| Ref No | BML/1/7/28 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, England versus Ireland, Twickenham, 1 February 1992. |
| Description | The big sheet has four sections cut from it, including information concerning Ireland's players and replacements. It is accompanied by notes, including an introduction to the match and a score sheet, a programme, a card for A & A Chauffeurs with names written on it and cuttings from The Scotsman and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is an article by Bill McLaren entitled 'Softly, softly approach needed for the trip to Dublin'. The bundle also contains a sheet of statistics concerning the English players compiled by UNISYS Sports.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 38 - 9 Ireland. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Jonathan Webb, Simon Halliday, Will Carling, Jerry Guscott, Rory Underwood, Rob Andrew, Dewi Morris, Jason Leonard, Brian Moore, Jeff Probyn, Martin Bayfield, Wade Dooley, Michael Skinner, Tim Rodber and Peter Winterbottom.
Replacements: Nigel Heslop, David Pears, Richard Hill, Martin Hynes, John Olver and Dean Richards.
President: Peter Yarranton.
Chairman: Geoff Cooke.
Coach: Dick Best.
Physiotherapist: Kevin Murphy.
Ireland
Team: Jim Staples, Richard Wallace, Brendan Mullin, David Curtis, Simon Geoghegan, Ralph Keyes, Fergus Aherne, Nick Popplewell, Steve Smith, Gary Halpin, Michael Galwey, Neil Francis, Philip Matthews, Brian Robinson and Michael Fitzgibbon.
Replacements: Philip Danaher, Derek McAleese, Rob Saunders, Philip Lawlor, Paul McCarthy and Terry Kingston.
President: Dr Tony Browne.
Chairman: Ken Reid.
Coach: Ciaran Fitz [Fitzgerald] and J. Moloney.
Physiotherapist: Joseph Aloysius Doran.
Fitness: Eddie Sullivan.
Referee: Derek Bevan.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Les Peard and Gareth Simmonds.
President Republic of Ireland: Mary Robinson.
President South Africa: F. W. de Klerk.
UK Prime Minister: John Major. |
| Date | about 1-3 Feb 1992 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/304 | Webb; Jonathan Mark (b.1963); English rugby union player and medic | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/2946 | Halliday; Simon John (b.1960); English rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/306 | Carling; William David Charles (b.1965); English rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/135 | Guscott; Jeremy Clayton (b. 1965); English rugby union player | b. 1965 |
| DS/UK/307 | Underwood; Rory (b.1963); English rugby union player and pilot | b.1963 |
| 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/265 | Leonard; Jason (1968-); English rugby union player | 1968- |
| 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/312 | Bayfield; Martin Christopher (b. 1966); English rugby union player | b. 1966 |
| DS/UK/313 | Dooley; Wade Anthony (b.1957); English rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/2965 | Skinner; Michael 'Mickey' Gordon (b.1958); English rugby union player | b.1958 |
| DS/UK/2980 | Rodber; Timothy Andrew Keith | |
| DS/UK/315 | Winterbottom; Peter James (1960-); English rugby union player and farmer | 1960- |
| DS/UK/2775 | Staples; James Edward; rugby player | |
| DS/UK/3088 | Wallace; Richard Michael | |
| DS/UK/470 | Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/3082 | Curtis; David Michael; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/2320 | Geoghegan; Simon Patrick; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/501 | Keyes; Ralph Patrick (1961-); Irish rugby union player | 1961- |
| DS/UK/1263 | Aherne; Leslie Fergus Patrick (b.1963); Irish rugby union player and civil engineer | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/474 | Popplewell; Nicholas James | |
| DS/UK/2324 | Halpin; Garrett Francis | |
| DS/UK/355 | Galwey; Michael Joseph (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/1272 | Francis; Neil Patrick John (b.1964); Irish rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/1233 | Matthews; Philip Michael (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/3085 | Robinson; Brian Francis (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/3089 | Fitzgibbon; Michael Joseph | |
| DS/UK/2976 | Heslop; Nigel John (b.1963); English rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/2982 | Pears; David | |
| DS/UK/1338 | Hill; Richard John; English rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/2983 | Hynes; Martin | |
| DS/UK/323 | Olver; Christopher John (b.1961); English rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/324 | Richards; Dean (b.1963); English rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/331 | Danaher; Philip Paul Anthony (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/3090 | McAleese; Derek Raymond | |
| DS/UK/3083 | Saunders; Robert; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/478 | Lawlor; Philip John | |
| DS/UK/3093 | McCarthy; Paul David | |
| DS/UK/167 | Kingston; Terence John (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/2984 | Yarranton; Peter George | |
| DS/UK/2963 | Cook [?]; Geoffrey | |
| DS/UK/298 | Best; Dick (b.1954); rugby union coach, journalist and reactionary | b.1954 |
| DS/UK/256 | Murphy; Kevin; England Physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/3091 | Browne; Anthony D | |
| DS/UK/491 | Reid; Kenneth | |
| DS/UK/489 | Fitzgerald; Ciaran Fintan (1952-); Irish rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/488 | Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/492 | Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/372 | O'Sullivan; Edward | |
| DS/UK/199 | Bevan; William Derek (b. 1947); International rugby union referee | b. 1947 |
| DS/UK/484 | Peard; Les J | |
| DS/UK/200 | Simmonds; Gareth; International rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/2327 | Robinson; Mary Terese Winifred | |
| DS/UK/1166 | Klerk.; Frederik Willem de | |
| DS/UK/3101 | Major; John (b.1940); New Zealand rugby union player | b.1940 |
| DS/UK/4246 | Smith; Stephen James (b.1959); Irish rugby union player | b.1959 |