TheBreakdown
Full time4 March 1989
Scotland
37–21
Ireland
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1989Head-to-head

Scotland won by 16 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Peter Dods2–0
  2. –CScotland conversion · Peter Dods4–0
  3. –CScotland conversion · Peter Dods6–0
  4. –CScotland conversion · Peter Dods8–0
  5. –PScotland penalty · Peter Dods11–0
  6. –PScotland penalty · Peter Dods14–0
  7. –PScotland penalty · Peter Dods17–0
  8. –TScotland try · Iwan Tukalo21–0
  9. –TScotland try · Iwan Tukalo25–0
  10. –TScotland try · John Jeffrey29–0
  11. –TScotland try · Iwan Tukalo33–0
  12. –TScotland try · Damian Cronin37–0
  13. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan37–2
  14. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan37–4
  15. –CIreland conversion · Michael Kiernan37–6
  16. –PIreland penalty · Michael Kiernan37–9
  17. –TIreland try · Fergus Dunlea37–13
  18. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin37–17
  19. –TIreland try · Brendan Mullin37–21

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1David SoleProp
  2. 2Kenny MilneHooker
  3. 3Paul BurnellProp
  4. 4Chris GraySecond row
  5. 5Damian CroninSecond row
  6. 6John JeffreyFlanker
  7. 7Finlay CalderFlanker
  8. 8Derek WhiteNumber 8
  9. 9Gary ArmstrongScrum-half
  10. 10Craig ChalmersFly-half
  11. 11Iwan TukaloWing
  12. 12Sean LineenCentre
  13. 13Scott HastingsCentre
  14. 14Keith RobertsonWing
  15. 15Peter DodsFull-back
  16. 16Roger BairdBench
  17. 17Doug WyllieBench
  18. 18Greig OliverBench
  19. 19Derek TurnbullBench
  20. 20Alex BrewsterBench
  21. 21Jim HayBench

Ireland

  1. 1Tom ClancyProp
  2. 2Steve SmithHooker
  3. 3Jim McCoyProp
  4. 4Donal LenihanSecond row
  5. 5Neil FrancisSecond row
  6. 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
  7. 7Denis McBrideFlanker
  8. 8Noel MannionNumber 8
  9. 9Fergus AherneScrum-half
  10. 10Paul DeanFly-half
  11. 11Keith CrossanWing
  12. 12David IrwinCentre
  13. 13Brendan MullinCentre
  14. 14Michael KiernanWing
  15. 15Fergus DunleaFull-back
  16. 16Phil DanaherBench
  17. 17Vince CunninghamBench
  18. 18Rab BradyBench
  19. 19Willie AndersonBench
  20. 20Des FitzgeraldBench
  21. 21John McDonaldBench

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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.