TheBreakdown
Full time7 March 1891
England
3–9
Scotland
Athletic Ground, Richmond, England · Home Nations 1891Head-to-head

Scotland won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Fred Alderson
  2. –TEngland try · Dicky Lockwood
  3. –CScotland conversion · Gregor MacGregor
  4. –CScotland conversion · Gregor MacGregor
  5. –TScotland try · William Neilson
  6. –TScotland try · John Orr
  7. –DScotland drop goal · Paul Clauss

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

Line-ups

England

  1. Samuel WoodsForward
  2. Richard BudworthForward
  3. Edgar Bonham-CarterForward
  4. Percy ChristophersonThree-quarter
  5. John RogersForward
  6. WRM LeakeFly-half
  7. Roger WilsonForward
  8. Joseph RichardsForward
  9. Dicky LockwoodThree-quarter
  10. Fred AldersonThree-quarter
  11. Eustace NorthForward
  12. Donald JowettForward
  13. William MitchellBack
  14. John BerryFly-half
  15. Thomas KentForward

Scotland

  1. Frederick GoodhueForward
  2. William NeilsonThree-quarter
  3. Gregor MacGregorThree-quarter
  4. John BoswellForward
  5. Paul ClaussThree-quarter
  6. William GibsonForward
  7. D'Arcy AndersonFly-half
  8. Ian MacIntyreForward
  9. Henry StevensonBack
  10. John OrrForward
  11. Charlie OrrFly-half
  12. George NeilsonForward
  13. Herbert LeggattForward
  14. Matthew McEwanForward
  15. Robert MacMillanForward

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Context

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

England going in
Scotland going in

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.