Record

Ref NoBML/2/2/35
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Wales versus Australia, Cardiff Arms Park, 5 December 1981
DescriptionThe 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.
DateDec 1981
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1286Evans; Gwyn (1957-); Welsh rugby union player1957-
DS/UK/1287Ackerman; Robert Angus (fl.1980)1961-
DS/UK/1587Daniels; Patrick C T (b.1957); Welsh rugby union playerb.1957
DS/UK/3057Richards; David; Welsh rugby union coach
DS/UK/1290Rees; Clive Frederick William (1951-); Welsh rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1291Davies; William 'Gareth' (1955-); Welsh rugby union player1955-
DS/UK/1292Holmes; Terence David (b.1957); Welsh rugby union and rugby league internationalb.1957
DS/UK/1293Stephens; Ian
DS/UK/373Phillips; Alan John (b.1954); Welsh rugby union playerb.1954
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/1296Moriarty; Richard Daniel (b.1957); Welsh rugby union playerb.1957
DS/UK/1376Williams; Gareth Powell (1954-2018); Welsh rugby union player1954-2018
DS/UK/1298Squire; Jeffrey (b.1951); Welsh rugby union playerb.1951
DS/UK/71Davies; Mark (b.1958); Welsh rugby union playerb.1958
DS/UK/1305Wyatt; Mark Anthony (1957-); Welsh rugby union player1957-
DS/UK/1302Pearce; Gary Stephen (1956-); English rugby union player1956-
DS/UK/1307Williams; Gerald (1954-); Welsh rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/149Knight; Paul (b.1959); Welsh rugby union playerb.1959
DS/UK/1341Richards; Mike (fl.1981); rugbyfl.1981
DS/UK/1378Martin; Allan Jeffrey (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player and athlete1948-
DS/UK/1316John; Osmond
DS/UK/38Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher1943-
DS/UK/1318Lewis; Jerry
DS/UK/1365Matthews; Jack
DS/UK/6846Gould; Roger George (1957-); Australian rugby union player1957-
DS/UK/7771Cox; Mitchell
DS/UK/3318Slack; Andrew G
DS/UK/7640Hawker; M J
DS/UK/3317Moon; Brendan J
DS/UK/4369McLean; Paul Edward (1953-); Australian rugby union player1953-
DS/UK/1646Hipwell; John Noel Brian
DS/UK/7767d'Arcy; Tony
DS/UK/4384Carberry; Christopher Michael
DS/UK/7770Curran; Declan
DS/UK/4375Shaw; Anthony Alexander
DS/UK/7768McLean; Peter William (1954-); Australian rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/2774Poidevin; Simon Paul (b.31 Oct 1958); Australian rugby union playerb.31 Oct 1958
DS/UK/4400Loane; Mark Edward
DS/UK/4378Cornelsen; Gregory
DS/UK/7769Walker; Lance
DS/UK/2256Williams; Steven Michael
DS/UK/4395Meadows; John Ernest Charles
DS/UK/7633Cox; Phillip A
DS/UK/803Doyle; Michael Gerard (1941-2004); Irish rugby union player1941-2004
DS/UK/3319Ella; Mark
DS/UK/4339Shehadie; Sir; Nicholas Michael (1926-2018); Australian rugby union player, businessman and politician1926-2018
DS/UK/2000Templeton; Robert I
DS/UK/7772O'Brien; Col
DS/UK/1349Richards; Harold
DS/UK/859West; John R
DS/UK/1364Burnett; David
DS/UK/1363Rea; Michael D M
DS/UK/1350Hardiman; William
DS/UK/1690Short; Graham; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1317Williams; Rhys Haydn (1930-1993); Welsh rugby union player and administrator1930-1993
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