| Description | The big sheet has three sections cut from it and is accompanied by:
- Notes, including information about the players, an introduction to the match, a description of the score and a draft match report.
- Programme.
- Cuttings from The Sunday Telegraph, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings includes a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Signs of hope in the creative play of Hastings'.
- Sheet of Unisys Information Services for Sport match statistics.
- Fax from Chris Rhys providing information about the players, dated 13 December 1996.
This match was part of Italy's tour. The score was Scotland 29 - 22 Italy. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: Rowen Shepherd, Tony Stanger, Scott Hastings, Gregor Townsend, Kenny Logan, Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath, David Hilton, Kevin McKenzie, Mattie Stewart, Damian Cronin, Andrew Reed, Murray Wallace, Eric Peters and Ian Smith.
Replacements: Derek Stark, Ron Eriksson, Derrick Patterson, Doddie Weir, Barry Stewart and Graham Ellis.
President: Fred McLeod.
Manager: Arthur Hastie.
Coaches: Richie Dixon and David Johnston.
Physiotherapist: Martin Rennison.
Medical officer: Jimmy Graham.
Italy
Team: Javier Pertile, Nicola Mazzucato, Paolo Vaccari, Ivan Francescato, Marcello Cuttitta, Diego Dominguez, Alessandro Troncon, Massimo Cuttitta, Carlo Orlandi, Andrea Castellani, Walter Cristofoletto, Jambatista [Giambattista] Croci, Massimo Giovanelli, Orazio Arancio and Andrea Sgorlon.
Replacements: Vittorio [Vittorino] Golfetti, Alessandro Moscardi, Carlo Checchinato, Gianluca Guidi, Leonardo Manteri and Francesco Mazzariol.
President: Giancarlo Dondi.
Manager: Francesco Cimino.
Coach: George Costes [Coste] and Massimo Maeholetti [Mascioletti].
Physiotherapist: Giorgio Morvidoni.
Medical officer: Dr Prof Didomenica.
Referee: Daniel Gillet.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Daniel Dartigeas and Didier Mene.
Groundsman: Bill Ellwood. |