| Ref No | BML/1/7/6 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus England, Lansdowne Road, 8 February 1969. |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the match and England's training ground. It has a section cut from it comprising information about England's players. It is accompanied by a programme, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses and notes, including a description of the score.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was England 9 - 9 Ireland. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Tom Kiernan, Alan Duggan, Barry Bresnihan, Mike Gibson, John Moroney, Barry McGann, Colin Grimshaw, Syd Millar, Ken Kennedy, Phil O'Callaghan, Bill McBride, Mick Molloy, Jim Davidson, Ken Goodall and Noel Murphy.
Replacements: Barry O'Driscoll, Colin Grimshaw, Paddy Madigan, Mick Hipwell, Ollie Waldron and Harry Rea.
England
Team: Bob Hiller, Keith Fielding, John Spencer, Dave Duckham, Rod Webb, John Finlan, Trevor Wintle, Keith Fairbrother, John Pullin, David Powell, Peter Larter, Nigel Horton, Dick Greenwood, Dave Rollitt and Bdge [Budge] Rogers.
Replacements: Tim Dalton, Bob Lloyd, Jan Webster, Bob Taylor, [?] Harris and Mike Davis.
Referee: Bob Burrell. |
| Date | 8 Feb 1969 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/435 | Kiernan; Thomas Joseph (fl.2001); Irish rugby union coach | fl.2001 |
| DS/UK/791 | Duggan; Alan Thomas Anthony | |
| DS/UK/792 | Bresnihan; Finbarr Patrick Kieran (1944-2010); Irish rugby union player and rheumatologist | 1944-2010 |
| DS/UK/795 | Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldier | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/819 | Moroney; John Christopher M | |
| DS/UK/820 | McGann; Barry John (1948-); Irish rugby union player and fottballer | 1948- |
| DS/UK/826 | Grimshaw; Colin | |
| DS/UK/822 | Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator | 1934-2023 |
| DS/UK/798 | Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician | |
| DS/UK/823 | O'Callaghan; Philip J | |
| DS/UK/800 | McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/493 | Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr | |
| DS/UK/824 | Davidson; James Charles (1942-2007); Irish rugby union player and coach | 1942-2007 |
| DS/UK/802 | Goodall; Kenneth George (1947-2006); Irish rugby union and rugby league player | 1947-2006 |
| DS/UK/329 | Murphy; Noel Arthur Augustine (b. 1937); Irish rugby union player | b. 1937 |
| DS/UK/825 | O'Driscoll; Barry Joseph | |
| DS/UK/827 | Madigan; Patrick F 'Paddy' (c.1937-2012); Irish rugby union player | about 1937-2012 |
| DS/UK/828 | Hipwell; Michael Louis | |
| DS/UK/829 | Waldron; Cornelius Oliver 'Ollie' (1943-); Irish rugby union player | 1943- |
| DS/UK/830 | Rea; Harry H | |
| DS/UK/1800 | Hiller; Robert 'Bob' (1942-); English rugby union player, teacher and cricketer | 1942- |
| DS/UK/1801 | Fielding; Keith John (b.1949); English rugby union player | b.1949 |
| DS/UK/1802 | Spencer; John Southern (1947-); English rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1413 | Duckham; David John (1946-); MBE; English rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1803 | Webb; Rodney Edward 'Rod' (1943-); English rugby union player | 1943- |
| DS/UK/1662 | Finlan; John Frank (1941-2023); English rugby union player | 1941-2023 |
| DS/UK/1804 | Wintle; Trevor Clifford (1940-); English rugby union player and medical practitioner | 1940- |
| DS/UK/1680 | Fairbrother; Keith Eli (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1424 | Pullin; John Vivian (1941-2021); English rugby union player and farmer | 1941-2021 |
| DS/UK/1805 | Powell; David Lewes 'Piggy' (1942-); English rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/1664 | Larter; Peter John (1944-); English rugby union player | 1944- |
| DS/UK/1418 | Horton; Nigel Edgar (1948-); English rugby union player and police officer | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1348 | Greenwood; John Richard Heaton 'Dick' (1940-); OBE; English rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/1425 | Rollitt; David Malcolm 'Dave' (1943-2022); English rugby union player and teacher | 1943-2022 |
| DS/UK/245 | Rogers; Derek Prior 'Budge' (1939-); OBE; English rugby union player and President of the RFU 1981-82 | 1939- |
| DS/UK/1809 | Dalton; Timothy Joseph 'Tim' (1940-2014); English rugby union player | 1940-2014 |
| DS/UK/1810 | Lloyd; Robert Hoskins 'Bob' (1943-); English rugby union player and civil engineer | 1943- |
| DS/UK/1415 | Webster; Jan Godfrey (1946-2019); English rugby union player | 1946-2019 |
| DS/UK/1806 | Taylor; Robert Bainbridge 'Bob' (1942-); English rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/1311 | Davis; Michael (fl.1982); rugby union coach | fl.1982 |
| DS/UK/2363 | Burrell; Robert P | |