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Played27 March 1871
Scotland
v
England
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandHead-to-head

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

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · William Cross
  2. –TScotland try · William Cross
  3. –TScotland try · Angus Buchanan
  4. –TEngland try · Reginald Birkett

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

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. John MacfarlaneForward
  2. R MunroForward
  3. J ForsythForward
  4. Angus BuchananForward
  5. William LyallForward
  6. Alfred Clunies-RossBack
  7. JS ThomsonForward
  8. Thomas MarshallThree-quarter
  9. Alexander RobertsonForward
  10. John ArthurFly-half
  11. James MeinForward
  12. Robert IrvineForward
  13. William BrownBack
  14. Daniel DrewForward
  15. James FinlayForward
  16. William CrossFly-half
  17. Francis MoncreiffFly-half
  18. George RitchieForward
  19. Andrew ColvilleForward
  20. Thomas ChalmersBack

England

  1. William MacLarenThree-quarter
  2. Joseph GreenFly-half
  3. Arthur GibsonForward
  4. Alfred HamersleyForward
  5. John LuscombeForward
  6. Frank TobinFly-half
  7. Frederick StokesForward
  8. John ClaytonForward
  9. Charles CromptonForward
  10. John BentleyFly-half
  11. Charles SherrardForward
  12. Arthur GuillemardBack
  13. Arthur LyonBack
  14. John DugdaleForward
  15. Benjamin BurnsForward
  16. Richard OsborneBack
  17. Alfred DavenportForward
  18. Reginald BirkettForward
  19. Dawson TurnerForward
  20. HJC TurnerForward

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Scotland 45–71 England, 12 drawn in 128 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going inno earlier scored Tests
England 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.