Record

Ref NoBML/2/2/49
TitleBig sheet and bundle, South of Scotland versus Australia, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 12 November 1988, plus earlier programmes [digital copies available]
DescriptionThe big sheet has a brief note on the reverse and two sections cut from it, including information about the Australian players and replacements. It is accompanied by:
- Notes describing of the match and score.
- Annotated programme for the 1988 match.
- Programme for Australia v. South of Scotland, The Greenyards, Melrose, 11 October 1947.
- Two programme for Australia v. South of Scotland, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 7 December 1957. One has ribbons pinned to it.
- Annotated programme for Australians v. South of Scotland, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 19 November 1966.
- Cuttings from The Sunday Post and other unidentified newspapers.

This match was part of Australia's 1988 tour of England and Scotland. The score was South of Scotland 4 - 29 Australians. The big sheet records:

South of Scotland
Team: Peter Dods, Douglas Robeson, Roger Baird, Keith Robertson, Iwan Tukalo, Andrew Ker, Gary Armstrong, Tom McLeish, Gary Callander, Keith Sudlow, Alister Campbell, Derek White, John Jeffrey, Iain Paxton and Graham Marshall.
Replacements: Marshall Wright, Craig Chalmers, Greig Oliver, Adam Marshall, Jim Hay and Stuart Graham.
Coach: Derrick Grant.
Physiotherapist: Billy Keen.
Medical officer: Dr Ford Simpson and Dr Andrew [?].

Australia
Team: Andrew Leeds, Acura Niquila [Niuqila], Michael Cook, Lloyd Walker, David Campese, Michael Lynagh, Nick Farr-Jones, Rob Lawton, Mark McBain, Ewen McKenzie, Steve Cutler, Damien Frawley, Jeff Miller, Steve Tuynman and Scott Gourley.
Replacements: Brad Burke, Stephen James, James Grant, Mark Hartill, Tom Lawton and Tim Gavin.
Manager: Andy Conway.
Coach: Bob Dwyer and Bob Templet[o]n.
Physiotherapist: Greg Craig.
Medical officer: Dr John Moulton.

Referee: Stephen Hilditch.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Dick Beamish and Michael Roche.

Programme for Australia v. South of Scotland, The Greenyards, Melrose, 11 October 1947
Australia: Backs: Brian James Piper (New South Wales); Charles Colbran Eastes (New South Wales); Arthur Edward Joseph Tonkin (New South Wales); Trevor Allan (New South Wales), Capt.; Maxwell Leo 'Max' Howell (New South Wales); John Francis 'Mick' Cremin (New South Wales) and Cyril Thomas Burke (New South Wales); and Forwards: Graham Morven Cooke (Queensland); Colin James 'Col' Windon (New South Wales); J 0 'Jimmy' Stenmark (New South Wales); Donald Frederick 'Joe' Kraefft (New South Wales); Philip Angus 'Phil' Hardcastle (New South Wales); Douglas Holcombe 'Doug' Keller (New South Wales); Eric Hamilton Davis (Victoria); Kenneth Howard 'Ken' Kearney (New South Wales).
South of Scotland: Backs: J W Sanderson (Gala); G Wilson (Kelso); C McDonald (Jedforest); C W Drummond (Melrose and Scotland); A Charters (Kelso); J Chalmers (Hawick) and J Wright (Hawick) and Forwards: S Coltman (Hawick); G Lyall (Gala); D Welsh (Kelso); W Herbert (Gala); A Crawford (Melrose); D Valentine (Hawick and Scotland); J B Lees (Gala and Scotland), Capt.; and R Anderson (Selkirk).
Referee: M A Allan (S.R.U.) and touch judges J W Allan (Melrose) and E Tweedale (New South Wales).

