Record

Ref NoBML/2/2/16
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Australia, Murrayfield, 2 November 1968.
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren. It is accompanied by two programmes, newspaper cuttings, a draft match report and notes, including a description of the score and information about Australia's tour and previous matches. One of the cuttings is a preview of the match by Bill McLaren from the Radio Times.

This match was part of Australia's tour. The score was Scotland 9 - 3 Australia. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: [Colin] Blaikie, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Jock] Turner, [Chris] Rea, [William] Jackson, [Colin] Telfer, [Gordon] Connell, [Norm] Suddon, [Frank] Laidlaw, [Sandy] Carmichael, [Peter] Stagg, [Alastair] McHarg, [Tom] Elliot, [Jim] Telfer and [Rodger] Arneil.
Replacements: [?] Davidson, [David?] Rollo, [Derek?] Deans, Dick Allan and [Alasdair?] Boyle.

Australia
Team: Barry Honan, John Cole, Phil Smith, John Brass, Terry Forman, John Ballesty, John Hipwell, Roy Prosser, Peter Johnston [Johnson], Keith Bell, Peter Reilly, Stuart Gregory, Greg Davis, David Taylor and Hugh Rose.
Replacements: Alex Pope, Mick Barry, Paul Darveniza and Alan Skinner.

Referee: M. H. Titcomb.
Dateabout 24 Oct-2 Nov 1968
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/804Blaikie; Colin Fraser
DS/UK/776Hinshelwood; Alexander James Watt (b.1942); Scottish rugby union playerb.1942
DS/UK/777Turner; John William Cleet (1943-1992); Scottish rugby union player1943-1992
DS/UK/806Rea; Christopher William Wallace (1943-); Scottish rugby union player and sports journalist1943-
DS/UK/808Telfer; Colin McLeod; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1808Connell; Gordon Colin; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/810Suddon; Norman (b.1943); Scottish rugby union player1943-2022
DS/UK/783Laidlaw; Francis Andrew Linden (b.1940); Scottish rugby union playerb.1940
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/785Stagg; Peter Kidner (b.1941); Scottish rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/818Elliot; Thomas Grieve (1941-); Scottish rugby union player1941-
DS/UK/788Telfer; James William 'Jim' (1940-); Scottish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/814Arneil; Rodger James (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/1921Rollo; David Miller Durie (b. 1934); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1934
DS/UK/817Deans; Derek Thomas
DS/UK/809Allan; Richard Campbell
DS/UK/2621Boyle; Alasdair H W
DS/UK/1640Honan; Barry David
DS/UK/1641Cole; John Walter
DS/UK/1642Smith; Philip Vivers (1946-2000); Australian rugby union and rugby league player1946-2000
DS/UK/1643Brass; John Ellis (1946-); Australian rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/1644Forman; Terrence Robert
DS/UK/1645Ballesty; John Patrick
DS/UK/1646Hipwell; John Noel Brian
DS/UK/1647Prosser; Roydon Barnett
DS/UK/1648Johnson; Peter George (1936-2016); Australian rugby union player1936-2016
DS/UK/1659Bell; Keith Radcliffe
DS/UK/1650Reilly; Norman Peter
DS/UK/1651Gregory; Stuart Carlton
DS/UK/1652Davis; Gregory Victor
DS/UK/1653Taylor; David Aubrey
DS/UK/1654Rose; Hugh Alexander
DS/UK/1655Pope; Alexander Murray 'Alex' (1944-); Australian rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/1656Barry; Michael
DS/UK/1657Darveniza; Paul
DS/UK/1658Skinner; Alan
DS/UK/1550Titcomb; Michael Herbert (1933-2008); English rugby union referee1933-2008
DS/UK/2598Jackson; William 'Douglas' (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and businessman1941-2018
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