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1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match

Rugby Union Centenary International
1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match
Scotland England
Scotland England
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Match details
Date27 March 1971; 53 years ago (27 March 1971)
VenueMurrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
RefereeMeirion Joseph (Wales)
Attendance50,000[1]
← 1871

The 1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match, also known as the Rugby Union Centenary International,[2] was an international rugby union match played between Scotland and England on 27 March 1971, the centenary of the match between the two teams played in 1871.

Overview and background

The teams' pre-match record
Team Wins
 England 41
 Scotland 31
Draws 14

The match between Scotland and England on 27 March 1971 was played one week after their Five Nations meeting. The record of both teams at the Five Nations tournament was poor: Scotland finishing last, England second-last. The two teams were separated by just one-point, both on the final standings and in their Five Nations fixture. The Scots came back to win the encounter 15–16,[3] breaking their six-year, two-match losing streak at Twickenham Stadium.

With the previous weeks result, the competition between both teams was considered very tight. Despite both teams' poor records in the Five Nations, it was notably mentioned as unworthy by the news-media.[4]

Scotland ran away with a dominant victory at home, 26–6. The twenty-point win was Scotland's biggest victory over England, and remained so for 14 years and 325 days until they met in the 1986 Five Nations.[5][6][7]

Match details

27 March 1971[8]
13:00 GMT (UTC+0)
Scotland 26–6 England
Try: Frame (2) 1' c, 55' c
P. Brown 32' m
Steele 71' c
Rea 75' c
Con: A. Brown (4/4) 1', 55', 71', 75'
Pen: P. Brown (1/1) 7'		ReportPen: Hiller (1/1) 70'
Drop: Cowman (1/1) 10'
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Meirion Joseph (Wales)
FB 15 Arthur Brown
RW 14 Billy Steele
OC 13 John Frame
IC 12 Chris Rea
LW 11 Alastair Biggar
FH 10 Jock Turner
SH 9 Duncan Paterson
N8 8 Peter Brown (c)
OF 7 Rodger Arneil
BF 6 Nairn MacEwan
RL 5 Gordon Brown
LL 4 Alastair McHarg
TP 3 Sandy Carmichael
HK 2 Quintin Dunlop
LP 1 Ian McLauchlan
Substitutes:
N8 16 Gordon Strachan
WG 17 Ronnie Hannah
CE 18 Stephen Turk
SH 19 Ian McCrae
HK 20 Bobby Clark
PR 21 Hamish Bryce
Coach:
Bill Dickinson
FB 15 Bob Hiller
RW 14 Jeremy Janion
OC 13 Chris Wardlow
IC 12 John Spencer (c)
LW 11 David Duckham
FH 10 Dick Cowman
SH 9 Nigel Starmer-Smith
N8 8 Bob Taylor
OF 7 Tony Neary
BF 6 Tony Bucknall
RL 5 Chris Ralston
LL 4 Peter Larter
TP 3 Fran Cotton
HK 2 John Pullin
LP 1 Piggy Powell
Substitutes:
WG 16 Peter Glover
SH 17 Jacko Page
HK 18 Andy Johnson
PR 19 Stack Stevens
N8 20 Charlie Hannaford
FH 21 Ian Wright
Coach:
Don White

References

  1. ^ "Scots Rock England". The People. 28 March 1971.
  2. ^ "England's Rugby Men Slump Again". Football Post. 27 March 1971.
  3. ^ "Calcutta Cup: Victory For Scotland". Evening Express. 20 March 1971.
  4. ^ Lander, Chris (29 March 1971). "Calamity! Tame England Take A Tartan Tanning". Daily Mirror.
  5. ^ "Scots Let England Off Lightly". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 March 1971.
  6. ^ "Hastings' Points Record Spurs Scottish Spree". Sunday Tribune. 16 February 1986.
  7. ^ "Scots Are The Leaders Of The Pack". Dundee Courier. 17 February 1986.
  8. ^ "Scotland – England, 27 March 1971". espn.co.uk. ESPNscrum.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Scotland_versus_England_rugby_union_match