| Ref No | BML/1/9/18 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Wales, Lansdowne Road, 24 March 1990 |
| Description | The big sheet has notes on the reverse concerning the match, including comments that this was the '1st ever Wales Whitewash' and that Mullin and Kiernan wore the wrong jerseys. It is accompanied by an annotated programme, notes, including an introduction to the game, a match itinerary and cuttings from The Times, the Irish Independent, the Glasgow Herald and other unidentified newspapers. Two of the cuttings are by Bill McLaren; one is an article entitled 'Turnbull proves that Scots possess the right balance' and the other is a match report entitled 'Wales pushed to first whitewash by Irish scrum'.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Ireland 14 - 8 Wales. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Ken Murphy, Ken Hooks, Michael Kiernan, Brendan Mullin, Keith Crossan, Brian Smith, Michael Bradley, John Fitzgerald, John McDonald (names crossed through and replaced with [Terry] Kingston), Des Fitzgerald, Donal Lenihan, Neil Francis, Pat O'Hara, Noel Mannion and Denis McBride.
Replacements: Philip Danaher, Ralph Keyes, Fergus Aherne, Michael Galwey, Nick Popplewell and Terry Kingston.
President: Ron Dawson.
Chairman: Tony Twomey.
Manager: Ken Reid.
Coach: Jim Davidson.
Physiotherapist: Joseph Aloysius Doran.
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy.
Wales
Team: Paul Thorburn, Steve Ford, Alan [Allan] Bateman, Mark Ring, Arthur Emyr, David Evans, Robt [Robert] Jones, Brian Williams, Kevin Phillips, Huw [Hugh] Williams-Jones, Andrew Allen, Gareth Llewelyn [Llewellyn], Martyn Morris, Mark Jones and Ritchie Collins.
Replacements: Alun [Alan] Edmunds, Tony Clement, Chris Bridges, Mike Griffiths, Ian Watkins and Rowland Phillips.
President: Clive Rowlands.
Chairman: Ron Waldron.
Coaches: Ron Waldron and David Richards.
Physiotherapist: Tudor Jones.
Medical officer: Dr John Davies.
Referee: David Bishop.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Fred Howard and Tony Spreadbury.
Groundsman: Michael McGovern.
President of the Republic: Dr Patrick Hillery.
Prime Minister: Chas [Charles] Haughey.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Tom King. |
| Date | about 23-26 Mar 1990 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/468 | Murphy; Kenneth John (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/469 | Hooks; Kenneth John | |
| DS/UK/471 | Kiernan; Michael Joseph; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/470 | Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/164 | Crossan; Keith Derek (b. 1959); Irish rugby union player | b. 1959 |
| DS/UK/472 | Smith; Brian Anthony (b.1966); Australian born rugby union and rugby league player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/502 | Bradley; Michael Timothy; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/503 | Fitzgerald; John Joseph Jude (b.1961); Irish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/475 | McDonald; John Parker (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/167 | Kingston; Terence John (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/476 | Fitzgerald; Desmond Christopher (b.1957); Irish rugby union player | b.1957 |
| DS/UK/332 | Lenihan; Donal Gerald (1959-); Irish rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/1272 | Francis; Neil Patrick John (b.1964); Irish rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/3080 | Patrick Thomas John; O'Hara; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/477 | Mannion; Noel Patrick Stephen | |
| DS/UK/479 | McBride; William Denis (b.1964); Irish rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/107 | Thorburn; Paul Huw (b.1962); Welsh rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/108 | Ford; Stephen Paul (b.1965); Welsh rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/273 | Bateman; Allan Glen (b.1965); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/109 | Ring; Mark Gerarde (b.1962); Welsh rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/2837 | Jones; Arthur Emyr (b.1962); Welsh rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/112 | Evans; David Wyn (b. 1965); Welsh rugby union player | b. 1965 |
| DS/UK/148 | Jones; Robert Nicholas (b.1965); Welsh rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/114 | Williams; Brian Richard (1960-2007); Welsh rugby union player | 1960-2007 |
| DS/UK/115 | Phillips; Kevin Huw (b.1961); Welsh rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/289 | Williams-Jones; Hugh (b.1963); Welsh rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/3323 | Allen; Andrew George (b.1967); Welsh rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/118 | Llewellyn; Gareth Owen (b.1969); Welsh rugby union player | 1969- |
| DS/UK/120 | Morris; Martyn Stuart (b.1962); Welsh rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/121 | Jones; Mark Alun (b.1965); Welsh rugby union/league player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/2312 | Collins; Richard Graham | |
| DS/UK/331 | Danaher; Philip Paul Anthony (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| 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/355 | Galwey; Michael Joseph (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/474 | Popplewell; Nicholas James | |
| DS/UK/111 | Edmunds; David Alan (b. 1961); Welsh rugby union player | b. 1961 |
| DS/UK/189 | Clement; Anthony (b.1967); Welsh rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/113 | Bridges; Christopher Jeffrey (b. 1968); Welsh rugby union player | b. 1968 |
| DS/UK/116 | Griffiths; Michael (b.1962); Welsh rugby union player | b.1962 |
| DS/UK/150 | Watkins; Ian John (b.1963); Welsh rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/2545 | Phillips; Rowland David | |
| DS/UK/2424 | Dawson; Alfred Ronald | |
| DS/UK/1268 | Twomey; Anthony | |
| DS/UK/491 | Reid; Kenneth | |
| 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/1361 | Rowlands; Daniel Clive Thomas (b.1938); OBE, Welsh rugby union player | 1938-2023 |
| DS/UK/124 | Waldron; Ronald Gwyn (b.1933); Welsh rugby union player | b.1933 |
| DS/UK/3057 | Richards; David; Welsh rugby union coach | |
| DS/UK/127 | Jones; Tudor (fl.1986); Physiotherapist for Welsh rugby union | fl.1986 |
| DS/UK/129 | Davies; John (fl.1994); Dr; Medical Advisor for Welsh rugby union | fl.1994 |
| DS/UK/1340 | Bishop; David Joseph (b.1960); Welsh rugby union and rugby league international | b.1960 |
| DS/UK/158 | Howard; Fred A (b.1950); International referee | b.1950 |
| DS/UK/2248 | Spreadbury; Anthony John | |
| DS/UK/494 | McGovern; Michael | |
| DS/UK/480 | Hillery; Patrick John (1923-2008); Dr; President of Ireland | 1923-2008 |
| DS/UK/481 | Haughey; Charles James | |
| DS/UK/3324 | King; Thomas Jeremy | |