| Ref No | BML/1/7/25 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 18 February 1989. |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse concerning problems with Bill McLaren's hotel room and has five sections cut from it, including information about Ireland's players and replacements. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to the match, a programme and cuttings from The Times, The Guardian, The Irish Times and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Irish are starved of ball at lineouts'. As well as reports on the match, the cuttings also include profiles of Paul Michael Dean and Paul Ackford.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 3 - 16 England. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Fergus Dunlea, Michael Kiernan, Brendan Mullin, David Irwin, Keith Crossan, Paul Dean, Fergus Aherne, Pat Clancy, Steve Smith, Jim McCoy, Donal Lenihan, Willie Anderson, Philip Matthews, Noel Mannion and Pat O'Hara.
Replacements (most names and information cut from the big sheet): [Philip Danaher, Vincent Cunningham, Robert Brady,] Brian Spillane, [Desmond Fitzgerald and John McDonald].
Also listed: Paul Haycock.
President: TJK [T. J. Kiernan].
Chairman: Toni Twomey.
Coach: Jim Davidson.
Physiotherapist: Joe Doran.
Medical officer: Mick Molloy.
England
Team: Jonathan Webb, Rory Underwood, Will Carling, Simon Halliday, Chris Oti, Rob Andrew, Dewi Morris, Paul Rendall, Brian Moore, Jeff Probyn, Wade Dooley, Paul Ackford, Mike Teague, Dean Richards and Andy Robinson.
Replacements: Mark Bailey, Stuart Barnes, Simon [Stephen?] Bates, Gareth Chilcott, John Olver and Gary Rees.
President: John Simpson.
Coach: Roger Uttley.
Physiotherapist: Kevin Murphy.
Medical officer: Dr Ben Gilfeather.
Referee: Les Peard.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Clive Norling and Winstone [Winston] Jones.
Groundsman: Spencer Hudson. |
| Date | 4 Feb 1987-16 Mar 1989 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/1269 | Dunlea; Fergus John | |
| DS/UK/471 | Kiernan; Michael Joseph; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/470 | Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1270 | Irwin; David George | |
| DS/UK/164 | Crossan; Keith Derek (b. 1959); Irish rugby union player | b. 1959 |
| DS/UK/935 | Dean; Paul Michael (1960-); Irish rugby union player | 1960- |
| DS/UK/1263 | Aherne; Leslie Fergus Patrick (b.1963); Irish rugby union player and civil engineer | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/1271 | Clancy; Thomas Patrick John | |
| DS/UK/1231 | McCoy; James Joseph (b.1958); Irish rugby union player | b.1958 |
| DS/UK/332 | Lenihan; Donal Gerald (1959-); Irish rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/1232 | Anderson; William (b.1967); Scottish rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/1233 | Matthews; Philip Michael (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/477 | Mannion; Noel Patrick Stephen | |
| DS/UK/3080 | Patrick Thomas John; O'Hara; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/304 | Webb; Jonathan Mark (b.1963); English rugby union player and medic | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/307 | Underwood; Rory (b.1963); English rugby union player and pilot | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/306 | Carling; William David Charles (b.1965); English rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/2946 | Halliday; Simon John (b.1960); English rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/2964 | Oti; Christopher C (b.1965); English rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/308 | Andrew; Christopher Robert (b.1963); English rugby union player and coach | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/309 | Morris; Colin Dewi (b.1964); English rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/139 | Rendall; Paul Anthony George (1954-2023); English rugby union player | 1954-2023 |
| DS/UK/310 | Moore; Brian Christopher (b.1962); English rugby union player and commentator | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/311 | Probyn; Jeffrey Alan (b.1956); English rugby union player | b.1956 |
| DS/UK/313 | Dooley; Wade Anthony (b.1957); English rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/2968 | Ackford; Paul John (fl.1981) | fl.1981 |
| DS/UK/142 | Teague; Michael Clive (b.1959); England rugby union player | b.1959 |
| DS/UK/324 | Richards; Dean (b.1963); English rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/253 | Robinson; Richard Andrew (b.1964); English rugby union player and national coach | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/331 | Danaher; Philip Paul Anthony (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/500 | Cunningham; Vincent John Gerald (b.1967); Irish rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/1239 | Brady; Robert Christopher; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1234 | Spillane; Brian Jeremiah (1960-); Irish rugby union player | 1960- |
| DS/UK/476 | Fitzgerald; Desmond Christopher (b.1957); Irish rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/475 | McDonald; John Parker (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/2969 | Bailey; Mark David | |
| DS/UK/137 | Barnes; Stuart (1962-); English rugby union player. | 1962- |
| DS/UK/321 | Bates; Stephen Michael (b.1963); English rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/2950 | Chilcott; Gareth James | |
| DS/UK/323 | Olver; Christopher John (b.1961); English rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/169 | Rees; Gary William (b.1960); English rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/435 | Kiernan; Thomas Joseph (fl.2001); Irish rugby union coach | fl.2001 |
| DS/UK/1268 | Twomey; Anthony | |
| DS/UK/824 | Davidson; James Charles (1942-2007); Irish rugby union player and coach | 1942-2007 |
| DS/UK/492 | Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/493 | Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr | |
| DS/UK/2971 | Simpson; John R | |
| DS/UK/1389 | Uttley; Roger Miles (b.1949); English rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/256 | Murphy; Kevin; England Physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/303 | Gilfeather; Ben; Dr; England rugby union team doctor | |
| DS/UK/484 | Peard; Les J | |
| DS/UK/940 | Norling; Clive | |
| DS/UK/1246 | Jones; Winston | |
| DS/UK/1256 | Hudson; Spencer | |
| DS/UK/4246 | Smith; Stephen James (b.1959); Irish rugby union player | b.1959 |