| Ref No | BML/2/16/21 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus South Africa, Murrayfield, 6 December 1969 |
| Description | The big sheet includes notes regarding Bill McLaren missing 'lovely breaks by Rea Frame' and Martin Bell covering demonstrations at the game. It is accompanied by notes and a draft report describing the match and score, two programmes and cuttings from The Glasgow Herald, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of South Africa's 1969-1970 tour of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The score was Scotland 6 - 3 South Africa. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: Ian Smith, Alister [Alastair?] Biggar, John Frame, Chris Rea, Sandy Hinshelwood, Ian Robertson, Dunk Paterson, Ian McLauchlan, Frank Laidlaw, Sandy Carmichael, Peter Stagg, Gordon Brown, Wilson Lauder, Jim Telfer and Rodger Arneil.
Replacements: Brian Simmers, Ian Murchie, Gordon Connell, Derek Deans, Norman Suddon and Alister [Alistair?] McHarg.
South Africa
Team: H O de Villiers, Gert Muller, Eben Olivier, Tonie Roux, Syd Nomis, Piet Visagie, Davie [Dawie] de Villiers, Tiny Neethling, Charlie Cockrell, Hannes Marais, Gawie Carelse, Frik du Preez, Piet Greyling, Tommy Bedford and Jan Ellis.
Replacements: Mof Myburgh, Johann van der Merwe (crossed through), Mike Lawless, Albie Bates and Andy van der Watt.
Referee: Meirion Joseph. |
| Date | Dec 1969 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/832 | Smith; Ian Sidney Gibson | |
| DS/UK/834 | Biggar; Alastair Gourlay (1946-2016); Scottish rugby union player | 1946-2016 |
| DS/UK/805 | Frame; John Neil Munro (b.1946); Scottish rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/806 | Rea; Christopher William Wallace (1943-); Scottish rugby union player and sports journalist | 1943- |
| DS/UK/776 | Hinshelwood; Alexander James Watt (b.1942); Scottish rugby union player | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/1807 | Robertson; Ian (1945-); Scottish rugby union player and broadcaster | 1945- |
| DS/UK/217 | Paterson; Duncan Sinclair (1943-2009); Scottish rugby union player | 1943-2009 |
| DS/UK/836 | McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/783 | Laidlaw; Francis Andrew Linden (b.1940); Scottish rugby union player | b.1940 |
| DS/UK/784 | Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1944-2021 |
| DS/UK/785 | Stagg; Peter Kidner (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/837 | Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player | 1947-2001 |
| DS/UK/813 | Lauder; Wilson (1948-); Scottish rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/788 | Telfer; James William 'Jim' (1940-); Scottish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/814 | Arneil; Rodger James (1944-); Scottish rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/17 | de Villiers; Henry Oswald (b.1945); South African rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/21 | Muller; Gert Hendrik (b.1948); South African rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/2343 | Olivier; Ebenhaezer | |
| DS/UK/19 | Roux; Ockert Antonie (b.1947); South African rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/18 | Nomis; Sydney Harold (b.1941); South African rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/40 | Visagie; Petrus Jacobus (b.1943); South African rugby union player | b.1943 |
| DS/UK/23 | de Villiers; Dawid Jacobus (b.1940); South African rugby union player | b.1940 |
| DS/UK/43 | Neethling; Jacobus Burger 'Tiny' (1939-2009); South African rugby union player | 1939-2009 |
| DS/UK/25 | Cockrell; Charles Herbert (b.1939); South African rugby union player | b.1939 |
| DS/UK/26 | Marais; Johannes Frederick Klopper 'Hannes' (1941-); South African rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/2358 | Carelse; Gabriel (1941-2002); South African rugby union player | 1941-2002 |
| DS/UK/27 | du Preez; Frederick Christoffel Hendrik (b.1935); South African rugby union player | b.1935 |
| DS/UK/29 | Greyling; Pieter Johannes Frederik (b.1942); South African rugby union player | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/31 | Ellis; Jan Hendrik (1942-2013); South African rugby union player | 1942-2013 |
| DS/UK/30 | Bedford; Thomas Pleydell (b.1942); South African rugby union player | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/24 | Myburgh; Johannes Lodewikus (1936-2012); South African rugby union player | 1936-2012 |
| DS/UK/20 | van der Merwe; Johann Philmar (b.1947); South African rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/22 | Lawless; Michael John (b.1941); South African rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/2359 | Bates; Albert Jacobus (1941-2021); South African rugby union player | 1941-2021 |
| DS/UK/2345 | van der Watt; Andrew Edward | |
| DS/UK/780 | Simmers; Brian Maxwell (b.1940); Scottish rugby union player | b.1940 |
| DS/UK/2360 | Murchie; Ian (1930-2020); Scottish rugby union player | 1930-2020 |
| DS/UK/1808 | Connell; Gordon Colin; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/817 | Deans; Derek Thomas | |
| DS/UK/810 | Suddon; Norman (b.1943); Scottish rugby union player | 1943-2022 |
| DS/UK/812 | McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/815 | Joseph; Meirion; rugby union referee | |