Record

Ref NoBML/1/3/6
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 27 February 1960
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has notes on the reverse that Jock Wemyss was the summariser and that the match was the first Scottish win in Dublin since 1933. It is accompanied by:
- Annotated programme.
- Notes regarding the match.
- Letters from Archie Henry and others of the BBC to Bill MacLaren regarding arrangements for the match, dated 18 - 22 Feb 1960.
- Letter from W. B. Sanderson of Sanderson Travel Service Limited to W. McLaren regarding travel arrangements to the match, dated 23 February 1960.
- Annotated schedule of the match commentary and contributions.
- Newspaper cuttings.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 5 - 6 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: [Tom] Kiernan, [Walter] Borneman [Bornemann], [Dave] Hewitt, [Jerry] Walsh, [Cecil] Pedlow, [Michael] English, [Andy] Mulligan, [Gordon] Wood, [Barton] McCallan, [Syd] Millar, [Bill] Mulcahy, [Michael] Culliton, [Noel] Murphy, [Timothy] McGrath and [James] Kavanagh.

Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Ronald] Thomson, [Iain] Laughland, [George] Stevenson, [Arthur] Smith, [Gordon] Waddell, [Robert 'Brian'] Shillinglaw, [Hugh] McLeod, [Norman] Bruce, [David] Rollo, [Thomas] Grant, [Hamish] Kemp, [Ken] Smith, [John] Davidson and [David] Edwards.
Dateabout 18- 29 Feb 1960
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/435Kiernan; Thomas Joseph (fl.2001); Irish rugby union coachfl.2001
DS/UK/2422Hewitt; David
DS/UK/793Walsh; Jeremiah Charles (1938-1992); Irish rugby union player1938-1992
DS/UK/2399Pedlow; Alexander Cecil (b.1930); Irish rugby union playerb.1930
DS/UK/2423English; Michael Anthony Francis
DS/UK/2401Mulligan; Andrew Armstrong
DS/UK/2402Wood; Benjamin Gordon Malison
DS/UK/822Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator1934-2023
DS/UK/2425Mulcahy; William Albert
DS/UK/2426Culliton; Michael Gerard
DS/UK/329Murphy; Noel Arthur Augustine (b. 1937); Irish rugby union playerb. 1937
DS/UK/2409Kavanagh; James Ronald
DS/UK/1896Scotland; Kenneth James Forbes 'Ken' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-2023
DS/UK/1925Thomson; Ronald Hew 'Ronnie' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-
DS/UK/618Laughland; Iain Hugh Page (1935-); Scottish rugby union player1935-
DS/UK/1898Stevenson; George Drummond (1933-2012); Scottish rugby union player and sales representative1933-2012
DS/UK/1897Smith; Arthur Robert (1933-1975); Scottish rugby union player1933-1975
DS/UK/1901Waddell; Gordon Herbert (1937-2012); Scottish rugby union player, businessman and politician1937-2012
DS/UK/1926Shillinglaw; Robert 'Brian' (1938-2007); Scottish rugby union and rugby league international1938-2007
DS/UK/1903McLeod; Hugh Ferns (1932-2014); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1932-2014
DS/UK/1904Bruce; Norman Scott (1932-1992); Captain; Scottish rugby union player1932-1992
DS/UK/1921Rollo; David Miller Durie (b. 1934); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1934
DS/UK/1927Grant; Thomas 'Oliver' (1933-2022); Scottish rugby union player1933-2022
DS/UK/1241Kemp; James William Young (1933-2002); Scottish rugby union player1933-2002
DS/UK/1924Smith; George Kenneth
DS/UK/1923Davidson; John Alexander (1932-2016); rugby union player1932-2016
DS/UK/1928Edwards; David Baxter
DS/UK/5009Borneman; Walter
DS/UK/5010McCallan; Barton
DS/UK/5011McGrath; Timothy
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