| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding having to catch a train on New Year's morning and P. McLean's new Australian tour record. It has four sections cut from it, including information concerning both teams' players and Scotland's replacements. It is accompanied by an annotated programme, notes introducing and describing the match and score, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of Australia's tour. The score was England 23 - 6 Australia. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Alastair Hignell, Peter Squires, Andy Maxwell, Barrie [Barry] Corless, David Duckham, Martin Cooper, Mike Lampkowski, Fran Cotton, Peter Wheeler, Mike Burton, Bill Beaumont, Bob Wilkinson, Mark Keyworth, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements (names cut from the big sheet): [David Cooke, Alan Old, Steve Smith, Barry Nelmes, John Pullin and Peter Dixon.]
President: Tarn Bainbridge.
Coach: Peter Colston.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Australia
Team: Paul McLean, Paddy Batch, Bill McKid, Geoff Shaw, Laurie Monaghan, John Weatherstone, Rod Hauser, Steve Finane [Finnane], Peter Horton, Stuart McDougall [Macdougall], Reg Smith, Dave Hillhouse, Greg Cornelsen, Mark Loane and Tony Shaw.
Replacements: Chris Carberry, Ron Graham, Gary Pearse, Jim Hindmarsh, David L'Estrange and John Ryan.
President: Ross Turnbull.
Coach: Dave Brockhoff.
Referee: Meirion Joseph.
Touch judges: Alan Welsby and D. L. Head.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Baggage: Graham Short.
Clerk of works: Harold Clark.
Also listed: Ken Baily. |