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Full time7 February 1998
Ireland
16–17
Scotland
Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland · Five Nations 1998Head-to-head

Scotland won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –CIreland conversion · David Humphreys2–0
  2. –PIreland penalty · David Humphreys5–0
  3. –PIreland penalty · David Humphreys8–0
  4. –TIreland try13–0
  5. –DIreland drop goal · David Humphreys16–0
  6. –PScotland penalty · Rowan Shepherd16–3
  7. –PScotland penalty · Rowan Shepherd16–6
  8. –PScotland penalty · Craig Chalmers16–9
  9. –PScotland penalty · Craig Chalmers16–12
  10. –TScotland try · Alan Tait16–17

Line-ups

Ireland

  1. 1Reggie CorriganProp
  2. 2Keith WoodHooker
  3. 3Paul WallaceProp
  4. 4Paddy JohnsSecond row
  5. 5Malcolm O'KellySecond row
  6. 6David CorkeryFlanker
  7. 7Kieron DawsonFlanker
  8. 8Eric MillerNumber 8
  9. 9Brian O'MearaScrum-half
  10. 10David HumphreysFly-half
  11. 11Denis HickieWing
  12. 12Mark McCallCentre
  13. 13Kevin MaggsCentre
  14. 14Richard WallaceWing
  15. 15Conor O'SheaFull-back
  16. 16Stan McDowellBench
  17. 17Eric ElwoodBench
  18. 18Steve McIvorBench
  19. 19Victor CostelloBench
  20. 20Gabriel FulcherBench
  21. 21Nick PopplewellBench
  22. 22Ross NesdaleBench

Scotland

  1. 1George GrahamProp
  2. 2Gordon BullochHooker
  3. 3Mattie StewartProp
  4. 4Damian CroninSecond row
  5. 5Doddie WeirSecond row
  6. 6Rob WainwrightFlanker
  7. 7Simon HolmesFlanker
  8. 8Peter WaltonNumber 8
  9. 9Gary ArmstrongScrum-half
  10. 10Craig ChalmersFly-half
  11. 11Kenny LoganWing
  12. 12Gregor TownsendCentre
  13. 13Alan TaitCentre
  14. 14Craig JoinerWing
  15. 15Rowan ShepherdFull-back
  16. 16Tony StangerBench
  17. 17Derrick LeeBench
  18. 18Andy NicolBench
  19. 19Adam RoxburghBench
  20. 20Stuart GrimesBench
  21. 21David HiltonBench
  22. 22Gav ScottBench

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Context

All-time, Ireland 72–55 Scotland, 5 drawn in 132 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Ireland going in
Scotland 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.