TheBreakdown
Full time1 February 1947
Scotland
8–22
Wales
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1947Head-to-head

Wales won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Keith Geddes2–0
  2. –PScotland penalty · Keith Geddes5–0
  3. –TScotland try · Douglas Elliot8–0
  4. –CWales conversion · Bill Tamplin8–2
  5. –CWales conversion · Bill Tamplin8–4
  6. –PWales penalty · Bill Tamplin8–7
  7. –TWales try · Ken Jones8–10
  8. –TWales try · Ken Jones8–13
  9. –TWales try · Bleddyn Williams8–16
  10. –TWales try · Billy Cleaver8–19
  11. –TWales try · Les Williams8–22

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Ian HendersonProp
  2. 2Ralph SampsonHooker
  3. 3Richard AitkenProp
  4. 4David DeasSecond row
  5. 5Frank CouttsSecond row
  6. 6John OrrFlanker
  7. 7Douglas ElliotFlanker
  8. 8Alexander WattNumber 8
  9. 9Angus BlackScrum-half
  10. 10Ian LumsdenFly-half
  11. 11David MackenzieWing
  12. 12Charles BruceCentre
  13. 13Charlie DrummondCentre
  14. 14Thomas JacksonWing
  15. 15Keith GeddesFull-back

Wales

  1. 1Wilf EvansProp
  2. 2Billy GoreHooker
  3. 3Cliff DaviesProp
  4. 4Bill TamplinSecond row
  5. 5Stan WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Ossie WilliamsFlanker
  7. 7Gwyn EvansFlanker
  8. 8Rees StephensNumber 8
  9. 9Haydn TannerScrum-half
  10. 10Glyn DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Les WilliamsWing
  12. 12Billy CleaverCentre
  13. 13Bleddyn WilliamsCentre
  14. 14Ken JonesWing
  15. 15Howard DaviesFull-back

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Context

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

Scotland going in
Wales 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.