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Full time28 February 1948
Ireland
6–0
Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1948Head-to-head

Ireland won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –TIreland try · Bernard Mullan3–0
  2. –TIreland try · Jack Kyle6–0

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Albert McConnellProp
  2. 2Karl MullenHooker
  3. 3John DalyProp
  4. 4Colm CallanSecond row
  5. 5Jimmy NelsonSecond row
  6. 6Jim McCarthyFlanker
  7. 7Bill McKayFlanker
  8. 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
  9. 9Hugh de LacyScrum-half
  10. 10Jack KyleFly-half
  11. 11Bartholomew O'HanlonWing
  12. 12Des McKeeCentre
  13. 13Michael O'FlanaganCentre
  14. 14Bernard MullanWing
  15. 15Dudley HigginsFull-back

Scotland

  1. 1Ian HendersonProp
  2. 2George LyallHooker
  3. 3Stuart ColtmanProp
  4. 4Leslie CurrieSecond row
  5. 5Howard CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Douglas ElliotFlanker
  7. 7Robert BruceFlanker
  8. 8William BlackNumber 8
  9. 9William AllardiceScrum-half
  10. 10Derek HepburnFly-half
  11. 11David MackenzieWing
  12. 12John InnesCentre
  13. 13Charlie DrummondCentre
  14. 14Thomas JacksonWing
  15. 15William MurdochFull-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.