| Description | The big sheet has one section cut from it and is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to the match
- Annotated programme.
- Faxes, press release and letter from Sharon Talbot of Newcastle Rugby Football Club Limited and Tom Stratton [?] of Edinburgh and District Rugby Union to Bill McLaren providing information about the players, dated 20 Aug-17 Sep 1997.
- Newcastle Falcons Season 1997/98 Media Pack.
- Cuttings from The Sunday Telegraph, The Times and other unidentified newspapers covering 1997 Heineken Cup games.
This match was part of the European Rugby Conference. The big sheet records:
Edinburgh
Team: Hugh Gilmour, Steven Reed, Scott Hastings, Duncan Hodge, Alister [Alistair] McLean, Gordon Ross, Graeme Burns, Stuart Paul, David Cunningham, Barrie [Barry] Stewart, Darren Burns, Andrew Lucking, Tammas McVie, Stuart Reid and Graham Dall.
Replacements: Campbell Aitken, Lindsay Graham, Graeme Beveridge, Paul Jennings, Andrew Binnie, Ross McNulty and Scott Paris.
Chairman: Gordon Dixon.
Manager: Fraser Dall.
Coaches: Bob Easson and Henry Edwds [Edwards].
Physiotherapist: Mike McBride.
Fitness: Gordon Crawford.
Medical officer: Dr Greg Carlow.
Newcastle Falcons
Team: Tim Stimpson, Martin Shaw, Alan Tait, Va'aiga Tuigamala, Stuart Legg, Rob Andrew, Gary Armstrong, Nick Popplewell, Ross Nesdale, Paul Van-Zandvliet, Doddie Weir, Garath Archer, Pat Lam, Dean Ryan and Steve O'Neill.
Replacements: Neil Frankland, Geo [George] Graham, Richard Metcalfe, Steve Bates, Graham Childs, Grant Thomson and Christopher Simpson Daniels [Simpson-Daniel].
Chairman: Sir John Hall.
Director of Rugby: CRA.
Coach: Steve Bates.
Physiotherapist: Marten Brewer.
Fitness: Steve Black.
Medical officer: George Douglas.
Referee: Paul Adams.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Howard Wilson and Martyn Wms [Williams].
Groundsman: Simon Theurer. |