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Ref NoBML/2/12/46
TitleBig sheet and bundle, England versus New Zealand, Twickenham, 24 November 1979.
DescriptionThe big sheet is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score, a programme, sections cut from a big sheet and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers.

The match was part of New Zealand's tour. The score was England 9 - 10 New Zealand. The big sheet records:

England
Team: Wm [William] Henry Hare, John Carleton, Tony Bond, Nick Preston, Mike Slemen, Les Cusworth, Steve Smith, Colin Smart, Peter Wheeler, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont, Maurice Colclough, Tony Neary, John Scott and Mike Rafter.
Replacements: Ian Metcalfe, Clive Woodward, Ian Peck, Steve Mills, Clinton McGregor and Roger Uttley.
President: Alec Ramsay.
Chairman selectors: Budge Rogers.
Coach: Mike Davis.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.

New Zealand
Team: Richard Wilson, Brian Ford, Stu Wilson, Gary Cunningham, Bernie Fraser, Murray Taylor, David Loveridge, Brad Johnstone, Peter Sloane, John Spiers, Andy Haden, John Fleming, Ken Stewart, Murray Mexted and Graham Mourie.
Replacements: Andy Dalton, Rod Ketels, Mike Burgoyne, Mark Donaldson, Alan Hewson and Eddie Dunn.
Manager: Russ Thomas.
Coach: Eric Watson.
Physiotherapist: Graham Short.

Referee: Norman Sanson.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Jack Short and Brian Anderson.
Groundsman: Harold Clark.
Date21-26 Nov 1979
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1276Hare; William Henry (1952-); MBE; English rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/1277Carleton; John (1955-); English rugby union player1955-
DS/UK/1359Bond; Anthony Matthew 'Tony' (1953-); English rugby union player1953-
DS/UK/3264Preston; Nicholas John
DS/UK/299Slemen; Michael Anthony Charles 'Mike' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1279Cusworth; Leslie 'Les' (1954-); English rugby union player, sometime coach1954-
DS/UK/140Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1280Smart; Colin Edward (1950-); English rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/426Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/439Beaumont; William Blackledge (b.1952); CBE, English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1283Colclough; Maurice John (1953-2006); English rugby union player1953-2006
DS/UK/1390Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1285Scott; John Philip (1954-); English rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/1383Rafter; Michael (b.1952); English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1785Wilson; Richard George
DS/UK/7393Ford; Brian Robert
DS/UK/1693Wilson; Stuart Sinclair
DS/UK/1786Cunningham; Gary Richard
DS/UK/1788Fraser; Bernard Garfield
DS/UK/1787Taylor; Murray Barton
DS/UK/1712Loveridge; David Steven
DS/UK/1697Johnstone; Bradley Ronald
DS/UK/1794Sloane; Peter Henry
DS/UK/1789Spiers; John Edmunde
DS/UK/1700Haden; Andrew Maxwell
DS/UK/1710Fleming; John Kingsley
DS/UK/1726Stewart; Kenneth William; New Zealand rugby union player
DS/UK/1790Mexted; Murray Graham (b.1953); New Zealand rugby union playerb.1953
DS/UK/1704Mourie; Graham Neil Kenneth (b.1952); MBE; New Zealand rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/7394Metcalfe; Ian Roland
DS/UK/255Woodward; Clive Ronald (1956-); Sir; English rugby union player and national coach1956-
DS/UK/1396Peck; Ian George
DS/UK/1303Mills; Stephen Graham Ford
DS/UK/7395McGregor; Clinton M
DS/UK/1389Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1698Dalton; Andrew Grant
DS/UK/1795Ketels; Rodney Clive
DS/UK/7396Burgoyne; Michael Martin
DS/UK/1696Donaldson; Mark William
DS/UK/1797Hewson; Allan Roy
DS/UK/1711Dunn; Edward James
DS/UK/1388Ramsay; Alexander W
DS/UK/245Rogers; Derek Prior 'Budge' (1939-); OBE; English rugby union player and President of the RFU 1981-821939-
DS/UK/1311Davis; Michael (fl.1982); rugby union coachfl.1982
DS/UK/1312Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1313Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union1923-2006
DS/UK/1715Thomas; Russell W; manager, New Zealand rugby team
DS/UK/1799Watson.; Eric
DS/UK/1690Short; Graham; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1455Sanson; Norman (c.1945-); Scottish rugby union refereec.1945-
DS/UK/1387Short; Jack (fl.2001); rugby union assistant referee, touch judgefl.2001
DS/UK/1386Anderson; J 'Brian' (fl.2001); rugby union assistant referee, touch judgefl.2001
DS/UK/1321Clark; Harold; groundsman
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