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Full time21 January 1978
Ireland
12–9
Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1978Head-to-head

Ireland won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Tony Ward2–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward5–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Tony Ward8–0
  4. –TIreland try · Stewart McKinney12–0
  5. –PScotland penalty · Dougie Morgan12–3
  6. –PScotland penalty · Dougie Morgan12–6
  7. –PScotland penalty · Dougie Morgan12–9

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Patrick WhelanHooker
  3. 3Michael FitzpatrickProp
  4. 4Moss KeaneSecond row
  5. 5Donal SpringSecond row
  6. 6John O'DriscollFlanker
  7. 7Fergus SlatteryFlanker
  8. 8Willie DugganNumber 8
  9. 9John MoloneyScrum-half
  10. 10Tony WardFly-half
  11. 11Freddie McLennanWing
  12. 12Paul McNaughtonCentre
  13. 13Alistair McKibbinCentre
  14. 14Tom GraceWing
  15. 15Tony EnsorFull-back
  16. 16Ginger McLoughlinBench
  17. 17Ciaran FitzgeraldBench
  18. 18Stewart McKinneyBench
  19. 19John RobbieBench
  20. 20Michael QuinnBench
  21. 21Larry MoloneyBench

Scotland

  1. 1Ian McLauchlanProp
  2. 2Duncan MadsenHooker
  3. 3Sandy CarmichaelProp
  4. 4Alan TomesSecond row
  5. 5Alistair McHargSecond row
  6. 6Mike BiggarFlanker
  7. 7Charles HegartyFlanker
  8. 8Donald MacdonaldNumber 8
  9. 9Dougie MorganScrum-half
  10. 10Ronald WilsonFly-half
  11. 11David SheddenWing
  12. 12Ian McGeechanCentre
  13. 13Jim RenwickCentre
  14. 14Andy IrvineWing
  15. 15Bruce HayFull-back
  16. 16Charles HoggBench
  17. 17Alistair CranstonBench
  18. 18Roy LaidlawBench
  19. 19Colin DeansBench
  20. 20Norm PenderBench
  21. 21George MackieBench

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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.