| Description | The big sheet has a brief note on the reverse regarding the match. It is accompanied by an annotated programme, notes, including a description of the score, a schedule for the BBC coverage and newspaper cuttings. The bundle also contains an annotated team sheet for North & Midlands v. Anglo Scots on 14 November 1978.
The match was part of New Zealand's tour. The score was North & Midlands of Scotland 3 - 31 New Zealand. The big sheet records:
North & Midlands
Team: Alan Croll, Stephen McKenzie, John Adams, Stewart Irvine, Peter Robertson, Colin High, Ian McCrae, Gregor McKenzie [MacKenzie], Alan Hardie, Gordon Brown, Chris Snape, Andy Dunlop, Tony Ingle-Finch, Ian [Iain] Paxton and Colin Watt.
Replacements: Dougie Arneil, Ian Sutherland, John Imrie, Alastair Brand, Robin Young and Graeme Smylie.
President: Larry Graham.
Chairman selectors: Gordon Masson and J. S. Steven.
Coach: Alastair Hamilton.
Physiotherapist: Peter Clark.
New Zealand
Team: Richard Wilson, Robt [Robert] Kururangi, Mark Taylor, Bruce Robertson, Bryan Williams, Eddie Dunn, David Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, John Black, Gary Knight, Frank Oliver, John Loveday, Leicester Rutledge, John Fleming and Barry Ashworth.
Replacements: Lyn Jaffray, Brian McKechnie, Mark Donaldson, Andy Dalton, John Ashworth and Ash McGregor.
President: Russell Thomas.
Chairman selectors: Jack Gleeson.
Coach: Jack Gleeson.
Physiotherapists: Graham Short and Brian McKenzie.
Referee: Roger Quittenton.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Alastair Bryce and J A Colquhoun. |