| Description | The big sheet has a note on the reverse '£1.4 Million in Gate Receipts', a blank section and three sections cut from it, including information concerning England's players and Ireland's players and replacements. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to the match and score sheet.
- Cutting from a big sheet.
- Programme.
- Cuttings from The Times, The Scotsman, The Sunday Telegraph and other unidentified newspapers regarding this match, England A v. Ireland A and Italy A v. England A, as well as improvements and the opening of the North Stand at Twickenham.
- Sheet of statistics concerning England's players compiled by UNISYS Sports.
- Map of the ground with notes and contact details written on it.
- Typescript biographies of RFU officials.
- Letter from Colin Kitching to Bill McLaren regarding Will Carling playing rugby at Sedbergh school, dated 11 February 1991, with notes on the reverse.
- Faxed letter from Andy Millar of Petersfield Rugby Football Club, to Bill McLaren sending him information about rugby players' connections to Petersfield, including copies of a cutting from the Petersfield Post and letters of congratulations Millar sent to Tim Rodber and Derek White, fax dated 16 January 1992.
- Note from Will [?] to Bill [McLaren] providing biographical information about John Martin. - Copied annotated letter from R. D. R. Thompson, Colonel Secretary of the Army Rugby Union, to Bill McLaren asking him to mention that Tim Rodber plays for the Army, dated February 1994.
- The Richmond Hill Hotel & Restaurant room card.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 12 - 13 Ireland. The big sheet records:
England
Team: Jon Callard, Tony Underwood, Will Carling, Philip de Glanville, Rory Underwood, Rob Andrew, Kyran Bracken, Jason Leonard, Brian Moore, Victor Ubogu, Martin Johnson, Martin Bayfield, Tim Rodber, Neil Back and Steven Ojomoh.
Replacements: Michael Catt, Stuart Barnes, Dewi Morris, Graham Rowntree, Graham Dawe and John Hall.
President: Ian Beer.
Chairman: Geoff Cooke.
Coaches: Dick Best and M. Slemen.
Physiotherapist: Kevin Murphy.
Medical officer: Dr Ben Gilfeather.
Ireland
Team: Conor O'Shea, Richard Wallace, Maurice Field, Philip Danaher, Simon Geoghegan, Eric Elwood, Michael Bradley, Nick Popplewell, Terry Kingston, Peter Clohessy, Mick Galwey, Neil Francis, Brian Robinson, Patrick Johns and Denis McBride.
Replacements: Ciaran Clarke, Alan McGowan, Rob Saunders, Ken O'Connell, Garrett Halpin and Keith Wood.
President: Michael Cuddy.
Chairman: Noel Murphy.
Manager: M Gibson?. [Mike Gibson?]
Coach: Gerry Murphy.
Physiotherapists: John Martin and Joe Doran.
Medical officer: Mick Molloy.
Referee: Patrick Thomas.
Assistant referees / touch judges and other officials: Patrick Robin, Didier Mene and Chris Harrison.
Baggage: Phelim McHenry.
Groundsman: John Clark.
Also listed: John Major, Albert Reynolds, HRH Prince Edward, Mary Robinson and AJ O'r [Anthony J O'Reilly]. |