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Played2 February 1889
Scotland
v
Wales
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1889Head-to-head

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

Scoring

  1. –TScotland try · Charlie Orr
  2. –TScotland try · Hugh Ker

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

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. William AuldForward
  2. Henry ChambersBack
  3. James MarshThree-quarter
  4. John BoswellForward
  5. David MortonForward
  6. William McDonaldForward
  7. Chaarles FraserFly-half
  8. Thomas WhiteForward
  9. Henry StevensonThree-quarter
  10. Alfred DukeForward
  11. Charlie OrrFly-half
  12. Alfred MethuenForward
  13. William HolmsThree-quarter
  14. Matthew McEwanForward
  15. Hugh KerForward

Wales

  1. 1Syd NichollsProp
  2. 2Frank HillHooker
  3. 3William WilliamsProp
  4. 4David EvansSecond row
  5. 5Charles HardingSecond row
  6. 6Jim HannanFlanker
  7. 7William BowenFlanker
  8. 8Rowland ThomasNumber 8
  9. 9Rosser EvansScrum-half
  10. 10Charlie ThomasFly-half
  11. 11Martyn JordanWing
  12. 12Teddy BishopCentre
  13. 13Jim WebbCentre
  14. 14Dickie GarrettWing
  15. 15Hugh HughesFull-back

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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.