| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the cancellation of the coverage on BBC2 'Rugby Special' due to a staff strike. It is accompanied by two manuscript tables providing information about the players and cuttings from the Glasgow Herald and an unidentified newspaper that cover the 11 October 1969 match and a game between West of Scotland and Glasgow High School Former Pupils.
The score was Glasgow Academicals 20 - 11 Glasgow High School Former Pupils. The big sheet records:
Glasgow Academicals
Team: David Montgomery, Archie Hardie, Hamish Reid, Allan Burnett, Rob Cordiner, Brian Simmers, Brian Lockhart, Alister Graham, John Watson, Douglas Calder, Gordon Page, David Kernohan, John Hardie, Les Monaghan and Jim Anderson.
Glasgow High School Former Pupils
Team: Dougie Forbes, [R. S.] McGregor, Peter Reed, Bob McPhail, Neil Smith, Sandy Neilson, Andy Little, David Kerr, Rodney Balfour, Robin Provan, Rob Walker, Rusty Clark, Jim Currie, Hamish Howie and Bruce McKenzie.
Referee: Jack Dun. |