| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse regarding the successful radio commentary. It has two sections cut from it comprising information about England's players and replacements. It is accompanied by a cutting from a big sheet, notes, a sheet of information about the Haka and cuttings from The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers.
The score of this opening game of the 1991 World Cup was England 12 - 18 New Zealand. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Jonathan Webb, Rory Underwood, Will Carling, Jeremy Guscott, Chris Oti, Rob Andrew, Richard Hill, Jason Leonard, Brian Moore, Jeff Probyn, Wade Dooley, Paul Ackford, Mike Teague, Dean Richards and Peter Winterbottom.
Replacements: David Pears, Simon Halliday, Dewi Morris, John Olver, Paul Rendall and Michael Skinner.
President: Peter Yarranton.
Chairman: Geoff Cooke.
Selector: John Elliot.
Coach: Roger Uttley.
Physiotherapist: Kevin Murphy.
Medical officer: Dr Ben Gilfeather.
New Zealand
Team: Terry Wright, John Kirwan, Craig Innes, Bernie McCahill, John Timu, Grant Fox, Graeme Bachop, Steve McDowall, Sean Fitzpatrick, Richard Loe, Ian Jones, Gary Whetton, Alan Whetton, Zinzan Brooke and Michael Jones.
Replacements: Shayne Philpott, Walter Little, Jon Preston, Graham Purvis, Graham Dowd and Andy Earl.
President: John Sturgeon.
Coaches: Alex Wyllie and John Hart.
Physiotherapist: David Abercrombie.
Referee: Jim Fleming.
Assistant referees / touch judges and other officials: Brian Anderson, Efraim Skiar and Rene Hourquet.
Groundsman: John Clark. |