Record

Ref NoBML/1/3/8
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Scotland, Lansdowne Road, 24 February 1962.
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren. It is accompanied by:
- Programme.
- Notes, including a draft match report.
- Letter from W B Sanderson of Sanderson Travel Service Limited to W McLaren regarding travel arrangements to the match, dated 15 February 1962.
- Receipt from the Moira Hotel, Dublin.
- Cuttings from the Scottish Sunday Express and an unidentified newspaper.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 6 - 20 Scotland. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: [Francis] Gilpin, [Ray] Hunter, [Kevin] Flynn, [Dave] Hewitt, [Niall] Brophy, [Gerald] Hardy, [John] Quirke, [Syd] Millar, [Ronnie] Dawson, [Ray] McLaughlin [McLoughlin], [Bill] Mulcahy, [Willie-John] McBride, [Dennis] Scott, [Michael] Hipwell and [Michael] Culliton.

Scotland
Team: [Ken] Scotland, [Arthur] Smith, [Joseph] McPartlin, [Iain] Laughland, [Ron] Cowan, [Gordon] Waddell, [Stanley] Coughtrie, [Hugh] McLeod, [Norman] Bruce, [Robert] Steven, [F. H. Frans] ten Bos, [Mike] Campbell-Lamerton, [Ron] Glasgow, [John] Douglas and [Kenneth] Ross.
Date24-25 Feb 1962
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2734Hunter; William Raymond
DS/UK/945Flynn; Michael 'Kevin'; Irish Chairman of Selectors 2001
DS/UK/6380Hewitt; Dave
DS/UK/794Brophy; Niall Henry (1935-); Irish rugby union player1935-2023
DS/UK/822Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator1934-2023
DS/UK/2424Dawson; Alfred Ronald
DS/UK/841McLoughlin; Raymond John 'Ray' (1939-2021); Irish rugby union player1939-2021
DS/UK/2425Mulcahy; William Albert
DS/UK/800McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/2445Scott; Dennis
DS/UK/828Hipwell; Michael Louis
DS/UK/2426Culliton; Michael Gerard
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/1949McPartlin; Joseph James
DS/UK/618Laughland; Iain Hugh Page (1935-); Scottish rugby union player1935-
DS/UK/1950Cowan; Ronald C 'Ron'
DS/UK/1901Waddell; Gordon Herbert (1937-2012); Scottish rugby union player, businessman and politician1937-2012
DS/UK/1920Coughtrie; Stanley (b.1935); Scottish rugby union player1935-
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/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/1951Glasgow; Ronald James Cunningham (b.1930); Scottish rugby union playerb.1930
DS/UK/1947Douglas; John (1934-); Scottish rugby union player1934-
DS/UK/1946Ross; Kenneth Innes (b. 1937); Scottish rugby union playerb. 1937
DS/UK/6382Gilpin; Francis
DS/UK/6383Hardy; Gerald; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/6384Quirke; John
DS/UK/6385Steven; Robert
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