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Played7 March 1885
Scotland
v
Ireland
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1885Head-to-head

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

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · James Veitch
  2. –TScotland try · Charles Reid
  3. –TScotland try · Bunny Don Wauchope
  4. –TScotland try · William Peterkin

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. Thomas IrvineForward
  3. John JamiesonForward
  4. Harry EvansThree-quarter
  5. Patrick Don WauchopeFly-half
  6. William PeterkinForward
  7. Tom AinslieForward
  8. John TodForward
  9. Bunny Don WauchopeFly-half
  10. JB BrownForward
  11. Gardyne MaitlandThree-quarter
  12. John TaitForward
  13. Bill MaclaganThree-quarter
  14. Gordon MitchellForward
  15. Charles ReidForward

Ireland

  1. 15Robert MorrowFull-back
  2. W HoggForward
  3. Robert WarrenFly-half
  4. Arthur ForrestForward
  5. Jack JohnstonForward
  6. Ernest GreeneThree-quarter
  7. JP RossThree-quarter
  8. DV HunterFly-half
  9. Daniel RossThree-quarter
  10. Thomas LyleForward
  11. Frederick MooreForward
  12. Harry NeillForward
  13. J ThompsonForward
  14. Robert BradshawForward
  15. Thomas ShanahanForward

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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.