| Description | The big sheet has four sections cut from it, including information concerning players from both teams and Australia's replacements. It is accompanied by notes introducing the match, a programme and a newspaper cuttings of a report by Bill McLaren entitled 'Australia grab the chances'.
This match was part of Australia's 1981-1982 tour. The score was Ireland 12 - 16 Australia. The big sheet records:
Ireland
Team: Hugo McNeill [MacNeill], Trevor Ringland, David Irwin, Paul Dean, Terry Kennedy, Tony Ward, Robbie McGrath, Phil Orr, John Cantrell, Mick Fitzpatrick, Brendan Foley, Donal Lenihan, John O'Driscoll, Willie Duggan and Fergus Slattery.
Replacements: John Murphy, Colin Hitchcock, Barry O'Connor, Ciaran Fitzgerald, Gerry McLoughlin and Ronan Kearney.
Chairman selectors: Kevin Flynn.
Coach: Tom Kiernan.
Physiotherapist: Joe Doran.
Medical officer: Dr Mick Molloy.
Australia
Team: Roger Gould, Michael O'Connor, Andrew Slack, Michael Hawker, Brendan Moon, Paul McLean, John Hipwell, Tony d'Arcy, Chris Carberry, John Meadows, Tony Shaw, Peter McLean, Simon Poidevin, Mark Loane and Greg Cornelsen.
Replacements: Lance Walker, Declan Curran, Duncan Hall, Phillip Cox, Mark Ella and Mitchell Cox
President: Sir Nicholas Shehadie.
Chairman selectors:
Coach: Bob Templeton.
Physiotherapist: Col O'Brien.
Medical officer: Joe Gallacher.
Referee: Brian Anderson.
Assistant referees / touch judges: Alan Hosie and Jack Short.
Liaison: Desmond Scaife.
Also listed: Graham Short. |