Record

Ref NoBML/1/3/18
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Ireland, Murrayfield, 24 February 1973
DescriptionThe big sheet has three sections cut from it, including the extra information about most of the Scottish team and all their replacements. It has notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by a handwritten description of the game and score, a programme and cuttings from the Scottish Sunday Express, The Scotsman, The Sunday Times and other unidentified newspapers.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 19 - 14 Ireland. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Billy Steele, Ian McGeechan, Ian Forsyth, David Shedden, Colin Telfer, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Robbie Clark, Sandy Carmichael, Alastair McHarg, Peter Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Gordon Strachan and Jock Millican.
Replacements: Stephen [Steven] Turk, John Frame, Alan Lawson, Duncan Madsen, Hamish Bryce and Gordon Brown.
Coach: Bill Dickinson.

Ireland
Team: Tom Kiernan, Tom Grace, Dick Milliken, Mike Gibson, Wallace McMaster, Barry McGann, John Moloney, Ray McLoughlin, Ken Kennedy, Sean Lynch, Kevin Mays, Willie-John McBride, Fergus Slattery, Terry Moore and Jim Buckley.
Replacements: Robin Clegg, Paddy Whelan, Stewart McKinney, Donal Canniffe, Seamus Dennison and Tony Ensor.
Coach: Syd Millar.

Referee: Ron Lewis.
Touch judges: Eric Grierson [and J. R. West].
Physiotherapists: Jock Brown and Harry Booker.
Groundsman: Jim Thain.
Date1973
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/833Steele; William Charles Common 'Billy' (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/844Forsyth; Ian William
DS/UK/855Shedden; David (1944-2017); Scottish rugby union player1944-2017
DS/UK/808Telfer; Colin McLeod; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/622Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/856Clark; Robert Lawson
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/811Brown; Peter Currie (b.1941); Scottish rugby union player and businessmanb.1941
DS/UK/838MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach1941-2018
DS/UK/848Strachan; Gordon Matthew
DS/UK/878Millican; John Gilbert (b.1951); Scottish rugby union playerb.1951
DS/UK/435Kiernan; Thomas Joseph (fl.2001); Irish rugby union coachfl.2001
DS/UK/864Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant1948-
DS/UK/850Milliken; Richard Alexander 'Dick' (1950-); Irish rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/795Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldierb.1942
DS/UK/865McMaster; Arthur Wallace (1945-); Irish rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/820McGann; Barry John (1948-); Irish rugby union player and fottballer1948-
DS/UK/488Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/841McLoughlin; Raymond John 'Ray' (1939-2021); Irish rugby union player1939-2021
DS/UK/798Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician
DS/UK/842Lynch; John Francis
DS/UK/866Mays; Kevin Michael Andrew
DS/UK/800McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/843Slattery; John 'Fergus' (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/867Moore; Terence Anthony Patrick (1945-2001); Irish rugby union player1945-2001
DS/UK/868Buckley; James Henry
DS/UK/869Turk; Arthur Steven
DS/UK/805Frame; John Neil Munro (b.1946); Scottish rugby union playerb.1946
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/847Bryce; Robert Donaldson Hamish (b.1941); Scottish rugby union playerb.1941
DS/UK/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/872Clegg; Roger James
DS/UK/873Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.2 May 1950
DS/UK/874McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/875Canniffe; Donal Martin
DS/UK/876Dennison; Seamus Patrick (b.26 Jan 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.26 Jan 1950
DS/UK/877Ensor; Anthony Howard
DS/UK/871Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/860Dickinson; William
DS/UK/862Brown; John
DS/UK/822Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator1934-2023
DS/UK/863Booker; Harry
DS/UK/857Lewis; Anthony Robert
DS/UK/858Grierson; T F Eric (fl.1973); rugby union refereefl.1973
DS/UK/859West; John R
DS/UK/861Thain; James
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