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Played5 February 1872
England
v
Scotland
Kennington Oval, London, EnglandHead-to-head

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

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Francis Isherwood
  2. –TEngland try · Alfred Hamersley
  3. –TEngland try · Stephen Finney
  4. –TEngland try · Francis D'Aguilar
  5. –DEngland drop goal · Harold Freeman
  6. –DScotland drop goal · Charles Cathcart

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

Line-ups

England

  1. Harold FreemanThree-quarter
  2. Francis D'AguilarForward
  3. Frederick CurreyForward
  4. Alfred HamersleyForward
  5. Thomas BatsonForward
  6. Stephen FinneyFly-half
  7. William PinchingForward
  8. Francis IsherwoodForward
  9. Frederick StokesForward
  10. John BentleyFly-half
  11. Charles SherrardForward
  12. Arthur GuillemardBack
  13. P WilkinsonFly-half
  14. James MackinlayForward
  15. William MoberleyBack
  16. James BushForward
  17. James BodyForward
  18. Dawson TurnerForward
  19. Francis LuscombeForward
  20. Frederick MillsBack

Scotland

  1. John MacfarlaneForward
  2. JH McClureForward
  3. John AndersonForward
  4. William MarshallForward
  5. Thomas MarshallBack
  6. Regionald MaitlandBack
  7. Frederick MaxwellForward
  8. John ArthurBack
  9. James MeinForward
  10. Leslie BalfourBack
  11. Robert IrvineForward
  12. Henry Renny-TailyourForward
  13. William BrownBack
  14. James FinlayForward
  15. William CrossBack
  16. Edward BannermanForward
  17. Charles CathcartForward
  18. Francis MoncreiffBack
  19. Andrew ColvilleForward
  20. Thomas ChalmersBack

Match officials

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Context

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

England going inno earlier scored Tests
Scotland 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.