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Ref NoBML/1/7/12
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 18 January 1975
DescriptionThe big sheet has brief notes on the reverse and three sections cut from it, including information about England's players. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including a description of the game and score and a table showing which Irish players were selected for international matches from 1971-1973.
- Annotated programme.
- Account of Bill McLaren's expenses.
- A page of the Evening Herald containing a match report and a cutting of a newspaper report by Bill McLaren entitled ''Ireland keep winning XV'.
- McLaren's room card for The White House hotel.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 12 - 9 England. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: Tony Ensor, Tom Grace, Dick Milliken, Mike Gibson, Seamus Dennison, Billy McCombe, John Moloney, Ray McLoughlin, Pat Whelan, Roger Clegg, Moss Keane, WJ McBride, Fergus Slattery, Willie Duggan and Stewart McKinney.
Replacements: Willie Postlethwaite, Harry Steele, Paddy Agnew, Mick Quinn, Harry McKibbin and Ken Kennedy.
President: H. R. McKibben [McKibbin].
Coach: S. Millar.
Physiotherapist: Joe Doran.

England
Team: Peter Rossborough, Peter Squires, Peter Warfield, Peter Preece, David Duckham, Alan Old, Jan Webster, Fran Cotton, John Pullin, Brian Stevens, Billy Beaumont, Chris Ralston, Peter Dixon, Andy Ripley and Tony Neary.
Replacements: Tony Jorden, Martin Cooper, Steve Smith, Robin Cowling, Peter Wheeler and John Watkins.
President: Ken Chapman.
Chairman selectors: Alec Lewis [Alec Ormonde Lewis].
Coach: John Burgess.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.

Referee: Francois Palmade.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Don Jones and K. H. Clark.
Medical officer: Dr Don Ivers.
Clerk of works: Phil Shannon.
President Eire: Carol O'Daillaigi [Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh].
Prime Minister Eire: Liam Cosgrave.
Leader of the opposition: Jack Lynch.
Dateabout 18 Jan 1975
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/877Ensor; Anthony Howard
DS/UK/864Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant1948-
DS/UK/850Milliken; Richard Alexander 'Dick' (1950-); Irish rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/795Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldierb.1942
DS/UK/876Dennison; Seamus Patrick (b.26 Jan 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.26 Jan 1950
DS/UK/3236McCombe; William McMachan
DS/UK/488Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/841McLoughlin; Raymond John 'Ray' (1939-2021); Irish rugby union player1939-2021
DS/UK/873Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.2 May 1950
DS/UK/872Clegg; Roger James
DS/UK/904Keane; Maurice Ignatius 'Moss' (1948-2010); Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player1948-2010
DS/UK/800McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player1940-
DS/UK/843Slattery; John 'Fergus' (1949-); Irish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/932Duggan; William Patrick (1950-2017); Irish rugby union player1950-2017
DS/UK/874McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/1819Rossborough; Peter Alec (b.1948); English rugby union player and managerb.1948
DS/UK/1410Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1661Warfield; Peter John
DS/UK/1412Preece; Peter Stuart
DS/UK/1413Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/1394Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/1415Webster; Jan Godfrey (1946-2019); English rugby union player1946-2019
DS/UK/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/1424Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer1941-2021
DS/UK/1416Stevens; Claude Brian (b. 1941); English rugby union player1940-2019
DS/UK/439Beaumont; William Blackledge (b.1952); CBE, English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1417Ralston; Christopher Wayne 'Chris' (1944-); English rugby union player1944-
DS/UK/1442Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player1944
DS/UK/1385Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman1947-2010
DS/UK/1390Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/3237Postlethwaite; William T
DS/UK/853Steele; Harold William; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/897Agnew; Patrick Joseph (b.18 Mar 1942); Irish rugby union playerb.18 Mar 1942
DS/UK/892Quinn; Michael Anthony Mary; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/927McKibbin; Christopher Henry
DS/UK/798Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician
DS/UK/1409Jorden; Anthony Mervyn (b.1947); English rugby union player and cricketerb.1947
DS/UK/1414Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/140Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1423Cowling; Robin James (24 Mar 1944); English rugby union player24 Mar 1944
DS/UK/426Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1419Watkins; John Arthur (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/3238McKibbin; H R
DS/UK/822Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator1934-2023
DS/UK/492Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1427Chapman; Kenneth
DS/UK/1428Lewis; Alec Ormonde (1920-2013); English rugby union player and administrator1920-2013
DS/UK/1429Burgess; John
DS/UK/1312Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist
DS/UK/879Palmade; Francois (fl.1974); French rugby union refereefl.1974
DS/UK/3239Jones; Don
DS/UK/1779Clark; Kenneth H
DS/UK/919Ivers; Don
DS/UK/886Shannon; Phelim; Irish groundsman
DS/UK/921Ó Dálaigh; Cearbhall
DS/UK/890Cosgrave; Liam
DS/UK/891Lynch; John Mary
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