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Ref NoBML/6/1/32
TitleBig sheet and bundle, Gala versus Irish Wolfhounds, Netherdale, Galashiels, 20 September 1975
DescriptionThe big sheet is signed by Bill McLaren. It is accompanied by a programme for the Gala Rugby Football Club Centenary Festival of Rugby and notes, including a description of the score.

This match was the first in Gala's festival of rugby held to celebrate the centenary of the club. The score was Gala 26 - 38 Irish Wolfhounds. The big sheet records:

Gala
Team: Arthur Brown, Drew Gill, John Frame, Eddie Henderson, George Telfer, Colin Gass, Stan Davidson, Jim Aitken, Bruce Rutherford, Rob [F.] Cunningham, Tom Tait, Rob Brotherstone, Johnny Brown, Drew Tod and Gordon Dickson.
President: Tom Carruthers.
Secretary: Frank Entwhistle.
Match secretary: Dunk Paterson.
Coach: John Gray

Irish Wolfhounds
Team: Andy Irvine, Lewis Dick, Stephen Kirkwood, Jim Renwick, Stephen Blake-Knox, Ian McGeechan, Douglas Morgan, Ian McLauchlan, Peter Wheeler, Fran Cotton, Charlie Murtagh, Moss Keane, Tony Neary, Andy Ripley and Mike Sherry.
President: Tony Twomey,
Secretary: Roly Meates.

Referee: Jock Short.
Date20 Sep 1975
TermRugby football
Team sports
RepositoryScottish Borders Archives Collections
Extent1 bundle
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/2536Brown; Arthur Robert (b.1949); Scottish rugby union playerb.1949
DS/UK/893Gill; Andrew Davidson 'Drew' (1949-); Scottish rugby union player1949-
DS/UK/805Frame; John Neil Munro (b.1946); Scottish rugby union playerb.1946
DS/UK/5532Henderson; E G; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/5489Telfer; George
DS/UK/4717Gass; Colin W; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/5533Davidson; Stan; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/954Aitken; James (b.1947); Scottish rugby union playerb.1947
DS/UK/5534Rutherford; J Bruce
DS/UK/964Cunningham; Robert Fraser
DS/UK/5494Tait; Tom
DS/UK/5535Brotherstone; R
DS/UK/3029Brown; J G; Scottish rugby union coach
DS/UK/5536Tod; A
DS/UK/1784Dickson; Gordon; Scottish rugby union player
DS/UK/854Irvine; Andrew Robertson 'Andy' (1951-); MBE; Scottish rugby union player1951-
DS/UK/895Dick; Lewis Gibson (1950-); Scottish rugby union player1950-
DS/UK/5537Kirkwood; Stephen; Rugby union player
DS/UK/894Renwick; James Menzies 'Jim' (1952-); Scottish rugby union player1952-
DS/UK/908Blake-Knox; Stephen Ernest Fitzroy
DS/UK/216McGeechan; Sir; Ian Robert (1946-); Scottish rugby union player and Scotland Coach1946-
DS/UK/622Morgan; Douglas Waugh (1947-); Scottish rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/836McLauchlan; John 'Ian' (1942-); OBE; Scottish rugby union player1942-
DS/UK/426Wheeler; Peter John (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1382Cotton; Francis Edward 'Fran' (1947-); English rugby union player1947-
DS/UK/5538Murtagh; Charles
DS/UK/904Keane; Maurice Ignatius 'Moss' (1948-2010); Irish rugby union and Gaelic football player1948-2010
DS/UK/1390Neary; Anthony 'Tony' (1948-); English rugby union player1948-
DS/UK/1385Ripley; Andrew George 'Andy' (1947-2010); OBE; English rugby union player, athlete and businessman1947-2010
DS/UK/5539Sherry; Michael 'Mike'; rugby union player
DS/UK/5540Carruthers; Tom
DS/UK/4702Entwhistle; Frank
DS/UK/217Paterson; Duncan Sinclair (1943-2009); Scottish rugby union player1943-2009
DS/UK/4118Gray; John
DS/UK/1268Twomey; Anthony
DS/UK/917Meates; Rolyd.2023
DS/UK/914Short; Jock A
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