Full time21 February 1891
Ballynafeigh, Belfast, Northern Ireland · Home Nations 1891Head-to-head
Scotland won by 14 points.
Scoring
- –CScotland conversion · John Boswell
- –CScotland conversion · John Boswell
- –CScotland conversion · John Boswell
- –TScotland try · Paul Clauss
- –TScotland try · William Wotherspoon
- –TScotland try · Gregor MacGregor
- –TScotland try · William Wotherspoon
- –TScotland try · William Wotherspoon
- –DScotland drop goal · Matthew McEwan
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Line-ups
Ireland
- 15Dolway WalkingtonFull-back
- Robert StokesForward
- Edward FrazerForward
- LC NashForward
- Robert DunlopThree-quarter
- William DavisForward
- HG WellsThree-quarter
- James MoffattForward
- George CollopyForward
- John LytleForward
- Sammy LeeThree-quarter
- J RocheForward
- John O'ConorForward
- Benjamin TukeFly-half
- Edward CameronFly-half
Scotland
- 15Henry StevensonFull-back
- William WotherspoonFly-half
- Frederick GoodhueForward
- Adam DalgleishForward
- Gregor MacGregorThree-quarter
- John BoswellForward
- Paul ClaussThree-quarter
- William GibsonForward
- Ian MacIntyreForward
- John OrrForward
- Charlie OrrFly-half
- George NeilsonForward
- George WilsonThree-quarter
- Herbert LeggattForward
- Matthew McEwanForward
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Ireland 72–55 Scotland, 5 drawn in 132 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Ireland going in
Scotland going in
- Previous meeting: 22 February 1890, Ireland 0–5 Scotland
- Next meeting on record: 20 February 1892
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.