History of rugby union matches between England and Scotland

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Illustration of the Scotland v England match at Raeburn Place in 1892. Calcutta Cup 1892.jpg
Illustration of the Scotland v England match at Raeburn Place in 1892.

England and Scotland have been playing each other at rugby union since 1871 when Scotland beat England in the first ever rugby union international. A total of 143 matches have been played, with England having won 77 times, Scotland 47 times and nineteen matches have been drawn.

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Apart from fixtures played in the Home/Five/Six Nations Championship competitions, two games have been played at the Rugby World Cup: the 1991 Semi-final and the 2011 Pool B fixture, both of which England were victorious. The sides also met in 1971 in a match to commemorate the centenary of the first match between the sides, which Scotland were victorious in both fixtures.

The 1938 Calcutta Cup match was the first live televised rugby international. It was broadcast by BBC Television. [1] [2]

The first two international sides to play against each other, the England–Scotland fixture is the second most-played international rugby union match as of 2025. Behind the Australia–New Zealand rivalry by some thirty-plus matches (not including XV results), it is one match ahead of the England–Ireland match-up and the Ireland–Scotland match-up.

Calcutta Cup

The teams have consistently been competing for the Calcutta Cup annually since 1879, or their ninth match-up together. Used in a one-off match, the Cup first took part in the Home Nations friendlies of the 1870s and early '80s. It is now one trophy of many used between the six teams that make up the Six Nations Championship.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

Overall

DetailsPlayedWon by
England
Won by
Scotland
DrawnEngland pointsScotland points
In England70461681,027636
In Scotland72303111727688
Neutral venue11001612
Overall1437747191,7701,336

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.

RecordEnglandScotland
Longest winning streak10 (16 February 1991 – 2 April 2000)4 (4 March 1893 – 13 March 1897;
21 February 1970 – 17 March 1973;
6 February 2021 – 22 February 2025)
Largest points for
Home61 (11 March 2017)33 (15 February 1986)
Away35 (21 February 2004)38 (16 March 2019)
Largest winning margin
Home40 (3 March 2001; 11 March 2017)27 (15 February 1986)
Away26 (2 February 2002)15 (9 March 1901)

