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TitleBundle, British Lions' tour of South Africa 1974
DescriptionThe bundle comprises a programme for the second test between South Africa and the British Isles on 22 June 1974 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, a sheet of notes and cuttings from The Sunday Express, The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers.
The score of the second test match was South Africa 9 - 28 British Lions.

South Africa: Ian McCallum; Gerrie Germishuizen; Peter Whipp; Jackie Snyman; Chris Pope; Gerald Bosch; Paul Bayvel; Nick Bezuidenhout; Dave Frederickson; Hans Marais; Jan Ellis; John Williams; Kevin de Klerk; Morne du Plessis; Dugald McDonald.
Reserves: Leon Vogel; Dawie Snyman; Roy McCallum; Rampie Stander; Piston van Wyk and Moaner van de Heerden.

British Lions: J P R Williams; J J Williams; Ian McGeechan; Dick Milliken; Billy Steele; Phil Bennett; Gareth Edwards; McLaughlan; Bob Windsor; Fran Cotton; Roger Uttley; Willie-John McBride; Gordon Lamont Brown; Fergus Slattery; Mervyn Davies.
Reserves: Andy Irvine; Geoff Evans; John Moloney; Ken Kennedy; Bob Carmichael and Tony Neary.

The tour management was Thomas Alun Gruffydd and Sydney Millar.

Tourists who did not play in the match but are recorded in the programme: Thomas Oliver 'Tom' Grace; Clive Rees; Roy Bergiers; Alan Old; Mike Burton; Chris Ralston; Tom David; Stewart McKinney; and Andy Ripley.

There is also an article by J M Mayne 'Highlights of the Loftus 'Tests'' being the history of tests at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa.
DateJun-Jul 1974
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/19472Germishuys; Johannes Servaas 'Gerrie' (1949-); South African rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/19473Whipp; Peter; South African rugby union player
DS/UK/19474Snyman; Dawid Stefanus Lubbe 'Dawie' (1949-); South African rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/19475Pope; Chris; South African rugby union player
DS/UK/19476Bosch; Gerald Raymond (1949-); South African rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/19477Bayvel; Paul Campbell Robertson (1949-2020); South African rugby union player1949-2020
DS/UK/19478Bezuidenhout; Nicolaas Stephanus Erasmus 'Niek' (1950-); South African rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/19479Frederickson; Cornelius Abraham 'Dave' (1950-); South African rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/26Marais; Johannes Frederick Klopper 'Hannes' (1941-); South African rugby union player1941-
DS/UK/31Ellis; Jan Hendrik (1942-2013); South African rugby union player1942-2013
DS/UK/19480Williams; Johannes Gerhardus 'John' (1946-); South African rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/19481de Klerk; Kevin Brian Henry (1949-); South African rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/6794du Plessis; Morné (1949-); OIS; South African rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/6799MacDonald; Dugald Alexander (1950-); South African rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/19482Stander; Jacobus Casperus Johannes 'Rampie' (1944-1980); South African rugby union player1944-1980
DS/UK/19483Vogel; Martin 'Leon' (1949-); South African rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/19484van Wyk; Jacobus Frederick Beatrix 'Piston' (1923-2002); South African rugby union player1923-2002
DS/UK/19485van Heerden; Johannes Lodewikus 'Moaner' (1951-); South African rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/3Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon1949-2024
DS/UK/1405Williams; John James 'JJ' (1948-2020); MBE; Welsh athlete and rugby union player1948-2020
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/850Milliken; Richard Alexander 'Dick' (1950-); Irish rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/833Steele; William Charles Common 'Billy' (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/2Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player1948-2022
DS/UK/8Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/1407Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/1389Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/800McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/843Slattery; John 'Fergus' (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/15Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player1946-2012
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1818Evans; Geoffrey William 'Geoff' (1950-); English rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/488Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/798Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/1390Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/3039Thomas; Alun Gruffydd
DS/UK/822Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator1934-2023
DS/UK/864Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant1948-
DS/UK/1290Rees; Clive Frederick William (1951-); Welsh rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1463Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/1394Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/1445Burton; Michael Alan 'Mike' (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/1417Ralston; Christopher Wayne 'Chris' (1944-); English rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/1554David; Thomas Patrick 'Tom' (1948-); Welsh rugby union and rugby league player1948-
DS/UK/874McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/1385Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman1947-2010
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