Record

Ref NoBML/6/1/29
TitleBig sheet, West of Scotland versus Gala, Burnbrae, Milngavie, 9 March 1974
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has brief notes on the reverse concerning the game, including that it was broadcast on 'Rugby' Special and that the players were 'bogged down in swamp'.

The score of this Division One match was West of Scotland 14 - 9 Gala. The big sheet records:

West of Scotland
Team: Colin Mair, Ron Hannah, Colin Williamson, Jack Shirley, David Shedden, Keith White, Bryan Gossman, Alec Wilson, Quintin Dunlop, Sandy Carmichael, Gordon Brown, David Gray, Bob Haldane, Ronnie Watt and Ian Pattison.

Gala
Team: Brian Lawrie, Drew Gill, John Frame, Billy Whitehead, George Telfer, Arthur Brown, Harry Carruthers, Jim Aitken, Ken Lawrie, Bob Cunningham, Ian Easson, Ken Oliver, Johnny Brown, Gordon Dickson and Joack Berthinusson.

Referee: Alan Hosie.
Touch judges: Doug Little and Thomson Irving [Irvine?].
Coaches: D. S. Paterson and John Gray.
Date9 Mar 1974
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 piece
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/4694Mair; Colin David Robertson (1953-)1953-
DS/UK/835Hannah; Ronald S M
DS/UK/4461Williamson; Colin
DS/UK/5504Shirley; Jack
DS/UK/855Shedden; David (1944-2017); Scottish rugby union player1944-2017
DS/UK/5505White; Keith; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/1743Gossman; Bryan Murray
DS/UK/901Wilson; A C; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/846Dunlop; Quintin (1943-); Scottish rugby union player1943-
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/1782Gray; David (1953-2009); Scottish rugby union player1953-2009
DS/UK/4529Haldane; Robert
DS/UK/5506Watt; Ronald
DS/UK/5477Pattison; Ian
DS/UK/4485Lawrie; Brian J
DS/UK/893Gill; Andrew Davidson 'Drew' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/805Frame; John Neil Munro (b.1946); Scottish rugby union playerb.1946
DS/UK/5491Whitehead; William
DS/UK/5489Telfer; George
DS/UK/2536Brown; Arthur Robert (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/5492Carruthers; Harry
DS/UK/954Aitken; James (b.1947); Scottish rugby union playerb.1947
DS/UK/1791Lawrie; Kenneth Graham (b.1951); Scottish rugby union playerb.1951
DS/UK/964Cunningham; Robert Fraser
DS/UK/4489Easson; Ian; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/4416Oliver; G Kenneth
DS/UK/3029Brown; J G; Scottish rugby union coach
DS/UK/1784Dickson; Gordon; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/4426Berthinussen; John Michael; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/438Hosie; Alan M (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union refereefl.1974
DS/UK/5488Little; Doug
DS/UK/217Paterson; Duncan Sinclair (1943-2009); Scottish rugby union player1943-2009
DS/UK/4118Gray; John
DS/UK/4858Irvine; Thomson; Scottish rugby union player
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