England tour
- Edinburgh, 10 March 1879
Scotland 1G - 1G England
(FT)
Teams
Scotland
England
Tries
none
Tries
Burton
Cons
none
Cons
Stokes
Drops
Finlay
Drops
none
Team
FB
Bill Maclagan
3Q
Malcolm Cross
3Q
Ninian Finlay
HB
John Neilson
HB
James Campbell
Fwd
Bob Ainslie
Fwd
Duncan Irvine
Fwd
John Brown
Fwd
Edward Ewart
Fwd
Robert Irvine
(c)
Fwd
Gordon Petrie
Fwd
Gussie Graham
Fwd
Henry Napier
Fwd
Nat Brewis
Fwd
John Junor
Team
FB
William Penny
FB
Harry Huth
3Q
Lennard Stokes
HB
Wyndham Evanson
HB
Henry Taylor
Fwd
Henry Springmann
Fwd
Stuart Neame
Fwd
Frank Adams
(c)
N8
Frank Fowler
Fwd
Jimmy Budd
Fwd
Gillie Harrison
Fwd
George Burton
Fwd
Hugh Rowley
Fwd
Roger Walker
Fwd
Norman McLeod
Notes
Result
Match drawn
Ground name
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Attendance
10000
Referee
GR Fleming
Scotland Test debuts
EN Ewart
England Test debuts
GW Burton
,
H Huth
,
NF McLeod
,
S Neame
,
HC Rowley
,
HH Springmann
,
HH Taylor
Points scoring rules
no points awarded, match is decided by a majority of goals