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Played8 March 1875
Scotland
v
England
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, ScotlandHead-to-head

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

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. James FinlayForward
  2. GR FlemingForward
  3. Arthur FinlayForward
  4. Thomas ChalmersThree-quarter
  5. Ninian FinlayThree-quarter
  6. G HeronForward
  7. Arthur MarshallForward
  8. Malcollm CrossThree-quarter
  9. Alexander WoodForward
  10. James ReidForward
  11. JK ToddForward
  12. Alexander PetrieForward
  13. Duncan RobertsonForward
  14. John Hay-GordonFly-half
  15. James MeinForward
  16. James DunlopForward
  17. Hugh HamiltonFly-half
  18. Allen ArthurForward
  19. Robert IrvineForward
  20. William BrownBack

England

  1. Murray MarshallForward
  2. Frank AdamsForward
  3. Harold GrahamForward
  4. Sydney ParkerForward
  5. Arthur MichellFly-half
  6. Jacob GenthForward
  7. Ernest ChestonForward
  8. JE PaulForward
  9. William CollinsFly-half
  10. Wyndham EvansonThree-quarter
  11. AW PearsonBack
  12. Edward KewleyForward
  13. Sydney MorseBack
  14. Louis BirkettBack
  15. James BushForward
  16. Reginald BirkettForward
  17. William FletcherForward
  18. Henry LawrenceForward
  19. Dawson TurnerForward
  20. Francis LuscombeForward

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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.