Description | The 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. |