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Full time16 January 1988
Ireland
22–18
Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1988Head-to-head

Ireland won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan2–0
  2. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan4–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan7–0
  4. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin11–0
  5. –TIreland try · Hugo MacNeill15–0
  6. –TIreland try · Michael Bradley19–0
  7. –DIreland drop goal · Michael Kiernan22–0
  8. –CScotland conversion · Gavin Hastings22–2
  9. –CScotland conversion · Gavin Hastings22–4
  10. –PScotland penalty · Gavin Hastings22–7
  11. –PScotland penalty · Gavin Hastings22–10
  12. –TScotland try · Roy Laidlaw22–14
  13. –TScotland try · Scott Hastings22–18

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1John FitzgeraldProp
  2. 2Terry KingstonHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Willie AndersonSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7William SextonFlanker
  8. 8Michael GibsonNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Phil DanaherFull-back
  16. 16Jim McCoyBench
  17. 17John McDonaldBench
  18. 18Don WhittleBench
  19. 19Fergus AherneBench
  20. 20Ralph KeyesBench
  21. 21Hugo MacNeillBench

Scotland

  1. 1David SoleProp
  2. 2Gary CallanderHooker
  3. 3Norrie RowanProp
  4. 4Derek WhiteSecond row
  5. 5Damian CroninSecond row
  6. 6John JeffreyFlanker
  7. 7Finlay CalderFlanker
  8. 8Iain PaxtonNumber 8
  9. 9Roy LaidlawScrum-half
  10. 10Richard CrambFly-half
  11. 11Roger BairdWing
  12. 12Scott HastingsCentre
  13. 13Alan TaitCentre
  14. 14Matt DuncanWing
  15. 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
  16. 16Alex BrewsterBench
  17. 17Kenny MilneBench
  18. 18Alister CampbellBench
  19. 19Greig OliverBench
  20. 20Bill RenwickBench
  21. 21Peter DodsBench

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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.