| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse regarding the players and match. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including a score sheet and tables showing the players selected for Japan's earlier tour matches, England under 23 games and England's tour of the Far East.
- Programme.
- Account of McLaren's expenses.
- Newspaper cuttings covering this match and other rugby news, including the Cumberland and Westmorland v. England Under-23 match in April 1973.
- Typescript biographies of some of England's players.
- Card listing the players in the Japanese rugby team's 1973 tour of Wales, England and France with a photograph of the team.
This match was part of Japan's tour. The score was England (Under 23) 19 - 10 Japan. The big sheet records:
England (Under 23)
Team: Dusty Hare, Peter Squires, Keith Smith, Peter Warfield, Keith Parker, Neil Bennett, Steve Smith, Roger Looker, Jonathan Raphael, Philip Blakeway, Bob Wilkinson, John Hudson, Mike Rafter, Trevor Cheeseman and Peter Hendy.
Replacements: Peter Kingston, Brian Patrick, Charles Kent, Andrew Whittle, John Croasdell and John [Jon] Shipsides.
Coach: Peter Colston.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Japan
Team: Nobuyuki Ueyama, Tada Ito, Bunji Shimazaki, Akira Yokoi, Yoshi Sakata, Tada Kamohara, Hiroaki Shukuzawa, Susuma [Susumu?] Hara, Mitsuo Atokawa, Misaaki Shimozono, Toshio Terai, Hiroshi Ogasawara, Yoshiaki Izawa, Hideo Akama and Yoshiharu Yamaguchi.
Replacements: Kazumi Ohigashi, Koichi Shibata, Yoshiro Murata, Ryozo Imazato, Masa Iguchi and Masaru Fujiwara.
Manager: Shiggy Konno.
Coach: Hisashi Yokoi.
Referee: D. P. 'Paddy' D'Arcy.
Touch judges: Ken Pattinson and N R Sanson.
Head groundsman: Harold Clark.
Also listed: Graham Short. |