TheBreakdown
Full time17 March 1956
Scotland
6–11
England
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Five Nations 1956Head-to-head

England won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. –PScotland penalty · Arthur Smith3–0
  2. –TScotland try · George Stevenson6–0
  3. –CEngland conversion · John Currie6–2
  4. –PEngland penalty · John Currie6–5
  5. –PEngland penalty · John Currie6–8
  6. –TEngland try · Johnny Williams6–11

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Hugh McLeodProp
  2. 2Bob MacEwenHooker
  3. 3Tom ElliotProp
  4. 4Ernest MichieSecond row
  5. 5Hamish KempSecond row
  6. 6Ian MacGregorFlanker
  7. 7Adam RobsonFlanker
  8. 8James GreenwoodNumber 8
  9. 9Arthur DorwardScrum-half
  10. 10Tom McClungFly-half
  11. 11Ian SwanWing
  12. 12George StevensonCentre
  13. 13Jimmy DochertyCentre
  14. 14Arthur SmithWing
  15. 15Robin ChisholmFull-back

England

  1. 1Sandy SandersProp
  2. 2Eric EvansHooker
  3. 3Charles JacobsProp
  4. 4David MarquesSecond row
  5. 5John CurrieSecond row
  6. 6Peter RobbinsFlanker
  7. 7Vic RobertsFlanker
  8. 8Ned AshcroftNumber 8
  9. 9Johnny WilliamsScrum-half
  10. 10Martin ReganFly-half
  11. 11Peter ThompsonWing
  12. 12Lewis CannellCentre
  13. 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
  14. 14Ted WoodwardWing
  15. 15Dennis AllisonFull-back

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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.