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Ref NoBML/1/3/19
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 2 March 1974
DescriptionThe big sheet has one section cut from it and notes on the reverse. It is accompanied by notes, including a description of the match, a programme and cuttings from The Scotsman, the Evening Herald and an unidentified newspaper.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 9 - 6 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: Tony Ensor, Tom Grace, Dick Milliken, Mike Gibson, Wallace McMaster, Mick Quinn, John Moloney, Ray McLoughlin, Ken Kennedy, Sean Lynch, W J [Willie John] McBride, Moss Keane, Fergus Slattery, Terry Moore and Stewart McKinney.
Replacements: Paddy Agnew, Paddy Whelan, Seamus Deering, Willy Oakes, Dick Spring and Seamus Dennison.
President: Dr J R S Innes.
Coach: Syd Millar.
Chairman selector: John Hewitt.

Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Drew Gill, Jim Renwick, Ian McGeechan, Lewis Dick, Colin Telfer, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Duncan Madsen, Sandy Carmichael, Alastair McHarg, Gordon Brown, Nairn MacEwan, Bill Watson [William Sinclair Watson] and Wilson Lauder.
Replacements: David Aitchison, Alastair Cranston, Alan Lawson, Alec Wilson, Rod Balfour and Ian Barnes.
President: I F Mahony.
Coach: Bill Dickinson.
Chairman selector: Dod Burrell.

Referee: M. Francois Palmade.
Touch judges: D P Paddy d'Arcy and J W McLeod.
Physiotherapists: Joe Doran, Harry Booker and Jock Brown.
Medical officer: Dr Jimmy Thomson.
Head groundsman: Phil Shannon.
President: Erskine Childers.
Prime Minister: Liam Cosgrave.
Leader of the opposition: Jack Lynch.
Irish Pmme: Barry McHugh.
DateMar 1974
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/877Ensor; Anthony Howard
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/892Quinn; Michael Anthony Mary; Irish rugby union player
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/800McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/904Keane; Maurice Ignatius 'Moss' (1948-2010); Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player1948-2010
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/874McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/897Agnew; Patrick Joseph (b.18 Mar 1942); Irish rugby union playerb.18 Mar 1942
DS/UK/873Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.2 May 1950
DS/UK/876Dennison; Seamus Patrick (b.26 Jan 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.26 Jan 1950
DS/UK/905Deering; Seamus Mary
DS/UK/898Oakes; William R; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/399Spring; Richard Martin (b.29 Aug 1950); Irish rugby union player, businessman and politicianb.29 Aug 1950
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/893Gill; Andrew Davidson 'Drew' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/895Dick; Lewis Gibson (1950-); Scottish rugby union player1950-
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/871Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
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/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/838MacEwan; Nairn Alexander (1941-2018); Scottish rugby union player and coach1941-2018
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/813Lauder; Wilson (1948-); Scottish rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/899Aitchison; W David (c.1952-2009); Scottish rugby union playerc.1952-2009
DS/UK/900Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor1949-
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/901Wilson; A C; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/902Balfour; Rodney F A 'Rod' (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/903Barnes; Ian Andrew (1948-); Scottish rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/882Innes; J R S; President, Irish Rugby Union
DS/UK/822Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator1934-2023
DS/UK/884Hewitt; John A (fl.1982); Irish rugby union playerfl.1982
DS/UK/883Mahony; I F
DS/UK/860Dickinson; William
DS/UK/885Burrell; George
DS/UK/879Palmade; Francois (fl.1974); French rugby union refereefl.1974
DS/UK/880d'Arcy; D Patrick
DS/UK/881McLeod; J W
DS/UK/492Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist
DS/UK/863Booker; Harry
DS/UK/862Brown; John
DS/UK/888Thomson; Jimmy; medic
DS/UK/886Shannon; Phelim; Irish groundsman
DS/UK/889Childers; Erskine Hamilton (1905-1974); fourth President of Ireland1905-1974
DS/UK/890Cosgrave; Liam
DS/UK/891Lynch; John Mary
DS/UK/887McHugh; Barry
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