Home Nations - Manchester, 13 March 1897
England 12 - 3 Scotland (FT)

Teams

England Scotland
Tries Fookes, Robinson Tries Bucher
Cons Byrne Cons none
Drops Byrne Drops none

Notes

 
Result England won by a margin of 9 points
Home Nations points England 2, Scotland 0
 
Ground name Fallowfield, Manchester
Attendance 15000
 
Referee JT Magee (Ireland)
 
England Test debuts J Davidson, HW Dudgeon
Scotland Test debuts AM Bucher, AW Robertson
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 4, goal from a mark 4