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Ref NoBML/1/7/14
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 5 February 1977.
DescriptionThe big sheet has notes on the reverse concerning the match, tea with Declan Meagher and a chat Bill McLaren had with Frank Bough and Fergus Slattery. It has three sections cut from it, including information about England's players and replacements. It is accompanied by notes introducing the match, a score sheet, a programme, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses and cuttings from The Daily Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'England's tight game pays off'.

This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 0 - 4 England. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: Frank Wilson, Tom Grace, Alistair McKibbin, Ian McIlwrath [McIlrath], Jimmy Bowen, Mike Gibson, Robbie McGrath, Philip Orr, Pat Whelan, Tom Feighery, Moss Keane, Ron Hakin, Stewart McKinney, Willie Duggan and Seamus Deering.
Replacements: Larry Moloney, Mick Quinn, John Robbie, John Cantrell, Phil O'Callaghan and Harry Steele.
President: Dudley Higgins.
Chairman selectors: Ron Saunders.
Coach: Roly Meates.
Physiotherapist: Joe Doran.
Medical officer: Dr Don Ivers.

England
Team: Alastair Hignell, Peter Squires, Barrie [Barry] Corless, Charles Kent, Mike Slemen, Martin Cooper, Malcolm Young, Robin Cowling, Peter Wheeler, Fran Cotton, Bill Beaumont, Nigel Horton, Peter Dixon, Roger Uttley and Tony Neary.
Replacements (names and information cut from the big sheet): [Nigel French, Alan Old, Steve Smith, Jon Raphael, Mike Burton and Andy Ripley.]
President: Dickie Jeeps.
Chairman selectors: Sandy Sanders.
Coach: Peter Colston.
Physiotherapist: Don Gatherer.
Medical officer: Dr Leon Walkden.

Referee: Francis Palmade.
Assistant referees / touch judges: George Domerque [Domercq] and J. Wolse [Wolfe].
Head groundsman: Patrick Smith.
President of Republic: Paddy Hillery.
Prime Minister Eire: Liam Cosgrave.
Leader of the opposition: Jack Lynch.
Also listed: Ken Baily.
Dateabout 5-7 Feb 1977
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/864Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant1948-
DS/UK/3240Wilson; Francis (b.1952); Irish rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/3241McKibbin; Alistair Richard
DS/UK/3242McIlrath; John Alexander
DS/UK/3243Bowen; Daniel St James 'Jimmy'
DS/UK/795Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldierb.1942
DS/UK/937McGrath; Robert John Murray 'Robbie' (1951-); Irish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/909Orr; Philip Andrew 'Phil' (1950-); Irish rugby union player and IRFU President1950-
DS/UK/873Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union playerb.2 May 1950
DS/UK/928Feighery; Thomas Anthony Oliver (1945-); Irish rugby union player and medic1945-
DS/UK/904Keane; Maurice Ignatius 'Moss' (1948-2010); Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player1948-2010
DS/UK/911Hakin; Ronald Frederick
DS/UK/874McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player1946-
DS/UK/932Duggan; William Patrick (1950-2017); Irish rugby union player1950-2017
DS/UK/905Deering; Seamus Mary
DS/UK/1438Hignell; Alastair James (1955-); CBE; English rugby union player, cricketer, teacher, journalist and MS campaigner1955-
DS/UK/1410Squires; Peter John; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1439Corless; Barry James
DS/UK/1440Kent; Charles Philip
DS/UK/299Slemen; Michael Anthony Charles 'Mike' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1414Cooper; Martin John (b.1948); English rugby union playerb.1948
DS/UK/1441Young; Malcolm; English rugby union player
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/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/439Beaumont; William Blackledge (b.1952); CBE, English rugby union playerb.1952
DS/UK/1418Horton; Nigel Edgar (1948-); English rugby union player and police officer1948-
DS/UK/1442Dixon; Peter John (1944); English rugby union player1944
DS/UK/1389Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/1390Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/906Moloney; Lawrence Anthony 'Larry' (1951-); Irish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/892Quinn; Michael Anthony Mary; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/3244Robbie; John Cameron
DS/UK/910Cantrell; John Leo (1954-); Irish rugby union player1954-
DS/UK/823O'Callaghan; Philip J
DS/UK/853Steele; Harold William; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/1443French; Nigel Richard
DS/UK/1394Old; Alan Gerald Bernard (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/140Smith; Stephen James 'Steve' (1951-); English rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/1444Raphael; Jonathan A G D
DS/UK/1445Burton; Michael Alan 'Mike' (1945-); English rugby union player1945-
DS/UK/1385Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman1947-2010
DS/UK/3245Higgins; J A D
DS/UK/3246Saunders; Ron
DS/UK/917Meates; Rolyd.2023
DS/UK/492Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist
DS/UK/919Ivers; Don
DS/UK/1435Jeeps; Richard Eric Gautrey 'Dickie'; English rugby union player
DS/UK/1437Sanders; Donald Louis G
DS/UK/1436Colston; Peterd.2022
DS/UK/1312Gatherer; Don; physiotherapist
DS/UK/1313Walkden; Leon 'Leo' (1923-2006); MRCS, LRCP; medical officer for the English Rugby Union1923-2006
DS/UK/879Palmade; Francois (fl.1974); French rugby union refereefl.1974
DS/UK/1466Domercq; Georges
DS/UK/3247Wolfe; J
DS/UK/3248Smith; Patrick (fl.1977); groundsmanfl.1977
DS/UK/480Hillery; Patrick John (1923-2008); Dr; President of Ireland1923-2008
DS/UK/890Cosgrave; Liam
DS/UK/891Lynch; John Mary
DS/UK/1380Bailey; Kenneth
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