TheBreakdown
Full time16 March 1957
England
16–3
Scotland
Twickenham, London, England · Five Nations 1957Head-to-head

England won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –CEngland conversion · Robert Challis2–0
  2. –CEngland conversion · Robert Challis4–0
  3. –PEngland penalty · Robert Challis7–0
  4. –TEngland try · William Davies10–0
  5. –TEngland try · Peter Thompson13–0
  6. –TEngland try · Reginald Higgins16–0
  7. –PScotland penalty · Ken Scotland16–3

Line-ups

England

  1. 1Charles JacobsProp
  2. 2Eric EvansHooker
  3. 3George HastingsProp
  4. 4John CurrieSecond row
  5. 5David MarquesSecond row
  6. 6Peter RobbinsFlanker
  7. 7Reginald HigginsFlanker
  8. 8Ned AshcroftNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10Richard BartlettFly-half
  11. 11Peter ThompsonWing
  12. 12William DaviesCentre
  13. 13Jeff ButterfieldCentre
  14. 14Peter JacksonWing
  15. 15Robert ChallisFull-back

Scotland

  1. 1Hugh McLeodProp
  2. 2Bob MacEwenHooker
  3. 3Tom ElliotProp
  4. 4Ernest MichieSecond row
  5. 5Hamish KempSecond row
  6. 6George SmithFlanker
  7. 7Adam RobsonFlanker
  8. 8James GreenwoodNumber 8
  9. 9Arthur DorwardScrum-half
  10. 10Gordon WaddellFly-half
  11. 11John AllanWing
  12. 12Keith MacdonaldCentre
  13. 13Tom McClungCentre
  14. 14Arthur SmithWing
  15. 15Ken ScotlandFull-back

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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.