| Ref No | BML/7/9 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland and Ireland versus England and Wales, Murrayfield, 14 October 1972 |
| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse, including mention of Gareth Edwards giving his complimentary tickets to McLaren's family. It is accompanied by an annotated programme, notes describing the match and cuttings from the Scottish Sunday Express, The Scotsman, The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers.
The match commemorated the centenary of the Scottish Rugby Union. The score was Scotland and Ireland 30 - 21 England and Wales The big sheet records:
Scotland and Ireland
Team: Arthur Brown, Tom Grace, John Frame, Jim Renwick, Billy Steel [Steele], Mike Gibson, John Moloney, Norman Suddon, Ken Kennedy, Sandy Carmichael, Willie McBride, Gordon Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Peter Brown and Fergus Slattery.
Replacements: Andy Irvine, Wallace McMaster, Ian MacRae [McCrae], Robbie Clark, Hamish Bryce and Wilson Lauder.
England and Wales
Team: John Williams, Gerald Davies, Arthur Lewis, Roy Bergiers, Peter Knight, Phil Bennett, Chico (Ray) Hopkins, Brian Stack Stevens, John Pullin, John Lloyd, Peter Larter, Mike Roberts, Tony Neary, Mervyn Davies and John Taylor.
Replacements: Roy Bergiers, Alan Old, Steve Smith, Jeff Young, Mike Burton and Derek Quinnell.
Referee: M. George Domercq.
Touch judges: Doug McMahon and Barrie Laidlaw.
Presidents of the four home unions: A. W. Wilson, R. M. A. Kingswell, Judge Conroy and Vernon Parfitt.
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| Date | 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/2536 | Brown; Arthur Robert (b.1949); Scottish rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/864 | Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant | 1948- |
| DS/UK/805 | Frame; John Neil Munro (b.1946); Scottish rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/894 | Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/833 | Steele; William Charles Common 'Billy' (1947-); Scottish rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/795 | Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldier | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/488 | Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/810 | Suddon; Norman (b.1943); Scottish rugby union player | 1943-2022 |
| DS/UK/798 | Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician | |
| DS/UK/784 | Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1944-2021 |
| DS/UK/800 | McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/837 | Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player | 1947-2001 |
| DS/UK/838 | MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach | 1941-2018 |
| DS/UK/811 | Brown; Peter Currie (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player and businessman | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/843 | Slattery; John 'Fergus' (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| 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/1512 | Lewis; Arthur John Llewellyn (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/1463 | Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/4224 | Knight; Peter M | |
| 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/1416 | Stevens; Claude Brian (b. 1941); English rugby union player | 1940-2019 |
| DS/UK/1424 | Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer | 1941-2021 |
| DS/UK/38 | Lloyd; David 'John' (1943-); Welsh rugby union player and coach, teacher | 1943- |
| DS/UK/1664 | Larter; Peter John (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1601 | Roberts; Michael Gordon (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/1390 | Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player | 1948- |
| 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/854 | Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/865 | McMaster; Arthur Wallace (1945-); Irish rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/845 | McCrae; Ian George (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/856 | Clark; Robert Lawson | |
| DS/UK/847 | Bryce; Robert Donaldson Hamish (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/813 | Lauder; Wilson (1948-); Scottish rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1394 | Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/140 | Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/37 | Young; Jeffrey 'Jeff' (1942-2005); OBE; Welsh rugby union player, teacher and air force officer | 1942-2005 |
| DS/UK/1445 | Burton; Michael Alan 'Mike' (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/39 | Quinnell; Derek Leslie (1949-); Welsh rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/1466 | Domercq; Georges | |
| DS/UK/2498 | McMahon; Douglas C J | |
| DS/UK/4498 | Laidlaw; Barry | |
| DS/UK/6749 | Wilson; A W; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/6750 | Kingswell; R M A | |
| DS/UK/6751 | Conroy; J C | |
| DS/UK/6752 | Parfitt; Vernon | |