Record

Ref NoBML/2/2/2
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Glasgow & Edinburgh versus Australia, Old Anniesland, Glasgow, 4 December 1957
DescriptionThe big sheet is an early example in two parts, a card shows the positions of the players and another sheet provides information about the teams. The bundle also contains two annotated programmes for this match.

This match was part of Australia's 1957-1958 tour of Britain, Ireland and France. The score was Glasgow & Edinburgh 3 - 9 Australia. The big sheet records:

Glasgow & Edinburgh
Team: [H. H.] Bain, [J. M. K.] Weir, [M. R.] McKechnie, G. McClung, [Thomas Grant] Weatherstone, [J. T.] Docherty, [G. M.] Robertson, [W. H.] Williams, [W.K.L.] Relph, [R. M.] Tollervey, [D. J.] Marshall, [J. W. Y.] Kemp, [K. I.] Ross, [A.] Stephen and [J. M.] Fraser.
Relph was replaced by Tollervey, who was in turn replaced by [J. R.] Hepburn.

Australia
Team: [J. K.] Lenehan, [A. R.] Morton, [O. G.] Fox, [J. A.] Phipps, [R.] Phelps, [A. J.] Summons, [D. L.] Logan, [N.] Shehadie, [R.W.] Meadows, [G. N.] Vaughan, [A. S.] Cameron, [K. J.] Ryan, [E. M.] Purkiss, [W. J.] Gunther and [K.] Yanz.
DateDec 1957
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/5237Bain; H H (fl.1958); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1958
DS/UK/5191Weir; J M K
DS/UK/6278McKechnie; M R; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/5123McClung; Gilbert
DS/UK/1899Docherty; James Thomas
DS/UK/4646Williams; W H
DS/UK/2472Relph; William Keith Linford 'Bill' (1928-2023); Scottish rugby union player1928-2023
DS/UK/4926Tollervey; Robert M
DS/UK/5234Marshall; D J
DS/UK/1241Kemp; James William Young (1933-2002); Scottish rugby union player1933-2002
DS/UK/1946Ross; Kenneth Innes (b. 1937); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1937
DS/UK/5180Stephen; A
DS/UK/5136Fraser; J M
DS/UK/5178Hepburn; J R
DS/UK/7721Robertson; G M
DS/UK/4312Lenehan; James Kenneth Michael; Australian rugby union player
DS/UK/4335Morton; Alan Ridley (1934-); Australian rugby union player1934-
DS/UK/4337Fox; Otho
DS/UK/4311Phelps; Roderick; Australian rugby union player
DS/UK/4315Summons; Arthur James; Australian rugby union player
DS/UK/4339Shehadie; Sir; Nicholas Michael (1926-2018); Australian rugby union player, businessman and politician1926-2018
DS/UK/4319Vaughan; Geoffrey Norman; Australian rugby union player
DS/UK/4420Cameron; Alan Stewart
DS/UK/4322Purkiss; Edwin Maurice (1934-2008); Australian rugby union player1934-2008
DS/UK/4340Gunther; William J
DS/UK/4341Yanz; Kenneth
DS/UK/7722Phipps; J A
DS/UK/7723Logan; Donald Leonard (1931-2003); Australian rugby union player1931-2003
DS/UK/7724Meadows; R W
DS/UK/7725Ryan; K J
DS/UK/1900Weatherstone; Thomas Grant (b.1931); Scottish rugby union playerb.1931
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