There is in this programme a list of players and a description of a game South of Scotland vs the Waratahs [New South Wales], 15 October 1927,
The South: R D Waddell (Gala); J Goodfellow (Langholm), G Wood (Gala), R N R Storrie (Hawick), A G Cameron (Kelso); W A Mactaggart (Hawick), G Rodgers (Kelso); J W Allan (Melrose), R T Smith (Kelso), D J MacMyn (London Scottish and Stewartry), (Capt.), W Moffat (Hawick), T Glendinning (Hawick), J Graham (Kelso), J H Ferguson (Gala), and W B Welsh (Hawick).
The Waratahs: A W Ross; E Ford, W J B Sheehan, C H Towers, W H Mann; T Lawton, S J Malcolm; C L Fox, (Capt.), J G Blackwood, J L Tancred, H F Woods, G P Storey,
J W Breckenridge, J Ford and E N Greatorex.

Programme for Australia v. South of Scotland, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 7 December 1957.
Australia: Backs: T G Curley, K J Donald, J K Lenehan, J M Potts, G D Bailey, R M Harvey, D M Connor, Forwards: P T Fenwicke, N M Hughes, E M Purkiss, D M Emanuel, A R Miller, R A Davidson, J V Brown, and N Shehadie.
South of Scotland: Forwards: R W T Chisholm (Melrose); C Elliot (Langholm); R G Baird (Kelso); J M Maxwell (Langholm); G D Stevenson (Hawick); D Chisholm (Melrose); A F Dorward (Gala) Captain, Forwards: H F McLeod (Hawick); N G R Mair (Melrose); T Elliot (Gala); J M Campbell (Kelso); J J Hegarty (Hawick); G K Smith (Kelso); D M Brown (Melrose); M A Robertson (Gala).
Referee: A W C Austin (Glasgow) and touch judges D L Logan and A L Bowie (Hawick).
Music: Hawick Boy Scouts' Pipe Band.

Programme for Australians v. South of Scotland, Mansfield Park, Hawick, 19 November 1966
Australia: Backs: J K Lenehan (New South Wales); A M C Moore (New South Wales); P R Gibbs (Victoria); John Ellis Brass (New South Wales); Edward Stewart Boyce (New South Wales); Philip Francis Hawthorne (New South Wales); K W Catchpole (New South Wales); J M Miller (New South Wales); P G Johnson (New South Wales); A R Miller (New South Wales); R B Prosser; John Edward 'Thorn' Thornett (New South Wales), Captain; Robin John 'Rob' Heming (New South Wales); Ross Gordon Teitzel; G V Davis (New South Wales); R D Tulloch; J F O'Gorman (New South Wales) and M P Purcell (Queensland).

South of Scotland: Backs: J H Gray (Hawick); G D Stevenson (Hawick); R B Welsh (Hawick); J W C Turner (Gala); G D Tweedie (Melrose); D H Chisholm (Melrose); A J Hastie (Melrose), Forwards: N Suddon (Hawick) Captain; F A L Laidlaw (Melrose); P Robertson (Hawick); W J Hunter (Hawick); W S Wilkinson (Gala); T G Elliot (Langholm); C E B Stewart (Kelso) and D Grant (Hawick).

