Full time23 February 1952
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1952Head-to-head
Ireland won by 4 points.
Scoring
- –PIreland penalty · Noel Henderson3–0
- –TIreland try · Mick Lane6–0
- –TIreland try · Jack Kyle9–0
- –TIreland try · Noel Henderson12–0
- –CScotland conversion · Ian Thomson12–2
- –PScotland penalty · Ian Thomson12–5
- –TScotland try · James Davidson12–8
Line-ups
Ireland
- 1Tommy CliffordProp
- 2Karl MullenHooker
- 3John SmithProp
- 4Patrick LawlerSecond row
- 5Arthur O'LearySecond row
- 6Michael DarganFlanker
- 7Jim McCarthyFlanker
- 8Des O'BrienNumber 8
- 9John O'MearaScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Mick LaneWing
- 12John NotleyCentre
- 13Noel HendersonCentre
- 14William MillarWing
- 15John MurphyFull-back
Scotland
- 1James Cooper DawsonProp
- 2Norman MunnochHooker
- 3John FoxProp
- 4jimmie JohnstonSecond row
- 5Douglas MuirSecond row
- 6Douglas ElliotFlanker
- 7Peter KininmonthFlanker
- 8Hamish InglisNumber 8
- 9Arthur DorwardScrum-half
- 10James DavidsonFly-half
- 11Donald ScottWing
- 12James AllanCentre
- 13Ian CordialCentre
- 14Robert GordonWing
- 15Ian ThomsonFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 24 February 1951, Ireland 6–5 Scotland
- Next meeting on record: 28 February 1953
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.