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Ref NoBML/1/7/23
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 7 February 1987
DescriptionThe big sheet has three sections cut from it, including information concerning Ireland's players and replacements. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to the match.
- Annotated programme.
- 'Digital Matchstat' match statistics produced by The Digital International.
- Annotated photocopies of biographies for the English players, with a note from Roger [?] sending them to Bill [McLaren].
- Cuttings from The London Evening Standard, The Times, The Sunday Times, the Glasgow Herald and other unidentified newspapers. The cutting from the Glasgow Herald is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Ireland post a warning of better to come'.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 17 - 0 England. The big sheet records:

Ireland
Team: Hugo MacNeill, Trevor Ringland, Brendan Mullin, Michael Kiernan, Keith Crossan, Paul Dean, Michael Bradley, Phil Orr, Harry Harbison, Des Fitzgerald, Donal Lenihan, James Glennon, Philip Matthews, Willie Anderson and Nigel Carr.
Replacements (names cut from the big sheet): [James McCoy, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Tony Doyle, Paul Collins, Philip Rainey and Tony Ward.]
President: Sir Ewart Bell.
Chairman: Eddie Coleman.
Coach: Mick Doyle and Syd Millar.
Physiotherapist: Joe Doran.
Medical officer: Mick Molloy.

England
Team: Marcus Rose, Mike Harrison, Jamie Salmon, Kevin Simms, Rory Underwood, Rob Andrew, Richard Hill, Paul Rendall, Graham Dawe, Gary Pearce, Nigel Redman, David Cusani, John Hall, Paul Simpson and Peter Winterbttm [Winterbottom].
Replacements: Simon Halliday, Stuart Barnes, Richard Harding, Gareth Chilcott, Brian Moore and Gary Rees.
President: Alan Grimsdell.
Chairman: Mike Weston.
Coaches: Martin Green, Des Seabrook and Tom McNab.
Physiotherapist: Kevin Murphy.

Referee: Rene Hourquet.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Guy Maurette and Yves Bressy.
Groundsman: Spencer Hudson.
President of the Republic: Dr Patrick Hillery.
Prime Minister: Dr Garet [Garret] Fitzgerald.
DateFeb 1987
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/933MacNeill; Hugh Patrick 'Hugo' (1958-); Irish rugby union player1958-
DS/UK/1216Ringland; Trevor Maxwell (1959-); Irish rugby union player and solicitor1959-
DS/UK/470Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/471Kiernan; Michael Joseph; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/164Crossan; Keith Derek (b. 1959); Irish rugby union playerb. 1959
DS/UK/935Dean; Paul Michael (1960-); Irish rugby union player1960-
DS/UK/502Bradley; Michael Timothy; Irish rugby union player
DS/UK/909Orr; Philip Andrew 'Phil' (1950-); Irish rugby union player and IRFU President1950-
DS/UK/1219Harbison; Harry Thomas
DS/UK/476Fitzgerald; Desmond Christopher (b.1957); Irish rugby union playerb.1957
DS/UK/332Lenihan; Donal Gerald (1959-); Irish rugby union player1959-
DS/UK/1259Glennon; James Joseph
DS/UK/1233Matthews; Philip Michael (b.1960); Irish rugby union playerb.1960
DS/UK/1232Anderson; William (b.1967); Scottish rugby union playerb.1967
DS/UK/1235Carr; Nigel John (1959-); Dr; Irish rugby union player1959-
DS/UK/1358Rose; William 'Marcus' Henderson (1957-); English rugby union player1957-
DS/UK/2948Harrison; Michael Edward
DS/UK/2947Salmon; James Lionel Broome (b.1959); English rugby union playerb.1959
DS/UK/1332Simms; Kevin Gerard
DS/UK/307Underwood; Rory (b.1963); English rugby union player and pilotb.1963
DS/UK/308Andrew; Christopher Robert (b.1963); English rugby union player and coachb.1963
DS/UK/1338Hill; Richard John; English rugby union player
DS/UK/139Rendall; Paul Anthony George (1954-2023); English rugby union player1954-2023
DS/UK/155Dawe; Richard Graham Reed (b.1959); English rugby union playerb.1959
DS/UK/1302Pearce; Gary Stephen (1956-); English rugby union player1956-
DS/UK/2951Redman; Nigel Charles; English rugby union player
DS/UK/3184Cusani; David Anthony
DS/UK/1336Hall; John Peter; English rugby union player
DS/UK/3185Simpson; Paul Donald
DS/UK/315Winterbottom; Peter James (1960-); English rugby union player and farmer1960-
DS/UK/1231McCoy; James Joseph (b.1958); Irish rugby union playerb.1958
DS/UK/489Fitzgerald; Ciaran Fintan (1952-); Irish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/1218Doyle; James Anthony Paul
DS/UK/1250Collins; Paul Cornelius
DS/UK/1240Rainey; Philip Ian (1959-); Irish rugby union player1959-
DS/UK/1217Ward; Anthony Joseph Patrick 'Tony'
DS/UK/2946Halliday; Simon John (b.1960); English rugby union playerb.1960
DS/UK/137Barnes; Stuart (1962-); English rugby union player.1962-
DS/UK/2956Harding; Richard Mark; English rugby union player
DS/UK/2950Chilcott; Gareth James
DS/UK/310Moore; Brian Christopher (b.1962); English rugby union player and commentatorb.1962
DS/UK/169Rees; Gary William (b.1960); English rugby union playerb.1960
DS/UK/1258Bell; Sir; William Ewert
DS/UK/369Coleman; Eddie
DS/UK/803Doyle; Michael Gerard (1941-2004); Irish rugby union player1941-2004
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/493Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr
DS/UK/2959Grimsdell; Alan A
DS/UK/1367Weston; Michael Philip (1938-); English rugby union player1938-
DS/UK/1366Green; Martin; rugby union coach
DS/UK/2960Seabrook; Desmond
DS/UK/2961McNab; Thomas
DS/UK/256Murphy; Kevin; England Physiotherapist
DS/UK/1254Hourquet; Rene; French rugby union referee
DS/UK/1255Maurette; Guy (b.1946); French rugby union refereeb.1946
DS/UK/3041Bressy; Yves
DS/UK/1256Hudson; Spencer
DS/UK/480Hillery; Patrick John (1923-2008); Dr; President of Ireland1923-2008
DS/UK/1213Fitzgerald; Garret
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