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Played5 March 1877
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. –DScotland drop goal · Malcollm Cross

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

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. Charles VillarForward
  2. Malcollm CrossThree-quarter
  3. James ReidForward
  4. Robert MackenzieThree-quarter
  5. Henry JohnstonThree-quarter
  6. Alexander PetrieForward
  7. James GrahamForward
  8. John Hay-GordonFly-half
  9. JE JunorForward
  10. Henry NapierForward
  11. DH WatsonForward
  12. Thomas TorrieForward
  13. James CarrickBack
  14. Robert IrvineForward
  15. Edward PocockFly-half

England

  1. Harry GarnettForward
  2. Murray MarshallForward
  3. R ToddForward
  4. Archibald LawForward
  5. PLA PriceFly-half
  6. Charles BrydenForward
  7. Albert HornbyThree-quarter
  8. Wyndham EvansonFly-half
  9. Charles TouzelForward
  10. Gillie HarrisonForward
  11. AW PearsonBack
  12. Edward KewleyForward
  13. William HuntForward
  14. Louis BirkettBack
  15. Lennard StokesThree-quarter

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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.