TheBreakdown
Full time23 February 1901
Scotland
9–5
Ireland
Inverleith, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1901Head-to-head

Scotland won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –TScotland try · William Welsh3–0
  2. –TScotland try · William Welsh6–0
  3. –TScotland try · Johnnie Gillespie9–0
  4. –CIreland conversion · Harry Irvine9–2
  5. –TIreland try · Bertie Doran9–5

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 15Alexander DuncanFull-back
  2. Andrew FlettForward
  3. Mark MorrisonForward
  4. Alec TimmsThree-quarter
  5. John BellForward
  6. Johnnie GillespieFly-half
  7. William WelshThree-quarter
  8. Francis DodsForward
  9. James RossForward
  10. Francis FassonFly-half
  11. David Bedell-SivrightForward
  12. Alexander FrewForward
  13. Johnny DykesForward
  14. Alfred FellThree-quarter
  15. Phipps TurnbullThree-quarter

Ireland

  1. 15Cecil BoydFull-back
  2. Louis MageeFly-half
  3. Jack RyanForward
  4. Ainsworth BarrFly-half
  5. Patrick HealeyForward
  6. Tom McGowanForward
  7. Ian DavidsonThree-quarter
  8. Harry IrvineForward
  9. Arthur FreearThree-quarter
  10. James AllisonThree-quarter
  11. Thomas HarveyForward
  12. Mike RyanForward
  13. Tommy LittleForward
  14. Bertie DoranThree-quarter
  15. Charlie AllenForward

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Context

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

Scotland going in
Ireland going in

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.