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
127 March 1871 Raeburn Place, Edinburgh (2T) 1G–0G (1T)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1871 Scotland v England International
25 February 1872 The Oval, London (3T) 2G–1G (0)Flag of England.svg  England 1871–72 Home Nations International
33 March 1873 West of Scotland F.C., Glasgow (0) 0G–0G (0)draw 1872–73 Home Nations International
423 February 1874The Oval, London(0) 1G–0G (1T)Flag of England.svg  England 1873–74 Home Nations International
58 March 1875Raeburn Place, Edinburgh(0) 0G–0G (0)draw 1874–75 Home Nations International
66 March 1876The Oval, London(2T) 1G–0G (0)Flag of England.svg  England 1875–76 Home Nations International
75 March 1877Raeburn Place, Edinburgh(0) 1G–0G (0)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1876–77 Home Nations International
84 March 1878The Oval, London(0) 0G–0G (0)draw 1877–78 Home Nations International
910 March 1879Raeburn Place, Edinburgh(0) 1G–1G (1T)draw 1878–79 Home Nations International
1028 February 1880 Whalley Range, Manchester (5T) 2G–1G (1T)Flag of England.svg  England 1879–80 Home Nations International
1119 March 1881Raeburn Place, Edinburgh(2T) 1G–1G (1T)draw 1880–81 Home Nations International
124 March 1882Whalley Range, Manchester(0) 0G–0G (2T)Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1881–82 Home Nations International
133 March 1883Raeburn Place, Edinburgh(1T) 0G–0G (2T)Flag of England.svg  England 1883 Home Nations Championship
141 March 1884 Rectory Field, Blackheath (1T) 1G–0G (1T)Flag of England.svg  England 1884 Home Nations Championship
1513 March 1886Raeburn Place, Edinburgh(0) 0G–0G (0)draw 1886 Home Nations Championship
165 March 1887Whalley Range, Manchester(1T) 0G–0G (1T)draw 1887 Home Nations Championship
171 March 1890Raeburn Place, Edinburgh0–6Flag of England.svg  England 1890 Home Nations Championship
187 March 1891 Athletic Ground, Richmond 3–9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1891 Home Nations Championship
196 March 1892Raeburn Place, Edinburgh0–5Flag of England.svg  England 1892 Home Nations Championship
204 March 1893 Headingley, Leeds 0–8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1893 Home Nations Championship
2117 March 1894Raeburn Place, Edinburgh6–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1894 Home Nations Championship
229 March 1895Athletic Ground, Richmond3–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1895 Home Nations Championship
2314 March 1896 Hampden Park, Glasgow11–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1896 Home Nations Championship
2413 March 1897 Fallowfield, Manchester12–3Flag of England.svg  England 1897 Home Nations Championship
2512 March 1898 Powderhall, Edinburgh3–3draw 1898 Home Nations Championship
2611 March 1899Rectory Field, Blackheath0–5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1899 Home Nations Championship
2710 March 1900 Inverleith, Edinburgh0–0draw 1900 Home Nations Championship
289 March 1901Rectory Field, Blackheath3–18Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1901 Home Nations Championship
2915 March 1902Inverleith, Edinburgh3–6Flag of England.svg  England 1902 Home Nations Championship
3021 March 1903Athletic Ground, Richmond6–10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1903 Home Nations Championship
3119 March 1904Inverleith, Edinburgh6–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1904 Home Nations Championship
3218 March 1905Athletic Ground, Richmond0–8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1905 Home Nations Championship
3317 March 1906Inverleith, Edinburgh3–9Flag of England.svg  England 1906 Home Nations Championship
3416 March 1907Rectory Field, Blackheath3–8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1907 Home Nations Championship
3521 March 1908Inverleith, Edinburgh16–10Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1908 Home Nations Championship
3620 March 1909Athletic Ground, Richmond8–18Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1909 Home Nations Championship
3719 March 1910Inverleith, Edinburgh5–14Flag of England.svg  England 1910 Five Nations Championship
3818 March 1911 Twickenham Stadium, London13–8Flag of England.svg  England 1911 Five Nations Championship
3916 March 1912Inverleith, Edinburgh8–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1912 Five Nations Championship
4015 March 1913Twickenham Stadium, London3–0Flag of England.svg  England 1913 Five Nations Championship
4121 March 1914Inverleith, Edinburgh15–16Flag of England.svg  England 1914 Five Nations Championship
4220 March 1920Twickenham Stadium, London13–4Flag of England.svg  England 1920 Five Nations Championship
4319 March 1921Inverleith, Edinburgh0–18Flag of England.svg  England 1921 Five Nations Championship
4418 March 1922Twickenham Stadium, London11–5Flag of England.svg  England 1922 Five Nations Championship
4517 March 1923Inverleith, Edinburgh6–8Flag of England.svg  England 1923 Five Nations Championship
4615 March 1924Twickenham Stadium, London19–0Flag of England.svg  England 1924 Five Nations Championship
4721 March 1925 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh14–11Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1925 Five Nations Championship
4820 March 1926Twickenham Stadium, London9–17Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1926 Five Nations Championship
4919 March 1927Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh21–13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1927 Five Nations Championship
5017 March 1928Twickenham Stadium, London6–0Flag of England.svg  England 1928 Five Nations Championship
5116 March 1929Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh12–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1929 Five Nations Championship
