| Ref No | BML/2/16/47 |
| Title | Big sheet and bundle, Ireland versus South Africa, Lansdowne Road, 28 November 1998 |
| Description | The big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren and has a brief note on the reverse. It is accompanied by a signed and briefly annotated programme, notes, including an introduction to the match, and cuttings from The Irish Times, The Times and other unidentified newspapers.
This match was part of South Africa's tour of Wales, Scotland, Ireland and England in 1998. The score was Ireland 13 - 27 South Africa. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Conor O'Shea, Justin Bishop, Kevin Maggs, Jonathan Bell, Girvan Dempsey, Eric Elwood, Conor McGuinness, Peter Clohessy, Keith Wood, Justin Fitzpatrick, Patrick Johns, Malcolm O'Kelly, Dion O'Cuinneagain, Victor Costello and Andrew Ward.
Replacements: Ciaran Scally, David Humphreys, Rob Henderson, David Corkery, Jeremy Davidson, Reggie Corrigan and Ross Nesdale.
President: Noel Murphy.
Chairman: Donal Lenihan.
Coaches: Warren [Warran] Gatland and Phil Danahar [Danaher].
Physiotherapist: Denise Fannaghan [Fanagan?].
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy
South Africa
Team: Percy Montgomery, Stefan Terblanche, Andre Snyman, Christian Stewart, Pieter Rossouw, Henry Honiball, Joost van der Westhuizen, Robbie Kempson, James Dalton, Adrian Garvey, Krynaw [Krynauw] Otto, Mark Andrews, Johan Erasmus, Gary Teichmann and Bobbie Skinstad.
Replacements: Gaffie du Toit, Franco Smith, Werner Swanepoel, Corne Krige, Andre Venter, Ollie le Roux and Naka Drotske.
President: Arthrob [Arthob] Peterson.
Coach: Nick Mallett.
Assistant coach: Alan Solomons.
Physiotherapist: Dr Wayne Diesel.
Medical officer: Dr Frans Verster.
Referee: Clayton Thomas.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Jim Fleming and Ed Morrison.
Surgeon: Dr Donal O'Shoknasee [O'Shaughnessy]
Groundsman: Graham Scurr.
President of Republic: Mary McAleese.
Teeshok [Taoiseach]: Berty Ahern.
Deputy Prime Minister: Dick Spring.
Army No. 1 Band ommanant: Joe Ryan.
Band of An Garda Siochana: Sup[erintendant] John King.
PA: Jill McCusker.
Mascot: Conor Burke. |
| Date | about 28-30 Nov 1998 |
| Term | Rugby football |
| Team sports |
| Repository | Scottish Borders Archives Collections |
| Extent | 1 bundle |
| Access Status | Open |
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| DS/UK/334 | O'Shea; Conor Michael Patrick (b.1970); Irish rugby union player and coach | b.1970 |
| DS/UK/335 | Bishop; Justin Patrick (b.1974); Irish rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/336 | Maggs; Kevin Michael (b.1974); Irish rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/337 | Bell; Jonathan Charles (b. 1974); Irish rugby union player | b. 1974 |
| DS/UK/377 | Dempsey; Girvan Thomas | |
| DS/UK/352 | Elwood; Eric Paul (b.1969); Irish rugby union player | 1969- |
| DS/UK/340 | McGuinness; Conor Dermot (b.1975); Irish rugby union player | b.1975 |
| DS/UK/341 | Clohessy; Peter Martin Noel (b. 1966); Irish rugby union player | b. 1966 |
| DS/UK/342 | Wood; Keith Gerald Mallison (b. 1972); Irish rugby union player | b. 1972 |
| DS/UK/356 | Fitzpatrick; Justin Michael (b.1973); Irish rugby union player | b.1973 |
| DS/UK/344 | Johns; Patrick Stephen (b.1968); Irish rugby union player | b.1968 |
| DS/UK/383 | O'Kelly; Malcolm Eamon | |
| DS/UK/346 | O'Cuinneagain; Dion (b.1972); Irish rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/354 | Costello; Victor Carton Patrick (b.1970); Irish rugby union player | 1970- |
| DS/UK/348 | Ward; Andrew James (b.1970); Irish rugby union player | 1970- |
| DS/UK/353 | Scally; Ciaran John (b.1979); Irish rugby union player | b.1979 |
| DS/UK/339 | Humphreys; David George (b. 1971); Irish rugby union player | 1971- |
| DS/UK/351 | Henderson; Robert Alexander James (b.1972); Irish rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/1086 | Corkery; David Sean | |
