Description | The big sheet is accompanied by: - Colour photocopy of the big sheet with sections cut from it. - Notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score. - Pages from The Sunday Telegraph and The Herald, which includes an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'Set pieces let Scots down'. - Letter from Bill Runciman to Bill Mclaren sending him information about Murrayfield [attached], dated 13 November 1997. - Press release entitled 'New Shirt for New Look Scotland', dated 14 November 1997. - The Famous Grouse Scotland Team Sponsor Teamsheet. - Printouts of the team lists and information about the match.
The match was part of Australia's tour. The score was Scotland 8 - 37 Australia. The big sheet records:
Scotland Team: Duncan Hodge, James Craig, Alan Tait, Tony Stanger, Kenny Logan, Gregor Townsend, Andrew Nicol, David Hilton, Grant McKelvie [McKelvey], Mattie Stewart, Stewart Campbell, Scott Murray, Adam Roxburgh, Eric Peters and Ian Smith. Replacements: Craig Joiner, Craig Chalmers, Gary Armstrong, Stuart Grimes, George Graham and Gordon Bulloch. Presidents: Charlie Richie and Arthur Hastie. Chairman: Arthur Hastie. Coaches: R. Dixon and DIJ [David Ian Johnston]. Physiotherapists: Martin Rennison and Tom McMullen. Medical officer: Jimmy Graham.
Australia Team: Stephen Larkham, Ben Tune, Tim Horan, Pat Howard, Joe Roff, Elton Flatley, George Gregan, Richard Harry, Michael Foley, Andrew Blades, John Langford, John Eales, Owen Finnegan [Finegan], Wiliame Offahengaue [Willie Ofahengaue] and Brett Robinson. Replacements: Mitchell Hardy, Sam Payne, David Wilson, Matt Cockbain, Andrew Heath and Marco Caputo. President: Phil Harry. Manager: John McKay. Coaches: Rod McQueen, Tim Lane and Jeff Muller. Trainer: Dirk Wms [Williams]. Physiotherapists: Greg Craig and Cameron Lillicrap. Medical officer: Dr Ken McKenzie.
Referee: Tappe Henning. Assistant referees / touch judges and other officials: Andre Watson, Jonathan Kaplan and J. Yuille. Groundsman: Bill Ellwood. Mascot: Ian Noble. |