| Ref No | BML/2/12/23 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus New Zealand, Cardiff Arms Park, 2 December 1972. |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and that it was the first Rugby Union International transmitted live by satellite to New Zealand. It is accompanied by:
- Annotated programme.
- Notes describing the score.
- Memorandum and note from Dewi Griffiths, Television Producer, to Bill [McLaren] concerning the satellite relay of the game, dated 9 November 1972.
- Account of Bill McLaren's expenses.
- Issues of the Western Mail and the South Wales Echo sports and football supplement.
- Cuttings from The Sunday Times and other unidentified newspapers, including a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Welsh recovery too late against All Blacks.'
This match was part of New Zealand's tour of the United Kingdom and France in 1972-1973. The score was Wales 16 - 19 New Zealand. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: John Williams, Gerald Davies, Roy Bergiers, Jim Shanklin, John Bevan, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Glyn Shaw, Jeff Young, Barry Llewellyn [Llewelyn], Delme Thomas, Derek Quinnell, David Morris, Mervyn Davies and John Taylor.
Replacements: Alex Finlayson, Ian Lewis, Clive Shell, Walter Williams, Bobby Windsor and Mike Roberts.
New Zealand
Team: Joe Karam, Bryan Williams, Mike Parkinson, Duncan Hales, Grant Batty, Bob Burgess, Syd Going, Keith Murdoch, Tane Norton, Jeff Matheson, Hamish Macdonald, Peter Whiting, Ian Kirkpatrick, Alan Sutherland and Alex Wyllie.
Replacements: Ian Stevens, Bruce Robertson, Mark Sayers, Ron Urlich, Alastair [Alistair] Scown, Graham Whiting and Ian Hurst.
Referee: R. F. "Johnny" Johnston [Johnson].
Touch judges: Meirion Joseph and R. Sabido.
Head groundsman: Peter Gillard.
Attendants: Jerry Lewis and Graham Short. |
| Date | Nov-Dec 1972 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/3 | Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon | 1949-2024 |
| DS/UK/1404 | Davies; Thomas Gerald Reames (b.1945); CBE, Welsh rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/1463 | Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/35 | Shanklin; James Llewellyn (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1537 | Bevan; John Charles (b.1950); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1950 |
| DS/UK/2 | Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1948-2022 |
| DS/UK/8 | Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1840 | Shaw; Glyndwr (b.11Apr 1951); Welsh rugby union player | b.11Apr 1951 |
| DS/UK/37 | Young; Jeffrey 'Jeff' (1942-2005); OBE; Welsh rugby union player, teacher and air force officer | 1942-2005 |
| DS/UK/11 | Llewelyn; Donald Barry (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/13 | Thomas; William 'Delme' (1942-); Welsh rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/14 | Morris; William David (1941-); Welsh rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/15 | Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1946-2012 |
| DS/UK/1513 | Taylor; John (1945-); Welsh rugby union player and commentator | 1945- |
| DS/UK/1665 | Karam; Joseph Francis (b.1951); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/534 | Williams; Bryan George (b.1950); CNZM, MBE; New Zealand rugby union player | b.1950 |
| DS/UK/1667 | Parkinson; Ross Michael (1948-2009); New Zealand rugby union player | 1948-2009 |
| DS/UK/1682 | Hales; Duncan Alister (b.1947); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/1668 | Batty; Grant Bernard (b.1951); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/4547 | Burgess; Robert Edward (b.1949); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/1670 | Going; Sidney Milton (b.1943); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1943 |
| DS/UK/4548 | Murdoch; Keith (1943-2018); New Zealand rugby union player | 1943-2018 |
| DS/UK/1672 | Norton; Rangitane Will 'Tane' (1942-2023); New Zealand rugby union player | 1942-2023 |
| DS/UK/4549 | Matheson; Jeffrey David (b.1948); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1674 | Macdonald; Hamish Hugh (b.1947); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/1675 | Whiting; Pole (b.1946); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1676 | Kirkpatrick; Ian Andrew (b.1946); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1677 | Sutherland; Alan Richard; New Zealand rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/972 | Wyllie; Alexander John (b.1944); MBE; New Zealand rugby union player and coach | b.1944 |
| DS/UK/1599 | Finlayson; Alexander Alfred James (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/2530 | Lewis; Ian | |
| DS/UK/1420 | Shell; Robert Clive (1947-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1947-2012 |
| DS/UK/1530 | Williams; Walter P John | |
| DS/UK/1407 | Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1601 | Roberts; Michael Gordon (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1669 | Stevens; Ian Neal (b.1948); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1666 | Robertson; Bruce John (fl.1980); Scottish rugby union player | fl.1980 |
| DS/UK/4560 | Sayers; Mark (b.1947); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/1685 | Urlich; Ronald Anthony (b.1944); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1944 |
| DS/UK/4550 | Scown; Alistair Ian (b.1948); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1671 | Whiting; Graham John (b.1946); New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1683 | Hurst; Ian Archibald | |
| DS/UK/1631 | Johnson; R F | |
| DS/UK/815 | Joseph; Meirion; rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/4561 | Sabido; R | |
| DS/UK/1553 | Gillard; Peter | |
| DS/UK/1318 | Lewis; Jerry | |
| DS/UK/1690 | Short; Graham; physiotherapist | |