| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse regarding the match and McLaren's stay in Ireland. It is accompanied by a programme, an account of McLaren's expenses, a letter from Margaret [?] of the BBC to McLaren regarding his travel expenses, notes on the score and a newspaper cutting.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 3 - 11 Scotland. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: [Tom] Kiernan, [Ray] Hunter, [Kevin] Flynn, [Jerry] Walsh, Pat McGrath, [Mike] Gibson, [Roger] Young, [Sean] McHale [MacHale], Aidan Brady, [Ray] McLoughlin, [Willie-John] McBride, Ollie Waldron, [Noel] Murphy, [Ronnie] Lamont and [Mick] Doyle.
Scotland
Team: [Stewart] Wilson, [Sandy] Hinshelwood, [Brian] Henderson, [Iain] Laughland, [David] Whyte, [David] Chisholm, [Alex] Hastie, [John] McDonald [Macdonald], [Frank] Laidlaw, [David] Rollo, [Peter] Stagg, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [James] Fisher, [Jim] Telfer and [Derrick] Grant.
Referee: D. M. Hughes. |