Record

Ref NoBML/2/2/29
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Wales versus Australia, Cardiff Arms Park, 20 December 1975.
DescriptionThe big sheet has three sections cut from it, including information concerning both teams' players and Wales' replacements. It is accompanied by:
- Programme.
- Notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score.
- Account of Bill McLaren's expenses.
- Photocopied press release from the South Wales Evening Post regarding J. P. R. Williams and Billy Bancroft, dated 9 December 1975.
- Cuttings and pages from the Western Mail, the Football Echo, The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers.
- Special supplement regarding the match produced by the Western Mail.

This match was part of Australia's tour. The score was Wales 28 - 3 Australia. The big sheet records:

Wales
Team: JPR Williams, JJ Williams, Ray Gravell, Steve Fenwick, Clive Rees, John Bevan, Gareth Edwards, Tony Charlie Faulkner, Bobby Windsor, Graham Price, Geoff Wheel, Alan [Allan] Martin, Terry Cobner, Mervyn Davies and Trevor Evans [Trefor Pryce Evans].
Replacements (names cut from the big sheet): [Roy Bergiers, Brynmor Williams, Mike Knill, Roy Thomas and Derek Quinnell.]
President: Handel Rogers.
Chairman selectors: Clive Rowlands.
Coach: John Dawes.
Physiotherapists: Jerry Lewis and Tom Holley.

Australia
Team: Paul McLean, Paddy Batch, David l'Estrange, Geoff Shaw, Laurie Monaghan, Jim Hindmarsh, John Hipwell, John Meadows, Peter Horton, Ron Graham, Garrick Fay, Reg Smith, [John Lambie, Greg Cornelsen and Tony Shaw.]
Replacements: Chris Carberry, Steve Finnane, Gary Pearse, Rod Hauser, John Weatherstone and John Ryan.
Manager: Ross Turnbull.
Coach: Dave Brockhoff.

Referee: D. P. "Paddy" d'Arcy.
Touch judges: Denzil Lloyd and J. J. Thomas.
Medical officers: Dr Jack Matthews and Dr Gordon Rowley.
Physiotherapists: Jerry Lewis, Tom Holley and Keith Harse.
Baggage: Graham Short.
Head groundsman: Bill Hardiman.
Dateabout 9-22 Dec 1975
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/3Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon1949-2024
DS/UK/1405Williams; John James 'JJ' (1948-2020); MBE; Welsh athlete and rugby union player1948-2020
DS/UK/1288Gravell; Raymond William Robert (1951-2007); Welsh rugby union player, broadcaster and Bard1951-2007
DS/UK/1371Fenwick; Steven Paul (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international1951-
DS/UK/1290Rees; Clive Frederick William (1951-); Welsh rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1345Bevan; John David (1948-1986); Welsh rugby union player1948-1986
DS/UK/8Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/1406Faulkner; Anthony George 'Charlie' (1941-2023); Welsh rugby union player1941-2023
DS/UK/1407Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1294Price; Graham (1951-); MBE; Welsh rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1375Wheel; Geoffrey Arthur Derek (1951-2024); Welsh rugby union player1951-2024
DS/UK/1378Martin; Allan Jeffrey (1948-); Welsh rugby union player and athlete1948-
DS/UK/69Cobner; Terence John 'Terry' (1946-); Welsh rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/15Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player1946-2012
DS/UK/1408Evans; Trefor Pryce (b.1947); Welsh rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/4369McLean; Paul Edward (1953-); Australian rugby union player1953-
DS/UK/4392Batch; Patrick Gerard (b.1953); Australian rugby union playerb.1953
DS/UK/4366L'Estrange; Rex David
DS/UK/4397Shaw; Geoffrey Arnold
DS/UK/4368Monaghan; Laurence Edward
DS/UK/4394Hindmarsh; James Charles
DS/UK/1646Hipwell; John Noel Brian
DS/UK/4395Meadows; John Ernest Charles
DS/UK/4372Horton; Peter Alan
DS/UK/4373Graham; Ronald (1946-); Autralian rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/4374Fay; Garrick
DS/UK/4396Smith; Reginald Allan
DS/UK/4376Lambie; John Kenneth
DS/UK/4378Cornelsen; Gregory
DS/UK/4375Shaw; Anthony Alexander
DS/UK/1463Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/1373Williams; David Brynmor (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league playerb.1951
DS/UK/1464Knill; Franklyn Michael David 'Mike' (1941-); Welsh rugby union player and policeman1941-
DS/UK/1421Thomas; Edwin 'Roy' 'Shunto' (1945-); Welsh rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/39Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/4384Carberry; Christopher Michael
DS/UK/4371Finnane; Stephen Charles Finnane
DS/UK/4386Pearse; Gary Keith
DS/UK/4370Hauser; Rodney Graham
DS/UK/4367Weatherstone; Laurence John
DS/UK/4365Ryan; John Robert (1948-1982); Australian rugby union player1948-1982
DS/UK/1465Rogers; Handel C
DS/UK/1361Rowlands; Daniel Clive Thomas (b.1938); OBE, Welsh rugby union player1938-2023
DS/UK/4Dawes; Sydney 'John' (1940-); OBE; Welsh rugby union player and coach1940-
DS/UK/1318Lewis; Jerry
DS/UK/1633Holley; Thomas
DS/UK/1649Turnbull; Ross Vincent
DS/UK/4389Brockhoff; David
DS/UK/128Harse; Keith (fl.1973); physiotherapist for Barbarian FCfl.1973
DS/UK/880d'Arcy; D Patrick
DS/UK/4398Lloyd; Denzil M; Welsh rugby union referee
DS/UK/4399Thomas; J J
DS/UK/1365Matthews; Jack
DS/UK/1403Rowley; Gordon
DS/UK/1690Short; Graham; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1350Hardiman; William
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