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Full time21 February 1987
Scotland
16–12
Ireland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1987Head-to-head

Scotland won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Gavin Hastings2–0
  2. –TScotland try · Roy Laidlaw6–0
  3. –TScotland try · Iwan Tukalo10–0
  4. –DScotland drop goal · John Rutherford13–0
  5. –DScotland drop goal · John Rutherford16–0
  6. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan16–2
  7. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan16–5
  8. –TIreland try · Donal Lenihan16–9
  9. –DIreland drop goal · Michael Kiernan16–12

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1David SoleProp
  2. 2Colin DeansHooker
  3. 3Iain MilneProp
  4. 4Iain PaxtonSecond row
  5. 5Alan TomesSecond row
  6. 6John JeffreyFlanker
  7. 7Finlay CalderFlanker
  8. 8John BeattieNumber 8
  9. 9Roy LaidlawScrum-half
  10. 10John RutherfordFly-half
  11. 11Iwan TukaloWing
  12. 12Scott HastingsCentre
  13. 13Doug WyllieCentre
  14. 14Matt DuncanWing
  15. 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
  16. 16Norrie RowanBench
  17. 17Gary CallanderBench
  18. 18Derek WhiteBench
  19. 19Greig OliverBench
  20. 20Keith RobertsonBench
  21. 21Peter DodsBench

Ireland

  1. 1Phil OrrProp
  2. 2Harry HarbisonHooker
  3. 3Des FitzgeraldProp
  4. 4Jim GlennonSecond row
  5. 5Donal LenihanSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Nigel CarrFlanker
  8. 8Willie AndersonNumber 8
  9. 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Trevor RinglandWing
  15. 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
  16. 16Jim McCoyBench
  17. 17Ciaran FitzgeraldBench
  18. 18Paul CollinsBench
  19. 19Tony DoyleBench
  20. 20Tony WardBench
  21. 21Philip RaineyBench

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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.