| Description | The big sheet has a section cut from it comprising information concerning New Zealand's replacements. It is accompanied by a programme, notes, an account of Bill McLaren's expenses,a compliments slip from the Irish Rugby Football Union and newspaper cuttings that cover this match and Ulster v. New Zealand and Connacht v. New Zealand. The bundle also contains a letter from Fred [?], of Radio Telefis Eireann, to Bill McLaren providing information about the teams, dated 18 November 1974.
This match was part of New Zealand's tour and Ireland's centenary season. The score was Ireland 6 - 15 New Zealand. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Tony Ensor, Tom Grace, Dick Milliken, Jim Crowe, Pat Parfrey, Mick Quinn, John Moloney, Ray McLoughlin, Ken Kennedy, Sean Lynch, Moss Keane, WJ McBride, Stuart [Stewart] McKinney, Terry Moore and Fergus Slattery.
Replacements: Larry Moloney, Barry McGann, Donal Canniffe, Philip Orr, Pat Whelan and Denis Hickie.
President: HR McKibben [McKibbin].
Chairman selectors: Paddy O'Callaghan.
Coach: S. Millar.
Physiotherapist: Joe Dolan.
New Zealand
Team: Joe Karam, Bryan Williams, Bruce Robertson, Joe Morgan, Grant Batty, Duncan Robertson, Syd Going, Kent Lambert, Tane Norton, Kerry Tanner, Peter Whiting, Hamish Macdonald, Ian Kirkpatrick, Andy Leslie and Ken Stewart.
Replacements (most of the names cut from the big sheet): Ian Hurst, [Ian Stevens, Douglas Bruce, Graeme Crossman, Laurie Knight and Ash Gardiner].
Chairman selectors: J J [Jack?] Stewart.
Manager: Noel Stanley.
Coach: Jack Stewart.
Physiotherapist: Brian Purcell.
Referee: R. F. "Johnny" Johnston [Johnson].
Touch judges: Paddy d'Arcy and P. Beattie [Beatty].
Medical officer: Dr Don Ivers.
Clerk of works: Phil Shannon.
Four Home Presidents: Scotland = CWD [Drummond], Ireland = HR McKibben [McKibbin], Wales = HM Bowcott and England = Ken Chapman.
President Eire: Erskine Childers.
Prime Minister Eire: Liam Cosgrave.
Leader of the opposition: Jack Lynch. |