| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by a programme, notes, including an introduction to and description of the match and score, newspaper cuttings and pages from The Western Mail and the South Wales Echo. One of the cuttings is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Irvine on song in Wales'.
This match was part of the celebrations for the 1980-1981 Welsh Rugby Union Centenary Year. The score was Wales 27 - 21 Presidents XV. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: Gwyn Evans, Colin Donovan, Ray Gravelle [Gravell], David Richards [David Stuart 'Dai' Richards], Clive Rees, Gareth Davies, Terry Holmes, Ian Stephens, Alan Phillips, Graham Price, Alan [Allan] Martin, Goeff [Geoff] Wheel, Clive Burgess, Jeff Squire and Rhodri Lewis.
Replacements: Alan [Alun] Donovan, Gary Pearce, Gerald Williams, Clive Williams, Mike Richards and Eddie Butler.
Presidents XV
Team: Gysie Pienaar, Brendan Moon, Andrew Slack, David Johnston, Andy Irvine, Mark Ella, David Loveridge, Phil Orr, Peter Wheeler, Mike Fitzpatrick, Bill Beaumont, Andy Haden, J-P Rives, Mark Shaw and Rob Louw.
Replacements: Mike Slemen, Serge Blanco, John Robbie, Colin Deans, Robt Paparembde [Robert Paparemborde] and Louis Moolman.
Manager: Alun Thomas.
President: Cliff Jones.
Coaches: John Lloyd and Tony Gray.
Chairman selectors: Keith Rowlands.
Centenary officer: Ray Williams.
Chairman centinary committee: Ken Harris.
Secretary: Bill Clement.
Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis and Stan Odgers.
Medical officer: Jack Matthews.
Surgeon: Harold Ritchards.
Liaison: Ken Jones.
Referee: Ken Rowlands.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Clive Norling and Alun Richards.
Groundsman: Bill Hardiman. |