01
5 Mar 1988
Five Nations Championship
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Scotland
6–9
England
England won
England men · Five Nations Championship
England
v Scotland
12–12
Full time
England v Scotland finished 12–12.
- England
- None
- Scotland
- John Jeffrey
- Date
- Saturday 4 February 1989 · England in 1989
- Venue
- Twickenham Stadium, London
- Competition
- Five Nations Championship
Last checked 21 October 2026
Team sheets
Line-ups
England
Starting XV
- No. 1, Paul Rendall Prop
- No. 2, Brian Moore Hooker
- No. 3, Jeff Probyn Prop
- No. 4, Wade Dooley Lock
- No. 5, Paul Ackford Lock
- No. 6, Mike Teague Flanker
- No. 7, Andy Robinson Flanker
- No. 8, Dean Richards Number 8
- No. 9, Dewi Morris Scrum Half
- No. 10, Rob Andrew Fly Half
- No. 11, Chris Oti Wing
- No. 12, Simon Halliday Centre
- No. 13, Will Carling (c) Centre
- No. 14, Rory Underwood Wing
- No. 15, Jonathan Webb Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Mark Bailey (not used)
- No. 17, AL Thompson (not used)
- No. 18, Steve Bates (not used)
- No. 19, Gareth Chilcott (not used)
- No. 20, John Olver (not used)
- No. 21, Gary Rees (not used)
Scotland
Starting XV
- No. 1, David Sole Prop
- No. 2, Kenny Milne Hooker
- No. 3, Paul Burnell Prop
- No. 4, Chris Gray Lock
- No. 5, Damian Cronin Lock
- No. 6, John Jeffrey Flanker
- No. 7, Finlay Calder (c) Flanker
- No. 8, Derek White Number 8
- No. 9, Gary Armstrong Scrum Half
- No. 10, Craig Chalmers Fly Half
- No. 11, Iwan Tukalo Wing
- No. 12, Sean Lineen Centre
- No. 13, Scott Hastings Centre
- No. 14, Keith Robertson Wing
- No. 15, Peter Dods Full Back
Replacements
- No. 16, Roger Baird (not used)
- No. 17, Doug Wyllie (not used)
- No. 18, Greig Oliver (not used)
- No. 19, Derek Turnbull (not used)
- No. 20, Alex Brewster (not used)
- No. 21, Jim Hay (not used)
Referee: Guy Maurette. A replacement who came on is shown with the minute.
Men's senior internationals · Newest first
The 5 meetings before this one
02
4 Apr 1987
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
21–12
Scotland
England won
England tries: Penalty try, Marcus Rose
Scotland tries: Keith Robertson
03
15 Feb 1986
Five Nations Championship
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Scotland
33–6
England
England lost
04
16 Mar 1985
Five Nations Championship
Twickenham, London
England
10–7
Scotland
England won
05
4 Feb 1984
Five Nations Championship
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Scotland
18–6
England
England lost
Official meetings since 1871
England v Scotland stats
Meetings144In our results database
England wins77England perspective
Draws19Level at full time
Scotland wins48Scotland victories
England have scored 1786 points to Scotland's 1369 across these meetings.
Individual fixture records
Who has scored most?
England · Fixture leader
6Jason Robinson
6 tries against Scotland in matches we hold scorer data for.
Scotland · Fixture leader
8Huw Jones
Scotland's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.