| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding who Bill McLaren met at the match. It is accompanied by:
- Notes describing the match and score.
- Draft report on the match.
- Annotated programme.
- Letter from Sanderson Travel Service Limited to Bill McLaren regarding his travel itinerary, with notes on the reverse and an Aer Lingus advance timetable for summer 1961.
- Schedule of commentary and contributions for the match produced by the BBC Sports Department, Belfast.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 3 - 15 France. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: [Thomas] Kiernan, [Anthony] O'Reilly, [David] Hewitt, [Jeremiah] Walsh, [Ronald] McCarten, [Michael] English, [Andrew] Mulligan, [Gordon] Wood, [Alfred] Dawson, [Sidney] Millar, [Charles] Dick, [Thomas] Nesdale, [Michael] Culliton, [James] Kavanagh and [Dennis] Scott.
Name crossed out: [Niall] Brophy.
France
Team: [Michel] Vannier, [Serge] Mericq, [Jacques] Bouquet, [Guy] Boniface, [Jean] Gachassin, [Pierre] Albaladejo, [Pierre] Lacroix, [Amedee] Domenech, [Jean] de Gregorio, [Alfred] Roques, [Gerard] Bouguyon, [Jean-Pierre] Saux, [Francois] Moncla, [Michel] Celaya and [Michel] Crauste.
Name crossed out: [Henri] Rancoule. |