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Full time27 February 1971
Scotland
5–17
Ireland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1971Head-to-head

Ireland won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Peter Brown2–0
  2. –TScotland try · John Frame5–0
  3. –CIreland conversion · Mike Gibson5–2
  4. –PIreland penalty · Mike Gibson5–5
  5. –PIreland penalty · Mike Gibson5–8
  6. –TIreland try · Alan Duggan5–11
  7. –TIreland try · Edwin Grant5–14
  8. –TIreland try · Alan Duggan5–17

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Ian McLauchlanProp
  2. 2Frank LaidlawHooker
  3. 3Sandy CarmichaelProp
  4. 4Alistair McHargSecond row
  5. 5Gordon BrownSecond row
  6. 6Nairn MacEwanFlanker
  7. 7Rodger ArneilFlanker
  8. 8Peter BrownNumber 8
  9. 9Dunc PatersonScrum-half
  10. 10John TurnerFly-half
  11. 11Ronald HannahWing
  12. 12Alistair BiggarCentre
  13. 13John FrameCentre
  14. 14Billy SteeleWing
  15. 15Ian SmithFull-back
  16. 17Brian SimmersBench
  17. 18Ian McCraeBench
  18. 19Quintin DunlopBench
  19. 20Robert BryceBench
  20. 21Gordon StrachanBench

Ireland

  1. 1Ray McLoughlinProp
  2. 2Ken KennedyHooker
  3. 3Sean LynchProp
  4. 4Willie John McBrideSecond row
  5. 5Mick MolloySecond row
  6. 6Mike HipwellFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Denis HickieNumber 8
  9. 9Roger YoungScrum-half
  10. 10Barry McGannFly-half
  11. 11Edwin GrantWing
  12. 12Mike GibsonCentre
  13. 13Barry BresnihanCentre
  14. 14Alan DugganWing
  15. 15Barry O'DriscollFull-back
  16. 16John MoloneyBench
  17. 17DM BarryBench
  18. 18Harry SteeleBench
  19. 19Patrick DwyerBench
  20. 20Dick MillikenBench
  21. 21JA JacksonBench

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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

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.