
Chairman selectors: Elie Pebeyre.
Coaches: John Pique and Jean Desclaux.
Physiotherapist: Camille Biaud.
Referee: John West.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Michael Rea and Larry Prideaux.
Honorary medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Honorary surgeon: Wyn Davies [?].
Clerk of works: Harold Clark.
Also listed: Ken Bailey. |