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Played8 January 1883
Scotland
v
Wales
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1883Head-to-head

No final score is recorded: Tests before 1892 were scored in goals and tries.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Bill Maclagan
  2. –CScotland conversion · Bill Maclagan
  3. –CScotland conversion · Bill Maclagan
  4. –TScotland try · David Macfarlan
  5. –TScotland try · David Macfarlan
  6. –TScotland try · Bunny Don Wauchope
  7. –CWales conversion · CP Lewis
  8. –TWales try · Tom Judson

The scoring record for this Test does not add up to the final score, so running scores are hidden.

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. John JamiesonForward
  2. David CasselsFly-half
  3. William WallsForward
  4. David SomervilleForward
  5. Tom AinslieForward
  6. DW KidstonBack
  7. David MacfarlanThree-quarter
  8. Bunny Don WauchopeFly-half
  9. JB BrownForward
  10. John MowatForward
  11. Sorley BrownThree-quarter
  12. Archibald WalkerForward
  13. Bill MaclaganThree-quarter
  14. James WalkerForward
  15. Charles ReidForward

Wales

  1. John GriffinForward
  2. Horace LyneForward
  3. Tom JonesForward
  4. George HardingFly-half
  5. George MorrisForward
  6. Tom JudsonForward
  7. Frank PurdonForward
  8. CP LewisBack
  9. Arthur JonesForward
  10. William NortonThree-quarter
  11. Tom ClappForward
  12. Bob GouldForward
  13. Charlie NewmanThree-quarter
  14. Bill EvansFly-half
  15. Alfred CattellForward

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Scotland 49–74 Wales, 2 drawn in 125 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going inno earlier scored Tests
Wales going inno earlier scored Tests

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.