The Bill McLaren Archive

About this Resource

Archives (reference BML) of William Pollock 'Bill' McLaren CBE (1923-2010), Scottish rugby union commentator, teacher and journalist, known as 'the voice of rugby'. His records of commentary, called Big Sheets, are accompanied by programmes, notes and players' biographical information for about 1,250 matches covered by McLaren, from league, cup and sevens matches to internationals. The archive covers from about 1930 to about 2006. The records are held on behalf of The Bill McLaren Foundation.

Organisation

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Contacts

Resource Details

Resource Type

Primary
Secondary
Online/Digitised
Images/Photographs
Catalogued

Subject

Sports

Geographical Coverage

International

Era

1945 - 2000
2000 - present

Access

Open to public: see website for opening hours

Online Availability

Onsite access only

Official Records

Location

The Heritage Hub
Kirkstile
Hawick
Roxburghshire
TD9 0AE
Entry last updated: October 7th, 2018

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