5215 March 1930Twickenham Stadium, London0–0draw 1930 Five Nations Championship
5321 March 1931Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh28–19Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1931 Five Nations Championship
5419 March 1932Twickenham Stadium, London16–3Flag of England.svg  England 1932 Home Nations Championship
5518 March 1933Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–0Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1933 Home Nations Championship
5617 March 1934Twickenham Stadium, London6–3Flag of England.svg  England 1934 Home Nations Championship
5716 March 1935Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh10–7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1935 Home Nations Championship
5821 March 1936Twickenham Stadium, London9–8Flag of England.svg  England 1936 Home Nations Championship
5920 March 1937Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–6Flag of England.svg  England 1937 Home Nations Championship
6019 March 1938Twickenham Stadium, London16–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1938 Home Nations Championship
6118 March 1939Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–9Flag of England.svg  England 1939 Home Nations Championship
6215 March 1947Twickenham Stadium, London24–5Flag of England.svg  England 1947 Five Nations Championship
6320 March 1948Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1948 Five Nations Championship
6419 March 1949Twickenham Stadium, London19–3Flag of England.svg  England 1949 Five Nations Championship
6518 March 1950Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh13–11Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1950 Five Nations Championship
6617 March 1951Twickenham Stadium, London5–3Flag of England.svg  England 1951 Five Nations Championship
6715 March 1952Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–19Flag of England.svg  England 1952 Five Nations Championship
6821 March 1953Twickenham Stadium, London26–8Flag of England.svg  England 1953 Five Nations Championship
6920 March 1954Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–13Flag of England.svg  England 1954 Five Nations Championship
7019 March 1955Twickenham Stadium, London9–6Flag of England.svg  England 1955 Five Nations Championship
7117 March 1956Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–11Flag of England.svg  England 1956 Five Nations Championship
7216 March 1957Twickenham Stadium, London16–3Flag of England.svg  England 1957 Five Nations Championship
7315 March 1958Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–3draw 1958 Five Nations Championship
7421 March 1959Twickenham Stadium, London3–3draw 1959 Five Nations Championship
7519 March 1960Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh12–21Flag of England.svg  England 1960 Five Nations Championship
7618 March 1961Twickenham Stadium, London6–0Flag of England.svg  England 1961 Five Nations Championship
7717 March 1962Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–3draw 1962 Five Nations Championship
7816 March 1963Twickenham Stadium, London10–8Flag of England.svg  England 1963 Five Nations Championship
7921 March 1964Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh15–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1964 Five Nations Championship
8020 March 1965Twickenham Stadium, London3–3draw 1965 Five Nations Championship
8119 March 1966Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1966 Five Nations Championship
8218 March 1967Twickenham Stadium, London27–14Flag of England.svg  England 1967 Five Nations Championship
8316 March 1968Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–8Flag of England.svg  England 1968 Five Nations Championship
8415 March 1969Twickenham Stadium, London8–3Flag of England.svg  England 1969 Five Nations Championship
8521 February 1970Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh14–5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1970 Five Nations Championship
8620 March 1971Twickenham Stadium, London15–16Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1971 Five Nations Championship
8727 March 1971Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh26–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Rugby Union Centenary International
8818 March 1972Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh23–9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1972 Five Nations Championship
8917 March 1973Twickenham Stadium, London20–13Flag of England.svg  England 1973 Five Nations Championship
902 February 1974Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh16–14Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1974 Five Nations Championship
9115 March 1975Twickenham Stadium, London7–6Flag of England.svg  England 1975 Five Nations Championship
9221 February 1976Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh22–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1976 Five Nations Championship
9315 January 1977Twickenham Stadium, London26–6Flag of England.svg  England 1977 Five Nations Championship
944 March 1978Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh0–15Flag of England.svg  England 1978 Five Nations Championship
953 February 1979Twickenham Stadium, London7–7draw 1979 Five Nations Championship
9615 March 1980Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh18–30Flag of England.svg  England 1980 Five Nations Championship
9721 February 1981Twickenham Stadium, London23–17Flag of England.svg  England 1981 Five Nations Championship
9816 January 1982Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh9–9draw 1982 Five Nations Championship
995 March 1983Twickenham Stadium, London12–22Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1983 Five Nations Championship
