| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has noted on the reverse 'Championship top-of-table-match. "Rugby Special" BBC2. It is accompanied by newspaper cuttings and notes, including a table providing further information about the Edinburgh Wanderers' players and a description of the score. The bundle also contains an annotated letter from Quintin Dunlop to Bill [McLaren] providing information for the match, dated 20 December 1970.
This match was switched from Burnbrae due to frost. The score of this Scottish unofficial club Rugby championship match was Edinburgh Wanderers 9 - 16 West of Scotland. The big sheet records:
West of Scotland
Team: Goeff Allan, Ronnie Hannah, Andrew Nicholson, David Hardie, David Shedden, Irving Davidson, Lionel Weston, Alec Wilson, Quintin Dunlop, Sandy Carmicahel, Colin Payne, Gordon Brown, Tom Young, Ian Pattison and David Good.
Edinburgh Wanderers
Team: Roger Proudfoot, John Perrins, David Tweedie, Ray Megson, Stuart Briggs, Ronnie Lamb, Alan Lawson, Graham Desson, Robbie Clark, Jock Steven, John Douglas, Iain Whyte, Duncan Steven, David Anderson and Nigel Cadzow.
Referee: R. S. Waddell.
Touch judges: Doug Little. |