TheBreakdown
Full time27 March 1971
Scotland
26–6
England
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, ScotlandHead-to-head

Scotland won by 20 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Arthur Brown2–0
  2. –CScotland conversion · Arthur Brown4–0
  3. –CScotland conversion · Arthur Brown6–0
  4. –CScotland conversion · Arthur Brown8–0
  5. –PScotland penalty · Peter Brown11–0
  6. –TScotland try · John Frame14–0
  7. –TScotland try · Peter Brown17–0
  8. –TScotland try · Billy Steele20–0
  9. –TScotland try · John Frame23–0
  10. –TScotland try · Chris Rea26–0
  11. –PEngland penalty · Bob Hiller26–3
  12. –DEngland drop goal · Alan Cowman26–6

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Ian McLauchlanProp
  2. 2Quintin DunlopHooker
  3. 3Sandy CarmichaelProp
  4. 4Alistair McHargSecond row
  5. 5Gordon BrownSecond row
  6. 6Nairn MacEwanFlanker
  7. 7Rodger ArneilFlanker
  8. 8Peter BrownNumber 8
  9. 9Dunc PatersonScrum-half
  10. 10John TurnerFly-half
  11. 11Alistair BiggarWing
  12. 12Chris ReaCentre
  13. 13John FrameCentre
  14. 14Billy SteeleWing
  15. 15Arthur BrownFull-back
  16. 16Ronald HannahBench
  17. 17Arthur TurkBench
  18. 18Ian McCraeBench
  19. 19Robert ClarkBench
  20. 20Robert BryceBench
  21. 21Gordon StrachanBench

England

  1. 1Piggy PowellProp
  2. 2John PullinHooker
  3. 3Fran CottonProp
  4. 4Peter LarterSecond row
  5. 5Chris RalstonSecond row
  6. 6Anthony BucknallFlanker
  7. 7Tony NearyFlanker
  8. 8Robert TaylorNumber 8
  9. 9Nigel Starmer-SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Alan CowmanFly-half
  11. 11David DuckhamWing
  12. 12John SpencerCentre
  13. 13Chris WardlowCentre
  14. 14Jeremy JanionWing
  15. 15Bob HillerFull-back
  16. 16Peter GloverBench
  17. 17Jacko PageBench
  18. 18AG JohnsonBench
  19. 19Stack StevensBench
  20. 20Ronald HannafordBench
  21. 21Ian WrightBench

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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.