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Played16 February 1884
Scotland
v
Ireland
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1884Head-to-head

No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Charles Berry
  2. –CScotland conversion · Charles Berry
  3. –TScotland try · William Peterkin
  4. –TScotland try · John Tod
  5. –TScotland try · Bunny Don Wauchope
  6. –TScotland try · Grant Asher
  7. –TIreland try · Louis McIntosh

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 15James VeitchFull-back
  2. John JamiesonForward
  3. William PeterkinForward
  4. William WallsForward
  5. Tom AinslieForward
  6. David McCowanForward
  7. John TodForward
  8. Ernest RolandThree-quarter
  9. David MacfarlanThree-quarter
  10. Bunny Don WauchopeFly-half
  11. JB BrownForward
  12. Grant AsherFly-half
  13. Charles BerryForward
  14. Bill MaclaganThree-quarter
  15. Charles ReidForward

Ireland

  1. 15John O'SullivanFull-back
  2. William RutherfordForward
  3. John BuchananForward
  4. Alexander GordonForward
  5. W KellyForward
  6. Jack JohnstonForward
  7. George WheelerThree-quarter
  8. Robert McLeanThree-quarter
  9. Robert HughesForward
  10. Meredith JohnstonFly-half
  11. WW HigginsFly-half
  12. JF MaguireForward
  13. Louis McIntoshThree-quarter
  14. THM HobbsForward
  15. James McDonaldForward

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Context

All-time, Scotland 55–72 Ireland, 5 drawn in 132 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going inno earlier scored Tests
Ireland going inno earlier scored Tests

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.