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Ref NoBML/1/3/21
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 20 March 1976.
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has a section cut from it. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to and description of the match, a list of expenses, a programme and cuttings from The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 6 - 15 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: Larry Moloney, Tom Grace, Joe Brady, Mike Gibson, Stephen Blake-Knox, Barry McGann, John Moloney, Philip Orr, John Cantrell, Phil O'Callaghan, Moss Keane, Ron Hakin, Seamus Deering, Willie Duggan and Stewart McKinney.
Replacements: Donal Canniffe, Harry McKibben [the player was Christopher McKibbin, son of Harry McKibbin], Mick Quinn, Tom Feighery, Pat Whelan and Brendan Foley.
President: JJ Keane.
Coach: Roly Meates.
Chairman selectors: Joe Fannigan.
Physiotherapists: Joe Doran and Harry Booker.
Doctors: Dr Don Ivers and Bob O'Connell.

Scotland
Team: Andy Irvine, Billy Steele, Alastair Cranston, Ian McGeechan, David Shedden, Ron Wilson, Alan Lawson, Ian McLauchlan, Colin Fisher, Sandy Carmichael, Alan Tomes, Gordon Brown, Mike Biggar, Alastair McHarg and David Leslie.
Replacements: Bruce Hay, Jim Renwick, Douglas Morgan, Duncan Madsen, Jim Aitkin and Bill Watson.
President: John Orr.
Coach: Bill Dickn [Dickinson].
Chairman selectors: Geo [George] Burrell.
Physiotherapist: Jock Brown.
Doctor: Jimmy Thomson.

Referee: Selwyn Lewis.
Assistant referees / touch judges: John West and Jock Short.
Groundsman: Phelim Shannon.
President of the Republic: Carol O'Daillaigh [Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh]
Prime Minister of Eire: Liam Cosgrave.
Leader of the Opposition: Jack Lynch.
Dateabout 19-22 Mar 1976
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/906Moloney; Lawrence Anthony 'Larry' (1951-); Irish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/864Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant1948-
DS/UK/907Brady; Joseph Anthony
DS/UK/795Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldierb.1942
DS/UK/908Blake-Knox; Stephen Ernest Fitzroy
DS/UK/820McGann; Barry John (1948-); Irish rugby union player and fottballer1948-
DS/UK/488Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/909Orr; Philip Andrew 'Phil' (1950-); Irish rugby union player and IRFU President1950-
DS/UK/910Cantrell; John Leo (1954-); Irish rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/823O'Callaghan; Philip J
DS/UK/904Keane; Maurice Ignatius 'Moss' (1948-2010); Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player1948-2010
DS/UK/911Hakin; Ronald Frederick
DS/UK/905Deering; Seamus Mary
DS/UK/932Duggan; William Patrick (1950-2017); Irish rugby union player1950-2017
DS/UK/874McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/875Canniffe; Donal Martin
DS/UK/927McKibbin; Christopher Henry
DS/UK/892Quinn; Michael Anthony Mary; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/928Feighery; Thomas Anthony Oliver (1945-); Irish rugby union player and medic1945-
DS/UK/873Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.2 May 1950
DS/UK/929Foley; Brendan Oliver (b. 1950); Irish rugby union playerb. 1950
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/900Cranston; Alastair Gerald (1949-); Scottish rugby union player, coach, administrator, businessman and councillor1949-
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/855Shedden; David (1944-2017); Scottish rugby union player1944-2017
DS/UK/922Wilson; Ronald
DS/UK/870Lawson; Alan James Macgregor (fl.1974); Scottish rugby union playerfl.1974
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/923Fisher; Colin Douglas (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/784Carmichael; Alexander Bennett 'Sandy' (1944-2021); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1944-2021
DS/UK/924Tomes; Alan James (1951-); Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/837Brown; Gordon Lamont (1947-2001); Scottish rugby union player1947-2001
DS/UK/925Biggar; Michael Andrew (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/812McHarg; Alastair Ferguson (1944-); Scottish rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/926Leslie; David George (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/930Hay; Bruce Hamilton (1950-2007); Scottish rugby union player1950-2007
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/622Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/871Madsen; Duncan Frederick (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/931Aitkin; James
DS/UK/896Watson; William Sinclair 'Bill' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/915Keane; J J
DS/UK/917Meates; Rolyd.2023
DS/UK/918Fannigan; Joe
DS/UK/492Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist
DS/UK/863Booker; Harry
DS/UK/919Ivers; Don
DS/UK/920O'Connell; Robert; medical practitioner
DS/UK/916Orr; John
DS/UK/860Dickinson; William
DS/UK/885Burrell; George
DS/UK/862Brown; John
DS/UK/888Thomson; Jimmy; medic
DS/UK/912Lewis; Meirion Selwyn; rugby union referee
DS/UK/859West; John R
DS/UK/914Short; Jock A
DS/UK/886Shannon; Phelim; Irish groundsman
DS/UK/921Ó Dálaigh; Cearbhall
DS/UK/890Cosgrave; Liam
DS/UK/891Lynch; John Mary
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