| Ref No | BML/7/3 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus President's RFU XV, Cardiff Arms Park, 17 October 1970 |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse, including that this was the 'Off[icia]l opening of newly-owned National Stadium at Cardiff Arms Park'. It is accompanied by an annotated programme.
The score was Wales 26 - 11 RFU President's XV. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: John Williams, Andy Hill, John Dawes, Arthur Lewis, Ron Mathias, Barry John, Gareth Edwards, John Lloyd, Jeff Young, Barry Llewellyn, Delme Thomas, Derek Quinnell, David Morris, Mervyn Davies and John Taylor.
Replacements: Phil Bennett, Ray Hopkins, Vic Perrins, Leighton Thomas, Norman Rees, Alan [Allan?] Martin and Dennis Hughes.
President: Kenneth M. Harris.
RFU President's XV
Team: Tom Kiernan, Keith Fielding, John Spencer, Mike Gibson, David Duckham, Jean-Louis Berot, Michel Pebeyre, Norman Suddon, Frank Laidlaw, Phil O'Callaghan, Mike Davis, Jean le Droff, Tony Bucknall, Benoit Dauga and Peter Torry.
Replacements: John Novak, Gordon Connell, Keith Fairbrother, Roger Harris, Gordon Brown and Peter Torry.
President: W. C. Bill Ramsay.
Referee: Meirion Joseph.
Touch judges: Ken Jones and Ron Lewis. |
| Date | 17 Oct 1970 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/3 | Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon | 1949-2024 |
| DS/UK/2590 | Hill; Andrew 'Andy' (1945-); Welsh rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/4 | Dawes; Sydney 'John' (1940-); OBE; Welsh rugby union player and coach | 1940- |
| DS/UK/1512 | Lewis; Arthur John Llewellyn (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/1511 | Mathias; Ron (b.1949); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/7 | John; Barry 'The King' (1945-2024); Welsh rugby union player | 1945-2024 |
| DS/UK/8 | Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/38 | Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher | 1943- |
| DS/UK/37 | Young; Jeffrey 'Jeff' (1942-2005); OBE; Welsh rugby union player, teacher and air force officer | 1942-2005 |
| DS/UK/11 | Llewelyn; Donald Barry (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/13 | Thomas; William 'Delme' (1942-); Welsh rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/14 | Morris; William David (1941-); Welsh rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/15 | Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1946-2012 |
| DS/UK/1513 | Taylor; John (1945-); Welsh rugby union player and commentator | 1945- |
| DS/UK/435 | Kiernan; Thomas Joseph (fl.2001); Irish rugby union coach | fl.2001 |
| DS/UK/1801 | Fielding; Keith John (b.1949); English rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/1802 | Spencer; John Southern (1947-); English rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/795 | Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldier | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/1413 | Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1540 | Berot; Jean-Louis | |
| DS/UK/1533 | Pebeyre; Michel | |
| DS/UK/810 | Suddon; Norman (b.1943); Scottish rugby union player | 1943-2022 |
| DS/UK/783 | Laidlaw; Francis Andrew Linden (b.1940); Scottish rugby union player | b.1940 |
| DS/UK/823 | O'Callaghan; Philip J | |
| DS/UK/1813 | Davis; Alec Michael 'Mike' (1942-2022); English rugby union player and teacher | 1942-2022 |
| DS/UK/2591 | Droff; Jean le | |
| DS/UK/2515 | Bucknall; Anthony Launce (b.1945); English rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/1506 | Dauga; Benoît (b.1942); French rugby union player | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/2592 | Torry; Peter | |
| DS/UK/2 | Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1948-2022 |
| DS/UK/1528 | Hopkins; Raymond 'Chico' (1946-); Welsh rugby union and rugby league player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/10 | Perrins; Victor Charles (b.1944); Welsh rugby union player | b.1944 |
| DS/UK/2593 | Thomas; Leighton (fl.1970); Welsh rugby union player | fl.1970 |
| DS/UK/1839 | Rees; Norman (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1378 | Martin; Allan Jeffrey (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player and athlete | 1948- |
| DS/UK/16 | Hughes; Dennis (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/2511 | Novak; Michael John (b.1947); English rugby union player | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/1808 | Connell; Gordon Colin; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1680 | Fairbrother; Keith Eli (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/2594 | Harris; Roger F S (1939-2016); CBE; English rugby union player, accountant and businessman | 1939-2016 |
| DS/UK/837 | Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player | 1947-2001 |
| DS/UK/2527 | Harris; Kenneth M | |
| DS/UK/2528 | Ramsay; William C | |
| DS/UK/815 | Joseph; Meirion; rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/839 | Jones; W Kenneth M | |
| DS/UK/857 | Lewis; Anthony Robert | |