Full time22 February 1947
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1947Head-to-head
Ireland won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –TIreland try · Bernard Mullan0–3
Line-ups
Scotland
- 1Tom McGlashanProp
- 2Alastair FisherHooker
- 3Howard CampbellProp
- 4Frank CouttsSecond row
- 5Alexander WattSecond row
- 6David ValentineFlanker
- 7Duncan McLeanFlanker
- 8James LeesNumber 8
- 9Ernest AndersonScrum-half
- 10William MunroFly-half
- 11David MackenzieWing
- 12Charles BruceCentre
- 13Charlie DrummondCentre
- 14William MacLennanWing
- 15Keith GeddesFull-back
Ireland
- 1Matthew NeelyProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3John DalyProp
- 4Colm CallanSecond row
- 5Ernie KeefeSecond row
- 6Bill McKayFlanker
- 7Daniel HingertyFlanker
- 8Bob AgarNumber 8
- 9Ernie StrathdeeScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Bernard MullanWing
- 12John HarperCentre
- 13Jack MonteithCentre
- 14Bartholomew O'HanlonWing
- 15Dudley HigginsFull-back
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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
- Previous meeting: 25 February 1939, Scotland 3–12 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 28 February 1948
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.