| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse regarding the game and large sections cut from it, including information about both teams players and replacements. It is accompanied by a programme, notes describing the match and score, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses and cuttings from The Sunday Times and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'England hang on for victory'.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 6 - 9 England. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Barry O'Driscoll, Alan Duggan, Barry Bresnihan, Mike Gibson, Eddie Grant, Barry McGann, Roger Young, Ray McLoughlin, Ken Kennedy, Sean Lynch, Willie John McBride, Mick Molloy, Mick Hipwell, Denis Hickie and Fergus Slattery.
Replacements (names and information cut from the big sheet): [A. Jackson, Richard Milliken, John Moloney, Noel Dwyer, David Barry and Harold Steele.]
England
Team: Bob Hiller, Jeremy Janion, Chris Wardlow, John Spencer, David Duckham, Ian Wright, Jacko Page, David Powell, John Pullin, Keith Fairbrother, Peter Larter, Nigel Horton, Tony Bucknall, Charlie Hannaford and Tony Neary.
Replacements (two names cut from the big sheet): John Novak, Dick Cowman, [unknown, J Johnston,] Fran Cotton and Bob Taylor.
Referee: Meirion Joseph.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Paddy D'Arcy and Ken Patterson [Pattinson]. |