Record

Ref NoBML/1/3/7
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Scotland versus Ireland, Murrayfield, 25 February 1961
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren. It is accompanied by :
- Programme.
- Catalogued match report.
- Typescript biographies of Ireland's players with notes on the reverse.
- Memorandum from Archive Henry of O.B.P. Glasgow to Bill McLaren and others providing the match running order, dated 14 February 1961.
- Letter from Bill [?] to Bill [?] describing the match, dated 27 February 1961.
- Cutting from the Scottish Sunday Express.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Scotland 16 - 8 Ireland. The big sheet records:

Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Arthur] Smith, [George] Stevenson, [Edward] McKeating, [Ronald] Thomson, [Iain] Laughland, [Alex] Hastie, [Hugh] McLeod, [Norman] Bruce, [David] Rollo, [F. H. Frans] ten Bos, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [Kenneth] Ross, [John] Douglas and [Ken] Smith.

Wales
Team: [Tom] Kiernan, [Cecil] Pedlow (name and information pasted onto the big sheet over other players names), [Jerry] Walsh, [Dave] Hewitt, [Niall] Brophy, [Michael] English, [Jonathan] Moffat [Moffett], [Gordon] Wood, [Ronnie] Dawson, [Syd] Miller [Millar], [Bill] Mulcahy, [Michael] Culliton, [Noel] Murphy, [Patrick] O'Sullivan and [James] Kavanagh.
DateFeb 1961
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1896Scotland; Kenneth James Forbes 'Ken' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-2023
DS/UK/1897Smith; Arthur Robert (1933-1975); Scottish rugby union player1933-1975
DS/UK/1898Stevenson; George Drummond (1933-2012); Scottish rugby union player and sales representative1933-2012
DS/UK/1944McKeating; Edward (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-
DS/UK/1925Thomson; Ronald Hew 'Ronnie' (1936-); Scottish rugby union player1936-
DS/UK/618Laughland; Iain Hugh Page (1935-); Scottish rugby union player1935-
DS/UK/781Hastie; Alexander James (1935-2010); Scottish rugby union player1935-2010
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/1922ten Bos; Frans Herman (1937-2016); Scottish rugby union player1937-2016
DS/UK/1948Campbell-Lamerton; Michael John (1933-2005); Colonel; Scottish rugby union player and army officer1933-2005
DS/UK/1946Ross; Kenneth Innes (b. 1937); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1937
DS/UK/1947Douglas; John (1934-); Scottish rugby union player1934-
DS/UK/1924Smith; George Kenneth
DS/UK/435Kiernan; Thomas Joseph (fl.2001); Irish rugby union coachfl.2001
DS/UK/2399Pedlow; Alexander Cecil (b.1930); Irish rugby union playerb.1930
DS/UK/793Walsh; Jeremiah Charles (1938-1992); Irish rugby union player1938-1992
DS/UK/794Brophy; Niall Henry (1935-); Irish rugby union player1935-2023
DS/UK/2423English; Michael Anthony Francis
DS/UK/2402Wood; Benjamin Gordon Malison
DS/UK/2424Dawson; Alfred Ronald
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/5444Murphy; Noel Arthur Augustine (b.1937); Irish rugby union playerb.1937
DS/UK/2408O'Sullivan; Patrick Joseph Antony
DS/UK/2409Kavanagh; James Ronald
DS/UK/6381Moffat; Jonathan; Welsh rugby union player
DS/UK/6380Hewitt; Dave
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