| Ref No | BML/7/8 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, XV Carwyn James versus XV Barry John, The National Stadium, Cardiff, 26 April 1972 |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and problems with Bill McLaren's journey. It is accompanied by:
- Annotated programme.
- Notes describing the score.
- Account of McLaren's expenses.
- Letter from David Parry-Jones of the BBC to Bill [McLaren] asking to interview McLaren for a radio programme about 'how a youngster taking up the rugby game can develop to the best advantage', dated 11 April 1972, with notes providing McLaren's answers.
- Cuttings from the Western Mail and The Daily Telegraph.
The match was part of Urdd Gobaith Cymru's golden jubilee celebrations. The score was XV Carwyn James 28 - 32 XV Barry John. The big sheet records:
XV Barry John
Team: John Williams, Gerald Davies, Roy Bergiers, Arthur Lewis, Billy Raybould, Barry John, Gareth Edwards, Delme Thomas, John Lloyd, Mike Roberts, Baxter, Geoff Evans, Dave Morris, Mervyn Davies and John Taylor.
XV Carwyn James
Team: Bob Hiller, Roy Mathias, John Dawes, John Spencer, David Duckham, Phil Bennet [Bennett], Ray Hopkins, Ian McLachlan, Roy Thomas, Sandy Carmichael, Derek Quinnell, Gordon Brown, Roger Arneil, Peter Dixon and Mick Hipwell.
Referee: Meirion Joseph.
Touch judges: Chris Rea and Lloyd Williams.
Head groundsman: Peter Gillard.
Also listed: Jerry Lewis, Tom Holley and Keith Harse.
Please note: this item is not held at The Heritage Hub, please contact us for details. |
| Date | about 11-26 Apr 1972 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Not held at the 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/1404 | Davies; Thomas Gerald Reames (b.1945); CBE, Welsh rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/1463 | Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/1512 | Lewis; Arthur John Llewellyn (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/5 | Raybould; William Henry 'Billy' (1944-); Welsh rugby union player | 1944- |
| 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/13 | Thomas; William 'Delme' (1942-); Welsh rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/38 | Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher | 1943- |
| DS/UK/1601 | Roberts; Michael Gordon (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/6748 | Baxter; [?] | |
| DS/UK/12 | Evans; Thomas Geoffrey (c.1942); Welsh rugby union player | c.1942 |
| 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/1800 | Hiller; Robert 'Bob' (1942-); English rugby union player, teacher and cricketer | 1942- |
| DS/UK/1511 | Mathias; Ron (b.1949); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/4 | Dawes; Sydney 'John' (1940-); OBE; Welsh rugby union player and coach | 1940- |
| DS/UK/1802 | Spencer; John Southern (1947-); English rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1413 | Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1946- |
| 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/4418 | McLachlan; Ian | |
| DS/UK/1421 | Thomas; Edwin 'Roy' 'Shunto' (1945-); Welsh rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/784 | Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1944-2021 |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/837 | Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player | 1947-2001 |
| DS/UK/814 | Arneil; Rodger James (1944-); Scottish rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1442 | Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player | 1944 |
| DS/UK/828 | Hipwell; Michael Louis | |
| DS/UK/815 | Joseph; Meirion; rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/806 | Rea; Christopher William Wallace (1943-); Scottish rugby union player and sports journalist | 1943- |
| DS/UK/4238 | Williams; Lloyd Hugh (1933-2017); Welsh rugby union player | 1933-2017 |
| DS/UK/1553 | Gillard; Peter | |
| DS/UK/1318 | Lewis; Jerry | |
| DS/UK/1633 | Holley; Thomas | |
| DS/UK/128 | Harse; Keith (fl.1973); physiotherapist for Barbarian FC | fl.1973 |