Full time24 February 1951
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1951Head-to-head
Ireland won by 1 point.
Scoring
- –CScotland conversion · Ian Thomson2–0
- –TScotland try · Donald Sloan5–0
- –TIreland try · Des O'Brien5–3
- –DIreland drop goal · Noel Henderson5–6
Line-ups
Scotland
- 1James Cooper DawsonProp
- 2Norman MairHooker
- 3Robert WilsonProp
- 4Hamish InglisSecond row
- 5Bob GemmillSecond row
- 6Douglas ElliotFlanker
- 7Bob TaylorFlanker
- 8Peter KininmonthNumber 8
- 9Iain RossScrum-half
- 10Angus CameronFly-half
- 11David RoseWing
- 12Donald ScottCentre
- 13Donald SloanCentre
- 14Kenneth DalgleishWing
- 15Ian ThomsonFull-back
Ireland
- 1John SmithProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3Desmond McKibbinProp
- 4Patrick LawlerSecond row
- 5James BradySecond row
- 6Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 7Bill McKayFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11William MillarWing
- 12Noel HendersonCentre
- 13Richard ChambersCentre
- 14Mick LaneWing
- 15George NortonFull-back
Match officials
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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 1950, Scotland 0–21 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 23 February 1952
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.