| Ref No | BML/1/3/35 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 3 February 1990. |
| Description | The big sheet has five sections cut from it, including information concerning both teams' players and replacements. A note on the reverse states 'See I[reland] v. W[ales] [19]90 for Irish pl[ay]ers'. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to the game.
- Programme.
- Cuttings from The Scotsman, the Glasgow Herald and other unidentified newspapers. The cutting from the Glasgow Herald includes a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Work to be done on producing good lineout ball'.
- Complements slip from Desmond Barry Associatese Ltd who had sent programs to Bill McLaren.
- Business cards of Whitwhams International Fine Wine Shipper and Colm McFeely, Assistant Manager of the Bull and Bear Pub Ltd.
- 'The Digital Statistics' press release issued by Digital Equipment Ireland Ltd, which provides facts and statistics about the game.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 10 - 13 Scotland. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Kenny Murphy, Michael Kiernan, Brendan Mullin, David Irwin, Keith Crossan, Brian Smith, Fergus Aherne, John Fitzgerald, John McDonald, Des Fitzgerald, Donal Lenihan, Willie Anderson, Philip Matthews, Noel Mannion and Pat O'Hara.
Replacements: Patrick Murray, Ralph Keyes, Michael Bradley, Nick Popplewell, Terry Kingston and Paul Collins.
President: Ronnie Dawson.
Chairman: Tony Twomey.
Manager: Ken Reid.
Coach: Jim Davidson.
Physiotherapist: Joseph Aloysius Doran.
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy.
Baggage: Phelim McHenry.
Scotland
Team: Gavin Hastings, Tony Stanger, Scott Hastings, Sean Lineen, Iwan Tukalo, Craig Chalmers, Gary Armstrong, David Sole, Ken Milne, Paul Burnell, Chris Gray, Damian Cronin, John Jeffrey, Derek White and Finlay Calder.
Replacements (names and information cut from the big sheet): [Peter Dods, Douglas Wyllie, Greig Oliver, Derek Turnbull, Alex Brewster and John Allan].
President: Jimmy McNeil.
Chairman: Bob Munro.
Coaches: Ian McGeechan and JWT [Jim Telfer].
Physiotherapist: Dennis Bradley.
Medical officer: Dr Clark Sharp.
Referee: Clive Norling.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Les Peard and Derek Bevan.
Surgeon: Donald McLeod.
Groundsman: Michael McGovern.
President of the Republic: Dr Patrick Hillery.
Prime minister: Chas [Charles] Haughey. |
| Date | about 6 Dec 1989-5 Feb 1990 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/468 | Murphy; Kenneth John (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/471 | Kiernan; Michael Joseph; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/470 | Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1270 | Irwin; David George | |
| DS/UK/164 | Crossan; Keith Derek (b. 1959); Irish rugby union player | b. 1959 |
| DS/UK/472 | Smith; Brian Anthony (b.1966); Australian born rugby union and rugby league player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/1263 | Aherne; Leslie Fergus Patrick (b.1963); Irish rugby union player and civil engineer | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/503 | Fitzgerald; John Joseph Jude (b.1961); Irish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/475 | McDonald; John Parker (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/476 | Fitzgerald; Desmond Christopher (b.1957); Irish rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/332 | Lenihan; Donal Gerald (1959-); Irish rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/1232 | Anderson; William (b.1967); Scottish rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/1233 | Matthews; Philip Michael (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/477 | Mannion; Noel Patrick Stephen | |
| DS/UK/3080 | Patrick Thomas John; O'Hara; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/201 | Hastings; Andrew Gavin (b.1962); Scottish rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/202 | Stanger; Anthony George 'Tony' (1968-); Scottish rugby union player | 1968- |
| DS/UK/203 | Hastings; Scott (b.1964); Scottish rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/505 | Lineen; Sean Raymond Patrick (b.1961); New Zealand born Scottish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/1230 | Tukalo; Iwan Carmen (1961-); Scottish rugby union player | 1961- |
| DS/UK/165 | Chalmers; Craig Minto (b. 1968); Scottish rugby union player | b. 1968 |
| DS/UK/236 | Armstrong; Gary (b.30 Sep 1966); Scottish rugby union player | b.30 Sep 1966 |
| DS/UK/207 | Sole; David Michael Barclay (b.1962); Scottish rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/208 | Milne; Kenneth Stuart 'Kenny' (b.1961); Scottish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/209 | Burnell; Andrew Paul (b.1965); Scottish rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/168 | Gray; Christopher Anthony 'Chris' (1960-); Scottish rugby union player | 1960- |
| DS/UK/210 | Cronin; Damian Francis (1963-); Scottish rugby union player | 1963- |
| DS/UK/212 | Jeffrey; John (1959-); Scottish rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/237 | White; Derek Bolton (1958-); Scottish rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/214 | Calder; Finlay (1957-); Scottish rugby union player | 1957- |
| DS/UK/3081 | Murray; Patrick Vincent (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/501 | Keyes; Ralph Patrick (1961-); Irish rugby union player | 1961- |
| DS/UK/502 | Bradley; Michael Timothy; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/474 | Popplewell; Nicholas James | |
| DS/UK/167 | Kingston; Terence John (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/1250 | Collins; Paul Cornelius | |
| DS/UK/234 | Dods; Peter William (1958-); Scottish rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/235 | Wyllie; Douglas Stewart (1963-); Scottish rugby union player | 1963- |
| DS/UK/206 | Oliver; Greig Hunter (1964-2023); Scottish rugby union player | 1964-2023 |
| DS/UK/1273 | Turnbull; Derek James (b.1961); Scottish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/1249 | Brewster; Alexander Kinloch; Scottish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/239 | Allan; John (b.25 Nov 1963); Scottish rugby union player | b.25 Nov 1963 |
| DS/UK/2424 | Dawson; Alfred Ronald | |
| DS/UK/1268 | Twomey; Anthony | |
| DS/UK/491 | Reid; Kenneth | |
| DS/UK/824 | Davidson; James Charles (1942-2007); Irish rugby union player and coach | 1942-2007 |
| DS/UK/492 | Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/493 | Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr | |
| DS/UK/2249 | McHenry; Phelim (fl.1997); rugby | fl.1997 |
| DS/UK/2175 | McNeil; James T | |
| DS/UK/1275 | Munro; Robert | |
| DS/UK/216 | McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach | 1946- |
| DS/UK/788 | Telfer; James William 'Jim' (1940-); Scottish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/514 | Bradley; Dennis | |
| DS/UK/219 | Sharp; John Clarkson McGregor; Dr; Scottish rugby union medical advisor | |
| DS/UK/940 | Norling; Clive | |
| DS/UK/484 | Peard; Les J | |
| DS/UK/199 | Bevan; William Derek (b. 1947); International rugby union referee | b. 1947 |
| DS/UK/220 | MacLeod; Donald; Dr; Scottish Rugby Union President | |
| DS/UK/494 | McGovern; Michael | |
| DS/UK/480 | Hillery; Patrick John (1923-2008); Dr; President of Ireland | 1923-2008 |
| DS/UK/481 | Haughey; Charles James | |