TheBreakdown
Full time19 February 1977
Scotland
21–18
Ireland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1977Head-to-head

Scotland won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –PScotland penalty · Andy Irvine3–0
  2. –PScotland penalty · Andy Irvine6–0
  3. –TScotland try · Bill Gammell10–0
  4. –TScotland try · Bill Gammell14–0
  5. –TScotland try · Duncan Madsen18–0
  6. –DScotland drop goal · Dougie Morgan21–0
  7. –CIreland conversion · Mike Gibson21–2
  8. –PIreland penalty · Mike Gibson21–5
  9. –PIreland penalty · Mike Gibson21–8
  10. –PIreland penalty · Michael Quinn21–11
  11. –TIreland try · Mike Gibson21–15
  12. –DIreland drop goal · Michael Quinn21–18

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Jim AitkenProp
  2. 2Duncan MadsenHooker
  3. 3Norm PenderProp
  4. 4Ian BarnesSecond row
  5. 5Alistair McHargSecond row
  6. 6Mike BiggarFlanker
  7. 7Bill WatsonFlanker
  8. 8Donald MacdonaldNumber 8
  9. 9Dougie MorganScrum-half
  10. 10Ronald WilsonFly-half
  11. 11David SheddenWing
  12. 12Jim RenwickCentre
  13. 13Ian McGeechanCentre
  14. 14Bill GammellWing
  15. 15Andy IrvineFull-back
  16. 16Bruce HayBench
  17. 17Alistair CranstonBench
  18. 18Roy LaidlawBench
  19. 19Colin FisherBench
  20. 20Sandy CarmichaelBench
  21. 21Wilson LauderBench

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Patrick WhelanHooker
  3. 3Ned ByrneProp
  4. 4Moss KeaneSecond row
  5. 5Charles MurtaghSecond row
  6. 6Stewart McKinneyFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Willie DugganNumber 8
  9. 9John RobbieScrum-half
  10. 10Michael QuinnFly-half
  11. 11Jimmy BowenWing
  12. 12Mike GibsonCentre
  13. 13Alistair McKibbinCentre
  14. 14Tom GraceWing
  15. 15Frank WilsonFull-back
  16. 16Tom FeigheryBench
  17. 17John CantrellBench
  18. 18Harry SteeleBench
  19. 19Robbie McGrathBench
  20. 20Raymond FinnBench
  21. 21Tony EnsorBench

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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.