TheBreakdown
Full time25 February 1905
Scotland
5–11
Ireland
Inverleith, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1905Head-to-head

Ireland won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Walter Forrest2–0
  2. –TScotland try · Alec Timms5–0
  3. –CIreland conversion · Basil Maclear5–2
  4. –TIreland try · Alf Tedford5–5
  5. –TIreland try · John Moffatt5–8
  6. –TIreland try · Jos Wallace5–11

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 15Walter ForrestFull-back
  2. William KyleForward
  3. William RitchieThree-quarter
  4. Robert StronachForward
  5. William MilneForward
  6. Alexander CairnsForward
  7. Lewis MacLeodThree-quarter
  8. Robert McCowatThree-quarter
  9. Alec TimmsThree-quarter
  10. Andrew RossForward
  11. William ScottForward
  12. Ernest SimsonFly-half
  13. Maurice DicksonForward
  14. Leonard WestForward
  15. Pat MunroFly-half

Ireland

  1. 15Maurice LandersFull-back
  2. John MoffattThree-quarter
  3. Hugh WilsonForward
  4. Thomas RobinsonFly-half
  5. Jack CoffeyForward
  6. Harry ThriftThree-quarter
  7. Jos WallaceForward
  8. George HarveyThree-quarter
  9. Ernie CaddellFly-half
  10. Henry MillarForward
  11. Hercules KnoxForward
  12. George HamletForward
  13. Basil MaclearThree-quarter
  14. Charlie AllenForward
  15. Alf TedfordForward

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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.