Description | The big sheet has noted on the reverse 'Crucial [?] 'NL [National League]' game on "R.S." [Rugby Special]'. It is accompanied by: - Notes describing the match and score with a draft match report on the reverse. - Letters from Ron Geddes, Honorary General Secretary of George Heriot's School (F.P) Rugby Club to Bill [McLaren] concerning information about the team, dated 8 November 1977 and 16 February 1979.
The score of this National League match was Hawick 13 - Heriot's FP 18. The big sheet records:
Hawick Team: Colin Easton, Ken McCartney, Jim Renwick, Alastair Cranston, Alastair Taylor, Colin Sutherland, Ray Corbett, Norman Webb, Colin Deans, Norman Pender, Alan Tomes, Alister Campbell, Ian Douglas, Paul Hogarth and Brian Hegarty. President: Charles Whillans. Coach: Derrick Grant. Physiotherapist: Tom Dougal.
Heriot's FP Team: Andrew Irvine, Steve Page, Graham Wight, Harry Burnett, Peter Hewitt, Neil Marshall, Alan Lawson, Jim Burnett, Callum Munro, Iain Milne, Douglas Lynn, Derek Stephen, Jock Millican, Hamish McDougall and David Robertson. President: Dr David Williams. Chairman selectors: KJF Scotland. Coach: Ian Lawrie. Physiotherapist: David Allan.
Referee: Norman Sanson. Assistant referee / touch judge: Bert Craig. Honorary medical officer: Dr Ford Simpson. Groundsman: Wull Scott. |