TheBreakdown
Full time18 March 1939
Scotland
6–9
England
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Home Nations 1939Head-to-head

England won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –TScotland try · Robert Shaw3–0
  2. –TScotland try · William Murdoch6–0
  3. –PEngland penalty · John Heaton6–3
  4. –PEngland penalty · John Heaton6–6
  5. –PEngland penalty · John Heaton6–9

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. John InnesThree-quarter
  2. William PurdieForward
  3. Allan RoyForward
  4. Robert ShawThree-quarter
  5. Donald MackenzieForward
  6. George HorsburghForward
  7. Ian GrahamForward
  8. Rab Bruce-LockhartFly-half
  9. Thomas DorwardFly-half
  10. Ian HendersonForward
  11. Duncan MacraeThree-quarter
  12. George RobertsBack
  13. William MurdochThree-quarter
  14. WB YoungForward
  15. Wilfred CrawfordForward

England

  1. Harold WheatleyForward
  2. Henry ToftForward
  3. Jack EllisFly-half
  4. Thomas KempFly-half
  5. Robert CarrThree-quarter
  6. John WatkinsForward
  7. Joseph BerryForward
  8. John HeatonThree-quarter
  9. Derek TedenForward
  10. George HancockThree-quarter
  11. Ernest ParsonsBack
  12. Richard GuestThree-quarter
  13. Robin PrescottForward
  14. Robert MarshallForward
  15. Thomas HuskissonForward

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Context

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

Scotland going in
England 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.