| Ref No | BML/7/18 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Overseas XV, Cardiff Arms Park, 20 September 1980 |
| Description | The big sheet has a brief note on the reverse recording the points scored by Blyth. It is accompanied by a programme and cuttings from The Sunday Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers, as well as a special souvenir supplement of the Western Mail.
This match was part of the celebrations for the 1980-1981 Welsh Rugby Union Centenary Year. The score was Wales 32 - 25 Overseas XV. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: Roger Blyth, Elgan Rees, Ray Gravell, Steve Fenwick, Pat Daniels, Gareth Davies, Brynmor Williams, Clive Williams, Alan Phillips, Graham Price, Alan [Allan] Martin, Geoff Wheel, Paul Ringer, Eddie Butler and Jeff Squire.
Replacements: Peter Morgan, Gary Pearce, Gerald Williams, Steve Jones, Ian Stephens and Derek Quinnell.
President: Cliff Jones.
Chairman selectors: Rod Morgan.
Centenary officer: Ray Wms [Williams].
Chairman centinary committee: Ken Harris.
Secretary: Bill Clement.
Overseas XV
Team: Graham Taylor, Masaru Fujiwara, Ion Constantin, Juan Piccardo, Hirotaka Ujino, Rafael Madero, Paula [Paulo] Waisake, Jiro Ishiyama, Mike Luke, Soakai Motu'apuaka, Hans de Goede, Jack Clark, Florica Murariu, Georghe Dumitru and Gabriel Travaglini .
Replacements: Luke Namadila, Steve Gray, Peseti Ma'afu, Atonio Racika, John Fowler and Malakai Pulumu.
Referee: Clive Norling.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Alun Richards and Ken Rowlands.
Manager: Ken Gwilliam [Gwilym?].
Coaches: John Lloyd and Stan Addicott.
Physiotherapists: Jerry Lewis and Steve Odgers.
Honorary medical officer: Jack Matthews.
Honorary surgeon: Harold Ritchards.
Groundsman: Bill Hardiman. |
| Date | about 20-22 Sep 1980 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1391 | Blyth; William Roger (b.1950); Welsh rugby union player | b.1950 |
| DS/UK/1352 | Rees; Harold Elgan (b.1954); Welsh rugby union player | b.1954 |
| DS/UK/1288 | Gravell; Raymond William Robert (1951-2007); Welsh rugby union player, broadcaster and Bard | 1951-2007 |
| DS/UK/1371 | Fenwick; Steven Paul (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1587 | Daniels; Patrick C T (b.1957); Welsh rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/1291 | Davies; William 'Gareth' (1955-); Welsh rugby union player | 1955- |
| DS/UK/1373 | Williams; David Brynmor (b.1951); Welsh rugby union and rugby league player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/1308 | Williams; Clive (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/373 | Phillips; Alan John (b.1954); Welsh rugby union player | b.1954 |
| DS/UK/1294 | Price; Graham (1951-); MBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1378 | Martin; Allan Jeffrey (1948-); Welsh rugby union player and athlete | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1375 | Wheel; Geoffrey Arthur Derek (1951-2024); Welsh rugby union player | 1951-2024 |
| DS/UK/1393 | Ringer; Paul (b.1951); Welsh rugby union player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/1354 | Butler; Edward Thomas 'Eddie' (1957-2022); Welsh rugby union player, journalist and sports commentator | 1957-2022 |
| DS/UK/1298 | Squire; Jeffrey (b.1951); Welsh rugby union player | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/3295 | Taylor; W Graham (b.1954); Canadian rugby union player | b.1954 |
| DS/UK/1756 | Fujiwara; Masaru (b.1952); Japanese rugby union player | b.1952 |
| DS/UK/2111 | Constantin; Ion (c.1951-); Romanian rugby union player | c.1951- |
| DS/UK/3296 | Piccardo; Juan Pablo (c.1959-); Argentinian rugby union player | c.1959- |
| DS/UK/3297 | Ujino; Hirotaka (b.1955); Japanese rugby union player | b.1955 |
| DS/UK/3298 | Madero; Rafael M (b.1958); Argentinian rugby union player | b.1958 |
| DS/UK/3299 | Waisake; Paulo (c.1954-); Fijian rugby union player | c.1954- |
| DS/UK/3300 | Ishiyama; Jiro (b.1955); Japanese rugby union player | b.1955 |
| DS/UK/3301 | Luke; Michael (b.1946); Canadian rugby union player and coach | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/3302 | Motu'apuaka; Soakai (fl.1980); Tongan rugby union player | fl.1980 |
| DS/UK/3303 | de Goede; Hans (b.1953); Canadian rugby union player | b.1953 |
| DS/UK/3304 | Clark; Jack (b.1955); American rugby union player | b.1955 |
| DS/UK/2136 | Murariu; Florica (1955-1989); Romanian rugby union player | 1955-1989 |
| DS/UK/2118 | Dumitru; Gheorghe; Romanian rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/3305 | Travaglini; Gabriel (c.1958); Argentinian rugby union player | c.1958 |
| DS/UK/1854 | Morgan; Peter (1959-2024); Welsh rugby union player | 1959-2024 |
| DS/UK/1858 | Pearce; Gary | |
| DS/UK/1307 | Williams; Gerald (1954-); Welsh rugby union player | 1954- |
| DS/UK/1377 | Jones; Steve P | |
| DS/UK/1293 | Stephens; Ian | |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/3306 | Namadila; Luke (c.1951); Fijian rugby union player | c.1951 |
| DS/UK/3307 | Gray; Steve (fl.1980); American rugby union player | fl.1980 |
| DS/UK/3308 | Ma'afu; Peseti (b.1954); Tongan rugby union player | b.1954 |
| DS/UK/3309 | Racika; Antonio (c.1949); Fijian rugby union player | c.1949 |
| DS/UK/3310 | Fowler; John (b.1955); American rugby union player | b.1955 |
| DS/UK/3311 | Pulumu; Malakai (c.1957-); Tongan rugby union player | c.1957- |
| DS/UK/1379 | Jones; Cliff | |
| DS/UK/1344 | Morgan; Rod | |
| DS/UK/3312 | Williams; Ray | |
| DS/UK/2527 | Harris; Kenneth M | |
| DS/UK/3313 | Clement; William H | |
| DS/UK/940 | Norling; Clive | |
| DS/UK/941 | Richards; Alun | |
| DS/UK/942 | Rowlands; Ken | |
| DS/UK/38 | Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher | 1943- |
| DS/UK/3052 | Addicott; Stanley (fl.1980) | fl.1980 |
| DS/UK/1318 | Lewis; Jerry | |
| DS/UK/3315 | Odgers; Stan? | |
| DS/UK/1365 | Matthews; Jack | |
| DS/UK/1349 | Richards; Harold | |
| DS/UK/1350 | Hardiman; William | |
| DS/UK/1343 | Gwilym; Kenneth W | |