TheBreakdown
Played4 March 1878
England
v
Scotland
Kennington Oval, London, EnglandHead-to-head

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

Line-ups

England

  1. Murray MarshallForward
  2. Frank AdamsForward
  3. Henry KayllBack
  4. John BiggsForward
  5. PLA PriceFly-half
  6. Albert HornbyThree-quarter
  7. George VernonForward
  8. Wyndham EvansonFly-half
  9. George ThomsonForward
  10. Edward GurdonForward
  11. AW PearsonBack
  12. Edward KewleyForward
  13. Howard FowlerForward
  14. Frank FowlerForward
  15. Lennard StokesThree-quarter

Scotland

  1. Ninian FinlayThree-quarter
  2. George MacLeodForward
  3. Louis AuldjoForward
  4. Malcollm CrossThree-quarter
  5. Nathaniell BrewisForward
  6. James CampbellFly-half
  7. Alexander PetrieForward
  8. James GrahamForward
  9. JE JunorForward
  10. Henry NapierForward
  11. SH SmithForward
  12. Duncan IrvineForward
  13. Robert IrvineForward
  14. Bill MaclaganBack
  15. JA NeilsonFly-half

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.