| Description | The big sheet has a note on the reverse 'Sc[o]tl[an]d's record win v. I[reland]. It has three sections cut from it, including information about Scotland's players and replacements and Ireland's replacements. It is accompanied by:
- Black and white photocopy of the big sheet with one section cut from it.
- Notes, including an introduction to the game that mentions the presence of the Princess Royal, a description of the match and score and a draft report.
- Programme, including Scotland's player biographies written by Bill McLaren.
- Pages from The Scotsman, The Herald and The Sunday Telegraph. One of the pages from The Herald contains a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Walton weight proves winner'.
- Scotland v. Ireland special supplement produced by The Herald, which includes an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'When a jar and a jaw can halt the misery of defeat'.
- The Famous Grouse Teamsheet: the newsletter of the Scotland team sponsor issue 4, Feb / Mar 1997.
- Fax from James Taylor, Chief Executive of the Northern Lighthouse Board, to Bill McLaren providing a brief concerning the Princess Royal's role as Patron of the Board, dated 29 February 1996.
- Fax from Chris Rhys to Jim O'Connell sending information about the players' careers, dated 26 February 1997.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 38 - 10 Ireland. The big sheet records:
Scotland
Team: Rowen Shepherd, Tony Stanger, Alan Tait, Gregor Townsend, Kenny Logan, Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath, Tom Smith, Graham Ellis, Mattie Stewart, Doddie Weir, Andrew Reed, Peter Walton, Rob Wainwright and Ian Smith.
Replacements: Cameron Glasgow, Duncan Hodge, Gary Armstrong, Damian Cronin, David Hilton and Steven Brotherstone.
President: Fred McLeod.
Chairman: Arthur Hastie.
Coaches: Richie Dixon and DIJ [David Ian Johnston].
Physiotherapist: Martin Rennison.
Medical officer: Jimmy Graham.
Ireland
Team: Jim Staples, Denis Hickie, Maurice Field, Kurt McQuilkin, Jonathan Bell, David Humphreys, Brian O'Meara, Paul Flavin, Ross Nesdale, Paul Wallace, Patrick Johns, Jeremy Davidson, David Corkery, Ben Cronin and Denis McBride.
Replacements: Conor O'Shea, Paul Burke, Steve McIvor, Gabriel Fulcher, Gavin Walsh and Allen Clarke.
President: Robert Deacy.
Chairman: Pat Whelan.
Coaches: Brian Ashton and Mike Brewer.
Physiotherapists: John Martin and Joe Doran.
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy.
Referee: Gareth Simmonds.
Assistant and reserve referees / touch judges: Clayton Thomas, Huw Lewis and Andy Clift.
Groundsman: Bill Ellwood.
Baggage: Phelim McHenry.
Mascot: Grant Talbot. |