Description | The big sheet has a section cut from it, which includes information about Wales' players. It is accompanied by: - Programme. - Notes, including information about previous games, an introduction to the match and a description of the score. - Photocopied words of 'Calon Lan'. - Letter from A. Brunt of the South Glamorgan Institute of Higher Education to Bill McLaren inviting him to lunch, dated 20 October 1981. - Newspaper cuttings, including a report from the Glasgow Herald by Bill McLaren entitled 'Wales rally to end Australian grand slam bid'.
This match was part of Australia's 1981-1982 tour. The score was Wales 18 - 13 Australia. The big sheet records:
Wales Team: Gwyn Evans, Robert Ackerman, Pat Daniels, David Richards [David Stuart 'Dai' Richards], Clive Rees, Gareth Davies, Terry Holmes, Ian Stephens, Alan Phillips, Graham Price, Geoff Wheel, Richard Moriarty, Gareth Williams, Jeff Squire and Mark Davies. Replacements: Mark Wyatt, Gary Pearce, Gerald Williams, Paul Knight, Mike Richards and Alan [Allan] Martin. President: Osmond John. Chairman selectors: Rhys Williams [R H Williams]. Coach: John Lloyd. Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis. Medical officer: Jack Matthews.
Australia Team: Roger Gould, Mitchell Cox, Andrew Slack, Mike Hawker, Brendan Moon, Paul McLean, John Hipwell, Tony d'Arcy, Chris Carberry, Declan Curran, Tony Shaw, Peter McLean, Simon Poidevin, Mark Loane and Greg Cornelsen. Replacements: Lance Walker, Steve Williams, John Meadows, Philip Cox, Mick Martin and Mark Ella. President: Sir N. Shehadie OBE. Coach: Bob Templeton. Physiotherapist: Col O'Brien. Medical officer: Harold Ritchards.
Referee: John West. Assistant referees / touch judges: David Burnett and Michael Rea. Groundsman: Bill Hardiman. Baggage-man: Graham Short. |