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Full time26 February 1921
Ireland
9–8
Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1921Head-to-head

Ireland won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –TIreland try · Dennis Cussen3–0
  2. –TIreland try · George Stephenson6–0
  3. –TIreland try · William Cunningham9–0
  4. –CScotland conversion · George Maxwell9–2
  5. –TScotland try · Allen Sloan9–5
  6. –TScotland try · John Hume9–8

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Joseph BerminghamProp
  2. 2Billy CollopyHooker
  3. 3Anthony CourtneyProp
  4. 4William DohertySecond row
  5. 5Charles HallaranSecond row
  6. 6Thomas McClellandFlanker
  7. 7Patrick StokesFlanker
  8. 8Noel PurcellNumber 8
  9. 9Thomas MayneScrum-half
  10. 10William CunninghamFly-half
  11. 11Dennis CussenWing
  12. 12Alexander FosterCentre
  13. 13George StephensonCentre
  14. 14Henry CormacWing
  15. 15William CrawfordFull-back

Scotland

  1. 1John BannermanProp
  2. 2John BuchananHooker
  3. 3Robert GallieProp
  4. 4John MacDougallSecond row
  5. 5George MaxwellSecond row
  6. 6George MurrayFlanker
  7. 7John StewartFlanker
  8. 8James ShawNumber 8
  9. 9John HumeScrum-half
  10. 10Russell DonaldFly-half
  11. 11James CarmichaelWing
  12. 12Allen SloanCentre
  13. 13Archibald GracieCentre
  14. 14John McCrowWing
  15. 15Hector ForsaythFull-back

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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

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.