| Ref No | BML/1/9/5 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Ireland, Cardiff Arms Park, 10 March 1973 |
| Description | The big sheet has brief notes on the reverse and four sections cut from it, including information about some of the Irish players. It is accompanied by notes, a score sheet, an annotated programme and cuttings from The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Daily Telegraph, The Western Mail and other unidentified newspapers. One of the cuttings is a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Edwards and Mervyn Davies in form' and another covers the France v. Wales match on 24 March 1973.
This match was part of the Five Nations Championship. The score was Wales 16 - 12 Ireland. The big sheet records:
Wales
Team: John Williams, Gerald Davies, Roy Bergiers, Arthur Lewis, Jim Shanklin, Phil Bennett, Gareth Edwards, Glyn Shaw, Jeff Young, Phil Llewellyn, Delme Thomas, Mike Roberts, David Morris, Mervyn Davies and John Taylor.
Replacements: Keith Hughes, Ian Lewis, Clive Shell, Bobby Windsor, Geoff Evans, Tom David and Hefin Jenkins.
Coach: Clive Rowlands.
Physiotherapist: Jerry Lewis.
Ireland
Team: Tony Ensor, Tom Grace, Dick Milliken, Mike Gibson, Wallace McMaster, Barry McGann, John Moloney, Ray McLoughlin, Ken Kennedy, Sean Lynch, Kevin Mays, Willie John McBride, Fergus Slattery, Terry Moore and Stewart McKinney.
Replacements: Robin Clegg, Paddy Whelan, Harry Steele, Donal Canniffe, Seamus Dennison and Mick Quinn.
Coach: Syd Millar.
Physiotherapist: Harry Booker.
Referee: Eric Grierson.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Jeff Kelleher and Dr M P G Lyttle [Little].
Head groundsman: Peter Gillard. |
| Date | 1973 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/3 | Williams; John Peter Rhys 'JPR' (1949-2024); MBE; FRCS; Welsh rugby union player and surgeon | 1949-2024 |
| DS/UK/1404 | Davies; Thomas Gerald Reames (b.1945); CBE, Welsh rugby union player | b.1945 |
| DS/UK/1463 | Bergiers; Roy Thomas Edmond (1950-); Welsh rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/1512 | Lewis; Arthur John Llewellyn (b.1941); Welsh rugby union player | b.1941 |
| DS/UK/35 | Shanklin; James Llewellyn (b.1948); Welsh rugby union player | b.1948 |
| DS/UK/2 | Bennett; Philip 'Phil' (1948-2022); OBE; Welsh rugby union player | 1948-2022 |
| DS/UK/8 | Edwards; Gareth Owen (1947-); Welsh rugby union player | 1947- |
| DS/UK/1840 | Shaw; Glyndwr (b.11Apr 1951); Welsh rugby union player | b.11Apr 1951 |
| DS/UK/37 | Young; Jeffrey 'Jeff' (1942-2005); OBE; Welsh rugby union player, teacher and air force officer | 1942-2005 |
| DS/UK/1841 | Llewellyn; Philip David 'Phil' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/13 | Thomas; William 'Delme' (1942-); Welsh rugby union player | 1942- |
| DS/UK/1601 | Roberts; Michael Gordon (b.1946); Welsh rugby union player | b.1946 |
| DS/UK/14 | Morris; William David (1941-); Welsh rugby union player | 1941- |
| DS/UK/15 | Davies; Thomas 'Mervyn' (1946-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1946-2012 |
| DS/UK/1513 | Taylor; John (1945-); Welsh rugby union player and commentator | 1945- |
| DS/UK/877 | Ensor; Anthony Howard | |
| DS/UK/864 | Grace; Thomas Oliver 'Tom' (1948-); Irish rugby union player and accountant | 1948- |
| DS/UK/850 | Milliken; Richard Alexander 'Dick' (1950-); Irish rugby union player | 1950- |
| DS/UK/795 | Gibson; Cameron Michael Henderson (b.1942); MBE; Irish rugby union player and soldier | b.1942 |
| DS/UK/865 | McMaster; Arthur Wallace (1945-); Irish rugby union player | 1945- |
| DS/UK/820 | McGann; Barry John (1948-); Irish rugby union player and fottballer | 1948- |
| DS/UK/488 | Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/841 | McLoughlin; Raymond John 'Ray' (1939-2021); Irish rugby union player | 1939-2021 |
| DS/UK/798 | Kennedy; Kenneth William 'Ken'; Irish rugby union player and consultant geriatrician | |
| DS/UK/842 | Lynch; John Francis | |
| DS/UK/866 | Mays; Kevin Michael Andrew | |
| DS/UK/800 | McBride; William John 'Willie-John' (1940-); Irish rugby union player | 1940- |
| DS/UK/843 | Slattery; John 'Fergus' (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/867 | Moore; Terence Anthony Patrick (1945-2001); Irish rugby union player | 1945-2001 |
| DS/UK/874 | McKinney; Stewart Alexander (1946-); Irish rugby union player | 1946- |
| DS/UK/1545 | Hughes; Keith | |
| DS/UK/2530 | Lewis; Ian | |
| DS/UK/1420 | Shell; Robert Clive (1947-2012); Welsh rugby union player | 1947-2012 |
| DS/UK/1407 | Windsor; Robert William 'Bobby' (1948-); Welsh rugby union player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/12 | Evans; Thomas Geoffrey (c.1942); Welsh rugby union player | c.1942 |
| DS/UK/1554 | David; Thomas Patrick 'Tom' (1948-); Welsh rugby union and rugby league player | 1948- |
| DS/UK/1622 | Jenkins; Hefin W (1950-2014); Welsh rugby union player | 1950-2014 |
| DS/UK/872 | Clegg; Roger James | |
| DS/UK/873 | Whelan; Patrick Charles (b.2 May 1950); Irish rugby union player | b.2 May 1950 |
| DS/UK/853 | Steele; Harold William; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/875 | Canniffe; Donal Martin | |
| DS/UK/876 | Dennison; Seamus Patrick (b.26 Jan 1950); Irish rugby union player | b.26 Jan 1950 |
| DS/UK/892 | Quinn; Michael Anthony Mary; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/1361 | Rowlands; Daniel Clive Thomas (b.1938); OBE, Welsh rugby union player | 1938-2023 |
| DS/UK/1318 | Lewis; Jerry | |
| DS/UK/822 | Millar; John Sydney 'Syd' (1934-2023); CBE; Irish rugby union player, coach and administrator | 1934-2023 |
| DS/UK/863 | Booker; Harry | |
| DS/UK/858 | Grierson; T F Eric (fl.1973); rugby union referee | fl.1973 |
| DS/UK/1821 | Kelleher; Jeff C | |
| DS/UK/3294 | Little; M P G; rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/1553 | Gillard; Peter | |