Played20 February 1886
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1886Head-to-head
No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.
Scoring
- –CScotland conversion · David Macfarlan
- –CScotland conversion · David Macfarlan
- –CScotland conversion · David Macfarlan
- –TScotland try · Reginald Morrison
- –TScotland try · Reginald Morrison
- –TScotland try · Bunny Don Wauchope
- –TScotland try · Bunny Don Wauchope
- –TScotland try · David Macfarlan
- –DScotland drop goal · Grant Asher
The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.
Line-ups
Scotland
- 15James McIndoeFull-back
- Thomas IrvineForward
- Duncan MacLeodForward
- William MacLeodForward
- William WallsForward
- John TodForward
- David MacfarlanThree-quarter
- Bunny Don WauchopeFly-half
- AE StephenThree-quarter
- JB BrownForward
- Grant AsherFly-half
- Reginald MorrisonThree-quarter
- Charles MilneForward
- Alex ClayForward
- Charles ReidForward
Ireland
- 15Robert MorrowFull-back
- J McMordieForward
- Victor le FanuForward
- Robert HerrickFly-half
- Joseph ChambersForward
- Maxwell CarpendaleThree-quarter
- JP RossThree-quarter
- Daniel RossThree-quarter
- JF RossFly-half
- Frederick MooreForward
- Harry NeillForward
- Robert NelsonForward
- J WaitesForward
- Francis MillerForward
- Frank StokerForward
Match officials
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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
- Next meeting on record: 22 February 1890
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.