| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the 'Grandstand' television programme, an interview with Avril Malan, people Bill McLaren's family met and other matters. It is accompanied by:
- Annotated programme.
- Notes, including an introduction to the match, score sheet and draft report.
- Letter from the Argus South African Newspapers Ltd to McLaren regarding payment for publications including reports on rugby matches played by the British Lions team in South Africa, with a receipt, dated 22 May 1962.
- Letter from Alex Noble, Managing Editor of Argus South African Newspaper Ltd, to McLaren regarding newspaper cuttings, dated 1 April 1965.
- Cuttings from Ireland's Saturday Night, The Star Johannesburg, the Belfast Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers regarding this match and South Africa's tour of Ireland and Scotland, including Combined Irish Universities v. South Africa. One of the cuttings is a preview of the 17 April match by Bill McLaren entitled 'Rugby Scotland v. The Springboks'. - Annotated photograph of the South African rugby team.
This match was part of South Africa's tour of Scotland and Ireland. The score was Scotland 8 - 5 South Africa. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [David] Whyte, [James] Shackleton, [Ian] Laughland, [William] Jackson, [David] Chisholm, [Alex] Hastie, [David] Rollo, [Frank] Laidlaw, [Norman] Suddon, [Peter] Stagg, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [James] Fisher, [Peter] Brown and [Derrick] Grant.
South Africa
Team: [Lionel] Wilson, [Jannie] Engelbrecht, [Wynand] Mans, [John] Gainsford, [Cornelis] Dirksen, [Johannes] Barnard, [Dirkie] de Vos, [Stefanus] Kuhn, [Don] Walton, [Hannes] Marais, [Avril] Malan, [Gawie] Carelse, [Johan] Schoeman, [Douglas] Hopwood and [Melvyn] Suter.
Referee: Gwynne Walters. |