| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse regarding the television and radio match coverage and Bill and Bette McLaren's stay in Edinburgh. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including a description of the score and a draft match report.
- Cuttings from The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers, including a match preview by Bill McLaren.
- Letter from Bill Malcom of the British Broadcasting Corporation to Bill McLaren accompanied by 'pen pictures' of the Irish players, dated 23 Feb 1965.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 6 - 16 Ireland. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [Christopher] Elliot, [Brian] Henderson, [James] Shackleton, [David] Whyte, [Iain] Laughland, [Tremayne] Rodd, [David] Rollo, [Frank] Laidlaw, [Norm] Suddon, [Peter] Brown, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [James] Fisher, [Jim] Telfer and [Ron] Glasgow.
Ireland
Team: [Tom] Kiernan, [Patrick] Casey, [Jerry] Walsh, [Kevin] Flynn, [Paddy] McGrath, [Mike] Gibson, [Roger] Young, [Sean] McHale [MacHale], [Ken] Kennedy, [Ray] McLoughlin, [Willie-John] McBride, [Bill] Mulcahy, [Mick] Doyle, [Henry] Wall and [Noel] Murphy. |