| Ref No | BML/1/7/11 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, England versus Ireland, Twickenham, 16 February 1974. |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and two sections cut from it, including information about both teams' players and replacements. It is accompanied by notes concerning William McBride and describing the match and score, a programme, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses and newspaper cuttings. One of the cuttings is a report by McLaren entitled 'Ireland, once out of sight, just hold on'. The bundle also contains a copy letter from Janet Drive, Assistant, Outside Broadcasts, Television to the Kensington Close Hotel, London, confirming room bookings for [Bill] McLaren and [Bill] McMurtrie, dated 25 January 1972, with contact details and notes written on it.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 21 - 26 Ireland. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Peter Rossborough, Peter Squires, David Roughley, Geoff Evans, David Duckham, Alan Old, Steve Smith, Brian Stevens, John Pullin, Fran Cotton, Chris Ralston, Roger Uttley, Peter Dixon, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements (most names and information cut from the big sheet): Tony Jorden, [Martin Cooper, Jan Webster, Peter Wheeler, Mike Burton and John Watkins.]
President: M. R. Steele-Bodger.
Coach: John Elders.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Ireland
Team: Tony Ensor, Tom Grace, Mike Gibson, Dick Milliken, Wallace McMaster, Mick Quinn, John Moloney, Ray McLoughlin, Ken Kennedy, Sean Lynch, W. J. McBride, Moss Keane, Fergus Slattery, Terry Moore and Stuart [Stewart] McKinney.
Replacements (names and information cut from the big sheet): [Patrick Agnew, Patrick Whelan, Seamus Deering, William Oakes, Richard Spring and Seamus Dennison].
President: I. F. Mahony.
Coach: Syd Millar.
Physiotherapists: Harry Booker and Joe Doran.
Referee: Meirion Joseph.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Ken Pattison [Pattinson] and G. A. Jamieson.
Honorary medical officer: Dr Leo Walkden.
Clerk of works: Harold Clark.
Also listed: Ken Bailey. |
| Date | about 25 Jan 1972-18 Feb 1974 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1819 | Rossborough; Peter Alec (b.1948); English rugby union player and manager | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1410 | Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1679 | Roughley; David | |
| DS/UK/1818 | Evans; Geoffrey William 'Geoff' (1950-); English rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/1413 | Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1394 | Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/140 | Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player | 1951- |
| DS/UK/1416 | Stevens; Claude Brian (b. 1941); English rugby union player | 1940-2019 |
| DS/UK/1424 | Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer | 1941-2021 |
| DS/UK/1382 | Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1417 | Ralston; Christopher Wayne 'Chris' (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1389 | Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/1442 | Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player | 1944 |
| DS/UK/1385 | Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman | 1947-2010 |
| DS/UK/1390 | Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/877 | Ensor; Anthony Howard | |
| DS/UK/864 | Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant | 1948- |
| DS/UK/795 | Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldier | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/850 | Milliken; Richard Alexander 'Dick' (1950-); Irish rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/865 | McMaster; Arthur Wallace (1945-); Irish rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/892 | Quinn; Michael Anthony Mary; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/488 | Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/841 | McLoughlin; Raymond John 'Ray' (1939-2021); Irish rugby union player | 1939-2021 |
| DS/UK/798 | Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician | |
| DS/UK/842 | Lynch; John Francis | |
| DS/UK/800 | McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/904 | Keane; Maurice Ignatius 'Moss' (1948-2010); Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player | 1948-2010 |
| DS/UK/843 | Slattery; John 'Fergus' (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/867 | Moore; Terence Anthony Patrick (1945-2001); Irish rugby union player | 1945-2001 |
| DS/UK/874 | McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1409 | Jorden; Anthony Mervyn (b.1947); English rugby union player and cricketer | b.1947 |
| DS/UK/1414 | Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/1415 | Webster; Jan Godfrey (1946-2019); English rugby union player | 1946-2019 |
| DS/UK/426 | Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1445 | Burton; Michael Alan 'Mike' (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/1419 | Watkins; John Arthur (1945-); English rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/897 | Agnew; Patrick Joseph (b.18 Mar 1942); Irish rugby union player | b.18 Mar 1942 |
| DS/UK/873 | Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union player | b.2 May 1950 |
| DS/UK/905 | Deering; Seamus Mary | |
| DS/UK/898 | Oakes; William R; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/399 | Spring; Richard Martin (b.29 Aug 1950); Irish rugby union player, businessman and politician | b.29 Aug 1950 |
| DS/UK/876 | Dennison; Seamus Patrick (b.26 Jan 1950); Irish rugby union player | b.26 Jan 1950 |
| DS/UK/123 | Steele-Bodger; Michael Roland 'Micky' (1925-2019); CBE; English rugby union player and President, Barbarian FC | 1925-2019 |
| DS/UK/1823 | Elders; John | |
| DS/UK/1312 | Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/883 | Mahony; I F | |
| DS/UK/822 | Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator | 1934-2023 |
| DS/UK/863 | Booker; Harry | |
| DS/UK/492 | Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/815 | Joseph; Meirion; rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/1733 | Pattinson; Kenneth | |
| DS/UK/3235 | Jamieson; G A | |
| DS/UK/1313 | Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union | 1923-2006 |
| DS/UK/1321 | Clark; Harold; groundsman | |
| DS/UK/1380 | Bailey; Kenneth | |