| Ref No | BML/2/16/24 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus South Africa, Cardiff Arms Park, 24 January 1970. |
| Description | Comprises a big sheet, an annotated programme, notes, details of Bill McLaren's expenses and newspaper cuttings from the Western Mail and unidentified newspapers, including a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'South Africa denied victory', along with a full issue of the South Wales Echo.
The match was part of a tour by South Africa. The score was Wales 6 - 6 South Africa. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: John Williams, Phil Bennett, John Dawes, Billy Raybould, Ian Hall, Barry John, Gareth Edwards, Denzil Williams, Vic Perrins, Barrie Llewelyn, Geoff Evans, Delme Thomas, Dave Morris, Mervyn Davies and Dennis Hughes.
Replacements and other players listed on the sheet: Stuart Gallacher, John Anthony, John Shanklin, Gwilym Treharne, Jeff Young, John Lloyd and Derek Quinnell.
South Africa
Team: H.O. de Villiers, Syd Nomis, Tony Roux, J P van der Merwe, Gert Muller, Mike Lawless, Dawie de Villiers, Mof Myburgh, Charlie Cockrell, Hannes Marais, Frik du Preez, Sakkie de Klerk, Piet Greyling, Tommy Bedford and Jan Ellis.
Replacements and other players listed on the sheet: Piet Visagie, Dirk de Vos, Robbie Barnard and Tiny Neethling.
Referee: Air Commodore G. C. "Larry" Lamb. |
| Date | about 15-24 Jan 1970 |
| Term | Rugby football |
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| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/3 | Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon | 1949-2024 |
| DS/UK/2 | Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1948-2022 |
| DS/UK/4 | Dawes; Sydney 'John' (1940-); OBE; Welsh rugby union player and coach | 1940- |
| DS/UK/5 | Raybould; William Henry 'Billy' (1944-); Welsh rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/6 | Hall; Ian (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/7 | John; Barry 'The King' (1945-2024); Welsh rugby union player | 1945-2024 |
| DS/UK/8 | Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/9 | Williams; Denzil (1938-); Welsh rugby union player and steelworker | 1938- |
| DS/UK/10 | Perrins; Victor Charles (b.1944); Welsh rugby union player | b.1944 |
| DS/UK/11 | Llewelyn; Donald Barry (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/12 | Evans; Thomas Geoffrey (c.1942); Welsh rugby union player | c.1942 |
| DS/UK/13 | Thomas; William 'Delme' (1942-); Welsh rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/14 | Morris; William David (1941-); Welsh rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/15 | Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1946-2012 |
| DS/UK/16 | Hughes; Dennis (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/17 | de Villiers; Henry Oswald (b.1945); South African rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/18 | Nomis; Sydney Harold (b.1941); South African rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/19 | Roux; Ockert Antonie (b.1947); South African rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/20 | van der Merwe; Johann Philmar (b.1947); South African rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/21 | Muller; Gert Hendrik (b.1948); South African rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/22 | Lawless; Michael John (b.1941); South African rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/23 | de Villiers; Dawid Jacobus (b.1940); South African rugby union player | b.1940 |
| DS/UK/24 | Myburgh; Johannes Lodewikus (1936-2012); South African rugby union player | 1936-2012 |
| 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/27 | du Preez; Frederick Christoffel Hendrik (b.1935); South African rugby union player | b.1935 |
| DS/UK/28 | Klerk; Izak Johannes de (b.1938); South African rugby union player | b.1938 |
| DS/UK/29 | Greyling; Pieter Johannes Frederik (b.1942); South African rugby union player | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/30 | Bedford; Thomas Pleydell (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/32 | Lamb; G C (fl.1970); Air Commodore | 1923-2022 |
| DS/UK/33 | Gallacher; Ian Stuart (1946-2014); Welsh rugby union and rugby league player | 1946-2014 |
| DS/UK/34 | Anthony; John (fl.1966-1970); Welsh rugby union player | fl.1966-1970 |
| DS/UK/36 | Treharne; Gwilym (b.1942); Welsh rugby union player | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/37 | Young; Jeffrey 'Jeff' (1942-2005); OBE; Welsh rugby union player, teacher and air force officer | 1942-2005 |
| DS/UK/38 | Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher | 1943- |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/40 | Visagie; Petrus Jacobus (b.1943); South African rugby union player | b.1943 |
| DS/UK/41 | Vos; Dirk Johannes Jacobus de (1941-2011); South African rugby union player | 1941-2011 |
| DS/UK/42 | Barnard; Robert William (1941-2013); South African rugby union player | 1941-2013 |
| DS/UK/43 | Neethling; Jacobus Burger 'Tiny' (1939-2009); South African rugby union player | 1939-2009 |
| DS/UK/35 | Shanklin; James Llewellyn (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player | b.1948 |