| Ref No | BML/1/3/36 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Ireland, Murrayfield, 16 March 1991. |
| Description | The big sheet has brief notes on the reverse, blank sections and nine sections cut from it, including information about Ireland's players and replacements and Scotland's replacements. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to the game that comments on the presence of the Princess Royal, a description of the match and score and a sheet of quotations.
- Programme.
- Cuttings from The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Scotsman, the Glasgow Herald and other unidentified newspapers. The cutting from the Glasgow Herald includes a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Defence has only a few flaws to iron out'.
- Press release regarding the match issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland plc entitled 'Scotland v. Ireland Match gets its 'Calcutta' Quaich.'
- Information about the players issued by UNISYS Televised Rugby Union.
- Letter from [?] of Marjon Print, Belfast, to Bill [McLaren] sending him information [attached] about Ireland's players and commenting on a recent game against Scotland, dated 8 February 1988.
- Table showing the players selected for games during Ireland's tour of Canada and the U.S.A. in August and September 1989.
- List of the players selected for the Irish tour to France in May 1988.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 28 - 25 Ireland. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: Gavin Hastings, Tony Stanger, Scott Hastings, Sean Lineen, Iwan Tukalo, Craig Chalmers, Gary Armstrong, David Sole, John Allan, Paul Burnell, Chris Gray, Damian Cronin, Derek Turnbull, Derek White and John Jeffrey.
Replacements: Peter Dods, Douglas Wyllie, Greig Oliver, Graham Marshall, David Milne and Ken Milne.
President: Charlie Stewart.
Chairman: DSP [Duncan Sinclair Paterson].
Coaches: Ian McGeechan and JWT [Jim Telfer].
Physiotherapist: Bill Collins.
Medical officer: Dr Clark Sharp and Donald McLeod.
Ireland
Team: Jim Staples, Simon Geoghegan, Brendan Mullin, David Curtis, Keith Crossan, Brian Smith, Rob Saunders, John Fitzgerald, Steve Smith, Des Fitzgerald, Brian Rigney, Neil Francis, Philip Matthews, Brian Robinson and Gordon Hamilton.
Replacements: Ken Murphy, Vincent Cunningham, Alain Rolland, Gary Halpin and Terry Kingston.
President: Noel Hendn [Henderson?].
Chairman: Ken Reid.
Coaches: Ciaran Fitz [Fitzgerald?] and John Moloney.
Physiotherapists: Joseph Aloysius Doran and John Martin.
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy.
Referee: Kerry Victor Joseph Fitzgerald.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Patrick Robin and Alain Ceccon.
Surgeon: Donald McLeod.
Groundsman: Bill Ellwood. |
| Date | about 8 Feb 1988-18 Mar 1991 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1738 | Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise (1950-); Princess Royal | 1950- |
| 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/239 | Allan; John (b.25 Nov 1963); Scottish rugby union player | b.25 Nov 1963 |
| 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/1273 | Turnbull; Derek James (b.1961); Scottish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/237 | White; Derek Bolton (1958-); Scottish rugby union player | 1958- |
| DS/UK/212 | Jeffrey; John (1959-); Scottish rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/2775 | Staples; James Edward; rugby player | |
| DS/UK/2320 | Geoghegan; Simon Patrick; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/470 | Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/3082 | Curtis; David Michael; Irish rugby union player | |
| 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/3083 | Saunders; Robert; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/503 | Fitzgerald; John Joseph Jude (b.1961); Irish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/476 | Fitzgerald; Desmond Christopher (b.1957); Irish rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/3084 | Rigney; Brian Joseph; irish rugby player | |
| DS/UK/1272 | Francis; Neil Patrick John (b.1964); Irish rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/1233 | Matthews; Philip Michael (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/3085 | Robinson; Brian Francis (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| 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/213 | Marshall; Graham Robert (1960-); Scottish rugby union player | 1960- |
| DS/UK/2977 | Milne; David | |
| DS/UK/208 | Milne; Kenneth Stuart 'Kenny' (b.1961); Scottish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/468 | Murphy; Kenneth John (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/500 | Cunningham; Vincent John Gerald (b.1967); Irish rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/473 | Rolland; Alain Colm (fl.1995) | fl.1995 |
| DS/UK/2324 | Halpin; Garrett Francis | |
| DS/UK/167 | Kingston; Terence John (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/512 | Stewart; Charles Edward Bell | |
| DS/UK/217 | Paterson; Duncan Sinclair (1943-2009); Scottish rugby union player | 1943-2009 |
| 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/2979 | Collins; William | |
| DS/UK/219 | Sharp; John Clarkson McGregor; Dr; Scottish rugby union medical advisor | |
| DS/UK/220 | MacLeod; Donald; Dr; Scottish Rugby Union President | |
| DS/UK/487 | Henderson; Noel Joseph; Prsident, Irish Rugby Union | |
| DS/UK/491 | Reid; Kenneth | |
| DS/UK/489 | Fitzgerald; Ciaran Fintan (1952-); Irish rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/488 | Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/492 | Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/3087 | Martin; John | |
| DS/UK/493 | Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr | |
| DS/UK/1267 | Fitzgerald; Kerry Victor Joseph | |
| DS/UK/293 | Robin; Patrick (b.1948); International rugby union referee | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/2208 | Ceccon; Alain | |
| DS/UK/221 | Ellwood; William A; groundsman | |
| DS/UK/4246 | Smith; Stephen James (b.1959); Irish rugby union player | b.1959 |
| DS/UK/5656 | Hamilton; Gordon Frederic (b.1964); Irish rugby union player | b.1964 |