Record

Ref NoBML/6/4/13
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Glasgow versus Edinburgh, Hughenden, Glasgow, 7 December 1968.
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the commentary and highlighting that it was the first non-international game from Scotland to be screened in colour on BBC2 'Rugby Special'. It is accompanied by a programme and notes describing the score and listing players in Glasgow's matches so far in the 1968-1969 season.

The score of this inter-city match was Glasgow 25 - 29 Edinburgh. The big sheet records:

Glasgow
Team: Geoff Allan, Ricky Dixon, Ian Murchie, Chris Rea, David Shedden, Brian Simmers, Dick Allan, Ian McLauchlan, Rod Balfour, Struan McCallum, Sandy Carmichael, Gordon Brown, John Hardie, Les Monaghan and Ian Cosgrove.

Edinburgh
Team: [C. F.] Blaikie, John Craigie, Ian Cowper, Harry Rea, Joe Flaherty, Bruce Laidlaw, Alan Irvine, Richard Rea, David Pickering, John Steven, Archie Wilson, David Anderson, Rodger Arneil, Sandy Murdoch and Jim Cochran.

Referee: Eric Grierson.
Date7 Dec 1968
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/6634Allan; G R J
DS/UK/533Dixon; James Richard
DS/UK/2360Murchie; Ian (1930-2020); Scottish rugby union player1930-2020
DS/UK/806Rea; Christopher William Wallace (1943-); Scottish rugby union player and sports journalist1943-
DS/UK/855Shedden; David (1944-2017); Scottish rugby union player1944-2017
DS/UK/780Simmers; Brian Maxwell (b.1940); Scottish rugby union playerb.1940
DS/UK/809Allan; Richard Campbell
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/902Balfour; Rodney F A 'Rod' (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/4528McCallum; Straun
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/6635Brown; Gordon
DS/UK/5398Hardie; John W
DS/UK/4417Monaghan; L L
DS/UK/6299Cosgrove; Ian
DS/UK/804Blaikie; Colin Fraser
DS/UK/5401Craigie; John R
DS/UK/5404Cowper; Ian G M
DS/UK/830Rea; Harry H
DS/UK/6636Flaherty; J A
DS/UK/4413Laidlaw; Bruce (1945-); Scottish rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/6637Irvine; Alan R
DS/UK/6638Rea; Richard E
DS/UK/5407Pickering; David J L
DS/UK/6602Steven; John
DS/UK/6346Wilson; A B; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/5486Anderson; David R; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/814Arneil; Rodger James (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/5471Murdoch; A
DS/UK/5554Cochran; J C
DS/UK/858Grierson; T F Eric (fl.1973); rugby union refereefl.1973
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