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Played19 March 1881
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 · Thomas Begbie
  2. –TScotland try · Robert Ainslie
  3. –TScotland try · JB Brown
  4. –TEngland try · Hugh Rowley
  5. –DEngland drop goal · Lennard Stokes

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

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. Ninian FinlayThree-quarter
  2. William PeterkinForward
  3. Thomas BegbieBack
  4. Tom AinslieForward
  5. Robert MackenzieThree-quarter
  6. David McCowanForward
  7. James FraserForward
  8. James CampbellFly-half
  9. Robert MaitlandForward
  10. Bunny Don WauchopeFly-half
  11. James GrahamForward
  12. JB BrownForward
  13. Robert AinslieForward
  14. Bill MaclaganThree-quarter
  15. Charles ReidForward

England

  1. Henry VassallForward
  2. Albert HornbyBack
  3. Robert HuntThree-quarter
  4. Charles PhillipsForward
  5. Edward GurdonForward
  6. Frank WrightFly-half
  7. Howard FowlerForward
  8. Hugh RowleyFly-half
  9. Charles CoatesForward
  10. Charles FernandesForward
  11. Charles GurdonForward
  12. Jimmy BuddForward
  13. Walter HewittForward
  14. Lennard StokesThree-quarter
  15. George BurtonForward

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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.