| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse, including that 'Meads ordered off'. It is accompanied by introductory notes, draft reports, a score sheet, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses,
a programme and cuttings from the Scottish Sunday Express, The Times and other unidentified newspapers. The cuttings include two copies of an article from the Radio Times written by McLaren entitled 'Scotland v. New Zealand'.
This match was part of New Zealand's tour. The score was Scotland 3 - 14 New Zealand. The game caused controversy due to Colin Meads being ordered off by the referee. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Jock] Turner, [John] Frame, [Bob] Keddie, [David] Chisholm, [Alex] Hastie, [Sandy] Carmichael, [Frank] Laidlaw, [David] Rollo, [Peter] Stagg, [Erle] Mitchell, [Pringle] Fisher, [Alasdair] Boyle and [Derrick] Grant.
New Zealand
Team: [William] McCormick, [William] Birtwhistle [Birtwistle], [William] Davis, [Ian] MacRae, [Anthony] Steel, [Earle] Kirton, [Christopher] Laidlaw, [Kenneth] Gray, [Bruce] McLeod, [Alister] Hopkinson, [Samuel] Strahan, [Colin] Meads, [Kel i.e. Kelvin] Tremain, [Brian] Lochore and [Graham] Williams.
Referee: Kevin Kelleher.
Sponge / baggage man: Richard Walker. |