Description | The big sheet has brief notes on the reverse regarding the match and is accompanied by: - Programme. - Notes, including hand drawn tables providing information about both teams' players, a score sheet and a draft match report. - Account of Bill McLaren's expenses. - Note addressed to Bill [McLaren] providing match statistics for Coventry. - Annotated factsheet concerning the London Scottish F. C. team. - Letter from Mike [?] to Bill [McLaren] providing information about the upcoming match, dated 18 April 1974. - Newspaper cuttings covering this match and Orrell v. London Scottish at Edge Hall Road on 6 April 1974.
The score of this Rugby Football Union Club Competition final was London Scottish 6 - 26 Coventry. The big sheet records:
London Scottish Team: George Stevenson, Doug Fowlie, Alistair Biggar, Alan Friell, Bob Keddie, David Bell, Peter Crerar, Mike Lovett, Dave Pickering, Sandy Corstorphine, Alistair McHarg, Graeme Fraser, Charlie Thorburn, Mike Biggar and Ross MacKenzie. President: W. A. MacPherson. Coach: T O [Thomas Oliver?] Grant. Sponge man: Ian Thomson. Touch judge: Captain P L Lillington.
Coventry Team: Peter Rossborough, David Duckham, David Foulks, Barry Corless, Tim Barnwell, Alan Cowman, Bill Gittings, Jim Broderick, John Gallagher, Keith Fairbrother, Barry Ninnes, Ian Darnell, Robin Cardwell, Les Rolinson and Richard Walker. President: Tom Venn. Coach: Ron Jones. Sponge man: Alf Edwards. Touch judge: Geo. W. Petty.
Referee: Mike Titcombe [Titcomb]. Honorary medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden. Clerk of works: Harold Clark. Also listed: Alf Wyman. |