Homepage

Record

Ref NoBML/2/12/42
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Edinburgh versus New Zealand, Myreside, Edinburgh, 31 October 1979.
DescriptionThe big sheet has a section cut from it comprising information about two of New Zealand's replacements. It is accompanied by a programme, notes describing the score and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph and The Scotsman.

The match was part of New Zealand's tour. The score was Edinburgh 4 - 16 New Zealand. The big sheet records:

Edinburgh
Team: Andy Irvine, Steve Page, Euan Kennedy, David Johnston, Bruce Hay, Duncan Wilson, Alan Lawson, Jim Burnett, Callum Munro, Ian Milne, David Armstrong, Ian Lambie, Jim Calder, Bill Watson and Alex Brewster.
Replacements: Harry Burnett, Gordon Forbes, Ken Ross, David Brewster, Phil Black and Jimmy Stewart.
Chairman selectors: Mike Barrie.
Coach: Alan McNish.
Physiotherapist: David Allan.

New Zealand
Team: Richard Wilson, Stu Wilson, Tim Twigden, Murray Taylor, Brian Ford, Eddie Dunn, Mark Donaldson, Brad Johnstone, Peter Sloane, Barry Thompson, Andy Haden, Vance Stewart, Ken Stewart, John Fleming and Graham Mourie.
Replacements: Andy Dalton, John Spiers, Murray Mexted, David Loveridge, Kieran Keane and Gary Cunningham.
Manager: Russ Thomas.
Coach: Eric Watson.
Physiotherapist: Brian McKenzie.

Referee: Alan Welsby.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Alan Hosie and Eric Anderson.
Honorary medical officer: Brian Slawson and Gilbert Kennedy.
Groundsman: George Skirving.
Date1979
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/4476Page; R S; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/3034Kennedy; Alexander 'Euan' (b.1954); Scottish rugby union playerb.1954
DS/UK/532Johnston; David Ian (1958-); Scottish rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/930Hay; Bruce Hamilton (1950-2007); Scottish rugby union player1950-2007
DS/UK/6362Wilson; K Duncan M
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/1792Burnett; James Niven (b.1947); Scottish rugby union playerb.1947
DS/UK/4479Munro; J Callum; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/516Milne; Iain Gordon (1958-); Scottish rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/6364Armstrong; David G
DS/UK/1783Lambie; Ian Kerr; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/957Calder; James Hamilton 'Jim' (1957-); Scottish rugby union player1957-
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/1249Brewster; Alexander Kinloch; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1785Wilson; Richard George
DS/UK/1796Twigden; Timothy Moore
DS/UK/1787Taylor; Murray Barton
DS/UK/7393Ford; Brian Robert
DS/UK/1711Dunn; Edward James
DS/UK/1696Donaldson; Mark William
DS/UK/1697Johnstone; Bradley Ronald
DS/UK/1794Sloane; Peter Henry
DS/UK/7401Thompson; Barry A
DS/UK/1700Haden; Andrew Maxwell
DS/UK/1793Stewart; Vance Edmond
DS/UK/1726Stewart; Kenneth William; New Zealand rugby union player
DS/UK/1710Fleming; John Kingsley
DS/UK/1704Mourie; Graham Neil Kenneth (b.1952); MBE; New Zealand rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1693Wilson; Stuart Sinclair
DS/UK/3975Burnett; Harry M; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/5627Forbes; J Gordon
DS/UK/5628Ross; Kenneth A
DS/UK/4791Brewster; David
DS/UK/4767Black; Philip
DS/UK/4749Stewart; James; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1698Dalton; Andrew Grant
DS/UK/1789Spiers; John Edmunde
DS/UK/1790Mexted; Murray Graham (b.1953); New Zealand rugby union playerb.1953
DS/UK/1712Loveridge; David Steven
DS/UK/7400Keane; Kieran J
DS/UK/1786Cunningham; Gary Richard
DS/UK/3422Barrie; Michael C; President, Watsonians RFC
DS/UK/5355McNish; Alan C; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/4510Allan; David
DS/UK/1715Thomas; Russell W; manager, New Zealand rugby team
DS/UK/1799Watson.; Eric
DS/UK/1717McKenzie; Brian
DS/UK/1467Welsby; Alan
DS/UK/438Hosie; Alan M (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union refereefl.1974
DS/UK/5472Anderson; Eric; rugby union referee
DS/UK/3040Slawson; Brian
DS/UK/7312Kennedy; Gilbert
DS/UK/7313Skirving; George; groundsman
Add to My Items
    Skip to main content

    Useful Links