| DS/UK/345 | Davidson; Jeremy William (1974-); Irish rugby union player | 1974- |
| DS/UK/1087 | Corrigan; Reginald | |
| DS/UK/357 | Nesdale; Ross Patrick (b.1969); New Zealand born Irish rugby union player | 1969- |
| DS/UK/77 | Montgomery; Percival Colin (b.1974); South African rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/78 | Terblanche; Carl Stefan (b.1975); South African rugby union player | b.1975 |
| DS/UK/79 | Snyman; Andries Hendrik (b.1974); South African rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/1039 | Stewart; Christian | |
| DS/UK/81 | Rossouw; Pieter Willem Gabriel (b.1971); South Afrian rugby union player | b.1971 |
| DS/UK/82 | Honiball; Henry William (b.1965); South African rugby union player | b.1965 |
| DS/UK/83 | van der Westhuizen; Joost Heystek (1971-2017); South African rugby union player | 1971-2017 |
| DS/UK/84 | Kempson; Robert Bruce (b.1974); South African rugby union player | b.1974 |
| DS/UK/85 | Dalton; James (b.1972); South African rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/86 | Garvey; Adrian Christopher (b.1968); South African rugby union player | b.1968 |
| DS/UK/88 | Otto; Krynauw (b.1971); South African rugby union player | b.1971 |
| DS/UK/87 | Andrews; Mark Gregory (1972-); South African rugby union player | 1972- |
| DS/UK/89 | Erasmus; Johan C (b.1972); South African rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/90 | Teichmann; Gary Hamilton (b.1966); Zimbabwe-born South African rugby union player | b.1966 |
| DS/UK/102 | Skinstad; Robert Brian (b.1976); South African rugby player | b.1976 |
| DS/UK/99 | du Toit; Gabriel Stephanus; South African rugby union player | |
| DS/UK/80 | Smith; Petrus Francois (b.1972); South African rugby union player | b.1972 |
| DS/UK/101 | Swanepoel; Werner (b.1973); South African rugby union player | b.1973 |
| DS/UK/659 | Krige; Cornelius Petrus Johannes | |
| DS/UK/91 | Venter; Andre Gerhardus (b.1970); South African rugby union player | b.1970 |
| DS/UK/104 | Le Roux; Andre-Henri (b.1973); South African rugby union player | b.1973 |
| DS/UK/105 | Drotske; Allen Erasmus (b.1971); South African rugby union player | b.1971 |
| DS/UK/329 | Murphy; Noel Arthur Augustine (b. 1937); Irish rugby union player | b. 1937 |
| DS/UK/332 | Lenihan; Donal Gerald (1959-); Irish rugby union player | 1959- |
| DS/UK/330 | Gatland; Warren David (b. 1963); New Zealand rugby union player and International coach | b. 1963 |
| DS/UK/331 | Danaher; Philip Paul Anthony (b.1963); Irish rugby union player | b.1963 |
| DS/UK/333 | Fanagan; Denise; Physioptherapist for Irish rugby union team | |
| DS/UK/493 | Molloy; Michael Gabriel; Dr | |
| DS/UK/70 | Petersen; Arthob (c.1954-); South African Springbok team manager | c.1954- |
| DS/UK/63 | Mallett; Nicholas Vivian Howard (b.1956); South African rugby union player | b.1956 |
| DS/UK/65 | Solomons; Alan (c.1950); South African rugby union coach | c.1950 |
| DS/UK/72 | Diesel; Wayne (fl.2000); Head Physiotherapist for SA rugby union | fl.2000 |
| DS/UK/74 | Verster; Francois P S (fl.2000); Dr; South African Springbok team doctor | fl.2000 |
| DS/UK/423 | Thomas; Clayton | |
| DS/UK/61 | Fleming; James (b.1951); Scottish rugby union referee | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/60 | Morrison; Ed R (b.1951); English rugby union referee | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/359 | O'Shaughnessy; Donal; Dr; Irish rugby medical officer | |
| DS/UK/1089 | Scurr; Graham (fl.1998); Irish groundsman | fl.1998 |
| DS/UK/397 | McAleese; Mary Patricia | |
| DS/UK/398 | Ahern; Patrick Bartholomew (b.1951) | b.1951 |
| DS/UK/399 | Spring; Richard Martin (b.29 Aug 1950); Irish rugby union player, businessman and politician | b.29 Aug 1950 |
| DS/UK/400 | Ryan; Joseph | |
| DS/UK/401 | King; John | |
| DS/UK/1090 | McCusker; Jill | |
| DS/UK/1091 | Burke; Conor | |