1004 February 1984Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh18–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1984 Five Nations Championship
10116 March 1985Twickenham Stadium, London10–7Flag of England.svg  England 1985 Five Nations Championship
10215 February 1986Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh33–6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1986 Five Nations Championship
1034 April 1987Twickenham Stadium, London21–12Flag of England.svg  England 1987 Five Nations Championship
1045 March 1988Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–9Flag of England.svg  England 1988 Five Nations Championship
1054 February 1989Twickenham Stadium, London12–12draw 1989 Five Nations Championship
10617 March 1990Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh13–7Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1990 Five Nations Championship
10716 February 1991Twickenham Stadium, London21–12Flag of England.svg  England 1991 Five Nations Championship
10826 October 1991Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–9Flag of England.svg  England 1991 Rugby World Cup Semi-Final
10918 January 1992Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh7–25Flag of England.svg  England 1992 Five Nations Championship
1106 March 1993Twickenham Stadium, London26–12Flag of England.svg  England 1993 Five Nations Championship
1115 February 1994Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh14–15Flag of England.svg  England 1994 Five Nations Championship
11218 March 1995Twickenham Stadium, London24–12Flag of England.svg  England 1995 Five Nations Championship
1132 March 1996Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh9–18Flag of England.svg  England 1996 Five Nations Championship
1141 February 1997Twickenham Stadium, London41–13Flag of England.svg  England 1997 Five Nations Championship
11522 March 1998Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh20–34Flag of England.svg  England 1998 Five Nations Championship
11620 February 1999Twickenham Stadium, London24–21Flag of England.svg  England 1999 Five Nations Championship
1172 April 2000Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh19–13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2000 Six Nations Championship
1183 March 2001Twickenham Stadium, London43–3Flag of England.svg  England 2001 Six Nations Championship
1192 February 2002Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh3–29Flag of England.svg  England 2002 Six Nations Championship
12022 March 2003Twickenham Stadium, London40–9Flag of England.svg  England 2003 Six Nations Championship
12121 February 2004Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh13–35Flag of England.svg  England 2004 Six Nations Championship
12219 March 2005Twickenham Stadium, London43–22Flag of England.svg  England 2005 Six Nations Championship
12325 February 2006Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh18–12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2006 Six Nations Championship
1243 February 2007Twickenham Stadium, London42–20Flag of England.svg  England 2007 Six Nations Championship
1258 March 2008Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh15–9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2008 Six Nations Championship
12621 March 2009Twickenham Stadium, London26–12Flag of England.svg  England 2009 Six Nations Championship
12713 March 2010Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh15–15draw 2010 Six Nations Championship
12813 March 2011Twickenham Stadium, London22–16Flag of England.svg  England 2011 Six Nations Championship
1291 October 2011 Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand)16–12Flag of England.svg  England 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool Match
1304 February 2012Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–13Flag of England.svg  England 2012 Six Nations Championship
1312 February 2013Twickenham Stadium, London38–18Flag of England.svg  England 2013 Six Nations Championship
1328 February 2014Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh0–20Flag of England.svg  England 2014 Six Nations Championship
13314 March 2015Twickenham Stadium, London25–13Flag of England.svg  England 2015 Six Nations Championship
1346 February 2016Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh9–15Flag of England.svg  England 2016 Six Nations Championship
13511 March 2017Twickenham Stadium, London61–21Flag of England.svg  England 2017 Six Nations Championship
13624 February 2018Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh25–13Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2018 Six Nations Championship
13716 March 2019Twickenham Stadium, London38–38draw 2019 Six Nations Championship
1388 February 2020Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh6–13Flag of England.svg  England 2020 Six Nations Championship
1396 February 2021Twickenham Stadium, London6–11Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2021 Six Nations Championship
1405 February 2022Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh20–17Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2022 Six Nations Championship
1414 February 2023Twickenham Stadium, London23–29Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2023 Six Nations Championship
14224 February 2024Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh30–21Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2024 Six Nations Championship
14322 February 2025Twickenham Stadium, London16–15Flag of England.svg  England 2025 Six Nations Championship

References

  1. "Television: Monday, March 7, to Saturday, March 12 – Sporting Events On The Screen" (PDF). Radio Times . BBC Magazines. 4 March 1938.
  2. Cockroft, Honor (19 March 2021). "Rugby's TV debut – 83 years on from the first televised Calcutta Cup". swlondoner.co.uk.