| Ref No | BML/2/1/10 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus Argentina, Lansdowne Road, 27 October 1990 |
| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren. It has two sections cut from it, including information concerning some of the Argentinean team. It is accompanied by:
- Notes, including an introduction to the match, description of the game and score sheet.
- Programme with brief annotations.
- Menu for a dinner held to celebrate DBA Publication Ltd ten years as official publishers to the Irish Rugby Football Union held on 25 October 1990.
- Cuttings from The Irish Times and unidentified newspapers relating to this match and others, including Argentina v. Ireland B, Argentina v. Ireland Students and Ireland under 25s v. Spain, and concerning whether Irish players should be paid.
- Map of Belvedere Sports Ground in Dublin
- Brief biographies of P.S.C. Johns and A.C. Rolland.
- Photocopied photographs of Argentina's team and officials.
This match was part of Argentina's tour. The score was Ireland 20 - 18 Argentina. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Ken Murphy, Ken Hooks, Brendan Mullin, Michael Kiernan, Keith Crossan, Brian Smith, Alain Rolland, Nick Popplewell, John McDonald, Des Fitzgerald, Donal Lenihan, Patrick Johns, Noel Mannion, Philip Lawlor and Denis McBride.
Replacements: Vincent Cunningham, Ralph Keyes, Michael Bradley, Michael Galwey, John Fitzgerald and Terry Kingston.
President: Noel Henderson.
Coaches: Ciaran Fitzgerald and John Moloney.
Manager: Ken Reid
Physiotherapist: Joseph Aloysius Doran.
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy.
Argentina
Team: Alejandro Scolni, Santiago Ezcurra, Diego Cuesta-Silva, Hernan Garcia-Simon, Gustavo Jorge, Hugo Porta, Rodrigo Crexell, Frederico [Federico] Mendez, Ricardo Le Fort, Diego Cash, German Llanes, Pedro Sporleder, Pablo Garreton, Agustin Macome and Miguel Bertranou.
Replacements: Matias Allen, Hernan Vidou, Rodrigo Crexell, Rodolfo Etchegoyen, Frederico [Federico] Azpillaga and Ricardo Le Fort.
Coach: Luis Gradin and Guillermo Lamarca.
Manager: Frederico [Federico] Alvarez.
Physiotherapist: Raul Berazategui.
Medical officer: Luis Garcia Yanez.
Referee: Colin Hawke.
Assistant referee / touch judges and other officials: Derek Bevan, Les Peard and Graham Crothers.
Groundsman: Michael McGovern.
Argentine ambassador: Nicholas Sonsohin?.
President of the Argentine Rugby Federation: Carlos Tozzi.
President Republic of Ireland: Dr Patrick Hillery.
Prime Minister: Cha[rle]s Haughey.
The name Jonathan McConnell is also circled on the sheet. |
| Date | about 11-27 Oct 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/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/473 | Rolland; Alain Colm (fl.1995) | fl.1995 |
| DS/UK/474 | Popplewell; Nicholas James | |
| DS/UK/475 | McDonald; John Parker (b.1960); Irish rugby union player | b.1960 |
| 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/344 | Johns; Patrick Stephen (b.1968); Irish rugby union player | b.1968 |
| DS/UK/477 | Mannion; Noel Patrick Stephen | |
| DS/UK/478 | Lawlor; Philip John | |
| DS/UK/479 | McBride; William Denis (b.1964); Irish rugby union player | b.1964 |
| DS/UK/470 | Mullin; Brendan John; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/500 | Cunningham; Vincent John Gerald (b.1967); Irish rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/501 | Keyes; Ralph Patrick (1961-); Irish rugby union player | 1961- |
| DS/UK/502 | Bradley; Michael Timothy; Irish rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/355 | Galwey; Michael Joseph (b.1966); Irish rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/503 | Fitzgerald; John Joseph Jude (b.1961); Irish rugby union player | b.1961 |
| DS/UK/167 | Kingston; Terence John (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/487 | Henderson; Noel Joseph; Prsident, Irish Rugby Union | |
| DS/UK/489 | Fitzgerald; Ciaran Fintan (1952-); Irish rugby union player | 1952- |
| DS/UK/488 | Moloney; John Joseph (1949-); Irish rugby union player | 1949- |
| DS/UK/491 | Reid; Kenneth | |
| DS/UK/492 | Doran; Joseph Aloysius; physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/493 | Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr | |
| DS/UK/483 | Hawke; Colin | |
| DS/UK/199 | Bevan; William Derek (b. 1947); International rugby union referee | b. 1947 |
| DS/UK/484 | Peard; Les J | |
| DS/UK/504 | Crothers; Graham; rugby union referee | |
| DS/UK/494 | McGovern; Michael | |
| DS/UK/485 | Sonsohin?; Nicholas | |
| DS/UK/486 | Tozzi; Carlos A (fl.1990); President of the Argentine Rugby Federation | fl.1990 |
| DS/UK/480 | Hillery; Patrick John (1923-2008); Dr; President of Ireland | 1923-2008 |
| DS/UK/481 | Haughey; Charles James | |
| DS/UK/482 | McConnell; Jonathan | |
| DS/UK/495 | Scolni; Alejandro A (fl.1988) | fl.1988 |
| DS/UK/197 | Ezcurra; Santiago; Argentine rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/175 | Silva; Diego Cuesta (b. 1963); Argentina rugby union player | b. 1963 |
| DS/UK/496 | Simon; Hernan Martin Garcia | |
| DS/UK/178 | Jorge; Gustavo Martin (b. 1971); Argentine rugby union player | b. 1971 |
| DS/UK/497 | Porta; Hugo | |
| DS/UK/195 | Crexell; Rodrigo Hugo (b. 1968); Argentine rugby union player | b. 1968 |
| DS/UK/498 | Azpillaga; Federico Eduardo Mendez (b.1972); Argentinian rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/182 | le Fort; Ricardo Augusto (b. 1965); Argentine rugby union player | b. 1965 |
| DS/UK/183 | Cash; Diego Maria (b. 1961); Argentine rugby player | b. 1961 |
| DS/UK/184 | Llanes; German Antonio (b. 1968); Argentine rugby union player | b. 1968 |
| DS/UK/185 | Sporleder; Pedro Luis (b. 1971); Argentine rugby union player | 1971- |
| DS/UK/186 | Garreton; Pablo Arturo (b. 1966); Argentine rugby union player | b. 1966 |
| DS/UK/194 | Macome; Agustin Maria (b. 1967); Argentin rugby union player | b. 1967 |
| DS/UK/499 | Bertranou; Miguel Juan Sebastian | |
| DS/UK/177 | Allen; Matias (b. 1968); Argentine rugby union player | b. 1968 |
| DS/UK/196 | Vidou; Hernan (b.1967); Argentine rugby union player | b.1967 |
| DS/UK/187 | Etchegoyen; Rodolfo; Argentine rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/172 | Gradin; Luis; Argentine rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/490 | Lamarca; Guillermo | |
| DS/UK/171 | Alvarez; Federico Maria (fl.1990) | fl.1990 |
| DS/UK/173 | Berazategui; Raul; Physiotherapist | |
| DS/UK/198 | Yanez; Luis Garcia; Argentine rugby union player | |