| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse concerning problems identifying players due to the mud and two sections cut from it comprising information about both teams' players and England's replacements. It is accompanied by an annotated programme, notes, including information about previous matches, an introduction to this match and a description of the score, a photocopied map of the ground and cuttings from The Times and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Wallabies thwarted by Colclough and Beaumont'.
This match was part of Australia's 1981-1982 tour. The score was England 15 - 11 Australia. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Marcus Rose, John Carleton, Clive Woodward, Paul Dodge, Mike Slemen, Huw Davies, Steve Smith, Colin Smart, Peter Wheeler, Gary Pearce, Bill Beaumont, Maurice Colclough, Nick Jeavons, Bob Hesford and Peter Winterbottom.
Replacements (most of the names and information cut from the big sheet): Nick Stringer, [Les Cusworth, Nigel Melville, Paul Rendall, Andy Simpson and Vince Cannon.]
President: David Brooks.
Chairman selectors: Budge Rogers.
Coach: Mike Davis.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Australia
Team: Paul McLean, Mike O'Connor, Andrew Slack, Mike Hawker, Brendan Moon, Mark Ella, John Hipwell, John Meadows, Chris Carberry, Tony d'Arcy, Steve Williams, Peter McLean, Simon Poidevin, Mark Loane and Greg Cornelsen.
Replacements: Chris Roche, Tony Shaw, Stan Pilecki, Philip Cox, Mick Martin and Roger Gould.
President: Sir N. Shehadie.
Coach: Bob Templeton.
Physiotherapists: Col O'Brien and Graham Short.
Referee: Alun Richards.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Clive Norling and Ken Rowlands.
Medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Groundsman: Harold Clark.
Also listed: Denis Thatcher. |