(Ireland)
Referee: K D Kelleher (Ireland) and touch judges R P Burrell (Gala) and H B Laidlaw (Hawick).
Date1947-1988
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/234Dods; Peter William (1958-); Scottish rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/951Baird; Gavin 'Roger' Todd (1960-); Scottish rugby union player1960-
DS/UK/950Robertson; Keith William (1954-); Scottish rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/1230Tukalo; Iwan Carmen (1961-); Scottish rugby union player1961-
DS/UK/2962Ker; Andrew Burgher Michael; Scottish rugby union player and cricketer
DS/UK/236Armstrong; Gary (b.30 Sep 1966); Scottish rugby union playerb.30 Sep 1966
DS/UK/4911McLeish; Thomas
DS/UK/1236Callander; Gary James (1959-); Scottish rugby union player1959-
DS/UK/4129Sudlow; Keith
DS/UK/1222Campbell; Alister James (1959-); Scottish rugby union player1959-
DS/UK/237White; Derek Bolton (1958-); Scottish rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/212Jeffrey; John (1959-); Scottish rugby union player1959-
DS/UK/967Paxton; Iain Angus McLeod (1957-); Scottish rugby union player1957-
DS/UK/213Marshall; Graham Robert (1960-); Scottish rugby union player1960-
DS/UK/6469Wright; Marshall
DS/UK/165Chalmers; Craig Minto (b. 1968); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1968
DS/UK/206Oliver; Greig Hunter (1964-2023); Scottish rugby union player1964-2023
DS/UK/5694Marshall; Adam G
DS/UK/524Hay; James Allan (b.1964); Scottish rugby union playerb.1964
DS/UK/4947Graham; Stuart
DS/UK/789Grant; Derrick (1938-); Scottish rugby union player and knitwear employee1938-
DS/UK/4741Keen; William
DS/UK/4462Simpson; Ford; Dr; medical officer, rugby union
DS/UK/2032Leeds; Andrew Jacob
DS/UK/2004Niuqila; Acura Sabari
DS/UK/2033Cook; Michael Terence
DS/UK/2007Walker; Lloyd Frederick (b.1959); Australian rugby union playerb.1959
DS/UK/132Campese; David Ian (b.1962); Australian rugby union playerb.1962
DS/UK/2034Lynagh; Michael Patrick
DS/UK/138Jones; Nicholas Campbell Farr- (b. 1962); Australian rugby union player1962-
DS/UK/2009Lawton; Robert
DS/UK/2023McBain; Mark Ian
DS/UK/7084McKenzie; Ewen James Andrew; Australian rugby union player
DS/UK/144Cutler; Stephen Arthur Geoffrey (b.1960); Australian rugby union playerb.1960
DS/UK/2013Frawley; Damien
DS/UK/2036Miller; Jeffrey Scott (1962-); Australian rugby union player1962-
DS/UK/2038Tuynman; Steven Norman
DS/UK/2014Gourley; Scott Robert (b.1968); Australian rugby union and rugby league playerb.1968
DS/UK/2008Burke; Bradford Thomas
DS/UK/2022James; Stephen Leslie
DS/UK/2037Grant; James Cletus
DS/UK/1163Hartill; Mark Norman
DS/UK/228Lawton; Thomas Anthony (b. 1962); Australian rugby union playerb. 1962
DS/UK/1141Gavin; Bryant Timothy
DS/UK/1999Conway; Andrew Joseph
DS/UK/428Dwyer; Robert Stuart Francis
DS/UK/2000Templeton; Robert I
DS/UK/2001Craig; Gregory Stuart
DS/UK/7643Robeson; Douglas; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/7644Moulton; John; Dr
DS/UK/1402Hilditch; Stephen R
DS/UK/7645Beamish; Dick
DS/UK/7646Roche; Michael; rugby union official
DS/UK/16495Piper; Brian James (1925-1990); Australian rugby union player and dentist1925-1990
DS/UK/16490Eastes; Charles Colbran (1922-2010); MBE; Australian rugby union player1922-2010
DS/UK/16496Tonkin; Arthur Edward Joseph (1922-1991); Australian rugby union player1922-1991
DS/UK/16497Allan; Trevor (1926-2007); O.A.M.; Australian rugby union and rugby league player and broadcaster1926-2007
DS/UK/16499Howell; Maxwell Leo 'Max' (1927-2014); A.O.; Australian rugby union player and academic1927-2014
DS/UK/16501Cremin; John Francis (1923-2011); Australian rugby union player1923-2011
DS/UK/16500Burke; Cyril Thomas (1925-2010); B.E.M.; Australian rugby union player1925-2010
DS/UK/16498Cooke; Graham Morven 'Kiwi' or 'Cookie' (1912-); O.A.M.; Australian rugby union player1912-
DS/UK/16487Windon; Colin James (1922-2010); Australian rugby union player1922-2010
DS/UK/16505Stenmark; J O (fl.1947-1948); Australian rugby union playerfl.1947-1948
DS/UK/16486Kraefft; Donald Frederick (1922-2010); Australian rugby union player1922-2010
DS/UK/16494Hardcastle; Philip Angus (1919-1962); Australian rugby union player and medical practitioner1919-1962
DS/UK/16502Keller; Douglas Holcombe (1922-2004); Australian rugby union player1922-2004
DS/UK/16503Davis; Eric Hamilton (1917-2001); Australian rugby union player1917-2001
DS/UK/16504Kearney; Kenneth Howard (1924-2006); Australian rugby union and rugby league player1924-2006
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