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Ref NoBML/2/16/40
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Scotland versus South Africa, Murrayfield, 6 December 1997
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has a note on the reverse 'Record victory Record def[ea]t Scot[land]'. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score.
- Programme.
- Computer print outs of biographies of the South African players and managers and information about the match.
- Letter from Alan [?] to Bill [McLaren] concerning sending him a programme. n.d.
- Cuttings from The Herald, The Times, The Sunday Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers regarding this match and England v. South Africa at Twickenham on 29 December 1997. One of the cuttings is an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'Proof of the 'Boks pudding is in the preparation'.
This match was part of South Africa's tour. The score was Scotland 10 - 68 South Africa. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: Rowen Shepherd, Craig Joiner, Tony Stanger, Craig Chalmers, Derek Stark, Gregor Townsend, Andrew Nicol, Dave Hilton, Gordon Bulloch, Mattie Stewart, Stewart Campbell, Scott Murray, Rob Wainwright, Eric Peters and Ian Smith.
Replacements: Kenny Logan, Duncan Hodge, Gary Armstrong, Peter Walton, Geo [George] Graham and Jim Hay.
President: Charlie Richie.
Manager: Arthur Hastie.
Coaches: R. Dixon and DIJ [David Ian Johnston].
Physiotherapist: Martin Rennison.
Team attendant: Tom McMullen.
Medical officer: Dr Ken MacKenzie.

South Africa
Team: Percy Montgomery, James Small, Andre Snyman, Dick Muir, Pieter Rossouw, Jannie de Beer, Werner Swanepoel, Os du Randt, James Dalton, Adrian Garvey, Krynauw Otto, Mark Andrews, Johan Erasmus, Gary Teichmann and Andre Venter.
Replacements: Justin Swart, Franco Smith, Dan van Zyl, Andrew Aitken, Willie Meyer and Naka Drotske.
President: Arthob Peterson.
Coach: Nick Mallett.
Assistant coaches: Alan Solomons and Peter de Villiers.
Physiotherapist: Lambert Fick.
Medical officer: Dr Frans Verster.

Referee: Patrick Thomas.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Joel Dume and Roger Duhau.
Groundsman: Bill Ellwood.
Mascot: Greg Smith.
Date1997
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/518Shepherd; Rowen James Stanley (b.1970); Scottish rugby union player1970-
DS/UK/2070Joiner; Craig Alexander (b.1974); Scottish rugby union playerb.1974
DS/UK/202Stanger; Anthony George 'Tony' (1968-); Scottish rugby union player1968-
DS/UK/165Chalmers; Craig Minto (b. 1968); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1968
DS/UK/1021Stark; Derek Alexander (1966-); Scottish rugby union player1966-
DS/UK/520Townsend; Gregor Peter John; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/999Nicol; Andrew Douglas (fl.1992)fl.1992
DS/UK/523Hilton; David Ivor Walter
DS/UK/570Bulloch; Gordon Campbell (b. 1975); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1975
DS/UK/1000Stewart; Matthew James
DS/UK/556Campbell; Stewart Joseph (b.1972); Scottish rugby union playerb.1972
DS/UK/572Murray; Scott (b. 15/1/1976); Scottish rugby union playerb. 15/1/1976
DS/UK/525Wainwright; Robert Iain; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1082Peters; Eric William
DS/UK/527Smith; Ian Richard
DS/UK/77Montgomery; Percival Colin (b.1974); South African rugby union playerb.1974
DS/UK/1202Small; James Terence (1969-2019); South African rugby union player1969-2019
DS/UK/79Snyman; Andries Hendrik (b.1974); South African rugby union playerb.1974
DS/UK/671Muir; Richard John (b.1965); South African rugby union playerb.1965
DS/UK/81Rossouw; Pieter Willem Gabriel (b.1971); South Afrian rugby union playerb.1971
DS/UK/720de Beer; Jan Hendrik (b.1971); South African rugby union playerb.1971
DS/UK/101Swanepoel; Werner (b.1973); South African rugby union playerb.1973
DS/UK/85Dalton; James (b.1972); South African rugby union playerb.1972
DS/UK/86Garvey; Adrian Christopher (b.1968); South African rugby union playerb.1968
DS/UK/88Otto; Krynauw (b.1971); South African rugby union playerb.1971
DS/UK/87Andrews; Mark Gregory (1972-); South African rugby union player1972-
DS/UK/89Erasmus; Johan C (b.1972); South African rugby union playerb.1972
DS/UK/90Teichmann; Gary Hamilton (b.1966); Zimbabwe-born South African rugby union playerb.1966
DS/UK/91Venter; Andre Gerhardus (b.1970); South African rugby union playerb.1970
DS/UK/521Logan; Kenneth McKerrow; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/596Hodge; Duncan William; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/236Armstrong; Gary (b.30 Sep 1966); Scottish rugby union playerb.30 Sep 1966
DS/UK/968Walton; Peter
DS/UK/571Graham; George (b.1966); Scottish rugby union and rugby league playerb.1966
DS/UK/524Hay; James Allan (b.1964); Scottish rugby union playerb.1964
DS/UK/2583Swart; Justin Stefan
DS/UK/80Smith; Petrus Francois (b.1972); South African rugby union playerb.1972
DS/UK/665van Zyl; Daniel Jacobus
DS/UK/2584Aitken; Andrew Douglas
DS/UK/657Meyer; William
DS/UK/105Drotske; Allen Erasmus (b.1971); South African rugby union playerb.1971
DS/UK/2585Richie; Charles
DS/UK/581Hastie; Arthur Borthwick
DS/UK/533Dixon; James Richard
DS/UK/532Johnston; David Ian (1958-); Scottish rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/583Rennison; Martin Graham; physiotherapist
DS/UK/536McMullen; Thomas
DS/UK/376MacKenzie; Kenneth; Dr
DS/UK/70Petersen; Arthob (c.1954-); South African Springbok team managerc.1954-
DS/UK/63Mallett; Nicholas Vivian Howard (b.1956); South African rugby union playerb.1956
DS/UK/65Solomons; Alan (c.1950); South African rugby union coachc.1950
DS/UK/2586Villiers; Peter de
DS/UK/2587Fick; Lambert
DS/UK/74Verster; Francois P S (fl.2000); Dr; South African Springbok team doctorfl.2000
DS/UK/2315Thomas; Patrick
DS/UK/250Dume; Joel; International rugby union referee
DS/UK/2588Duhau; Roger
DS/UK/221Ellwood; William A; groundsman
DS/UK/2589Smith; G
DS/UK/2267du Randt; Jacobus Petrus (b.1972); South African rugby union playerb.1972
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