TheBreakdown
Full time1 March 1997
Scotland
38–10
Ireland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1997Head-to-head

Scotland won by 28 points.

Scoring

  1. 1’PScotland penalty · Rowan Shepherd3–0
  2. 1’CIreland conversion · David Humphreys3–2
  3. 1’PIreland penalty · David Humphreys3–5
  4. 1’TIreland try · Denis Hickie3–10
  5. 33’CScotland conversion · Rowan Shepherd5–10
  6. 33’TScotland try · Alan Tait10–10
  7. 58’CScotland conversion · Rowan Shepherd12–10
  8. 58’TScotland try · Peter Walton17–10
  9. 68’CScotland conversion · Rowan Shepherd19–10
  10. 68’TScotland try · Doddie Weir24–10
  11. 78’CScotland conversion · Rowan Shepherd26–10
  12. 78’TScotland try · Gregor Townsend31–10
  13. 81’CScotland conversion · Rowan Shepherd33–10
  14. 81’TScotland try · Tony Stanger38–10

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Tom SmithProp
  2. 2Graham EllisHooker
  3. 3Mattie StewartProp
  4. 4Doddie WeirSecond row
  5. 5Andy ReedSecond row
  6. 6Rob WainwrightFlanker
  7. 7Ian SmithFlanker
  8. 8Peter WaltonNumber 8
  9. 9Bryan RedpathScrum-half
  10. 10Craig ChalmersFly-half
  11. 11Kenny LoganWing
  12. 12Gregor TownsendCentre
  13. 13Alan TaitCentre
  14. 14Tony StangerWing
  15. 15Rowan ShepherdFull-back
  16. 16Iain GlasgowBench
  17. 17Duncan HodgeBench
  18. 18Gary ArmstrongBench
  19. 19Damian CroninBench
  20. 20David HiltonBench
  21. 21Steve BrotherstoneBench

Ireland

  1. 1Paul FlavinProp
  2. 2Ross NesdaleHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Jeremy DavidsonSecond row
  6. 6David CorkeryFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Ben CroninNumber 8
  9. 9Brian O'MearaScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Jonathan BellWing
  12. 12Kurt McQuilkinCentre
  13. 13Maurice FieldCentre
  14. 14Denis HickieWing
  15. 15Jim StaplesFull-back
  16. 16Conor O'SheaBench
  17. 17Paul BurkeBench
  18. 18Steve McIvorBench
  19. 19Gabriel FulcherBench
  20. 20Gavin WalshBench
  21. 21Allen ClarkeBench

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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.