List of England national rugby union team results 1871–1879

These are the list of results that England have played from 1871 to 1879.

The first international in international rugby football history was played between Scotland and England at Raeburn Place, in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871. Scotland prevailed by one goal and try to England's one try . A standard points scoring system was at the time undeveloped .

1871

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	1T	1G 1T	27/03/1871	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	Test Match

1872

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	1G 1DG 2T	1DG	05/02/1872	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match

1873

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	0	0	03/03/1873	Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow	Test Match

1874

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	1DG	1T	23/02/1874	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match

1875

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Date	Venue	Status
Ireland	1G 1T 1DG	15/02/1875	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match
Scotland	0	20/03/1875	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	Test Match
Ireland	1G 1T	13/12/1875	Rathmines, Dublin	Test Match

1876

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	1G 1T	0	06/03/1876	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match

1877

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Ireland	2G 2T	0	05/02/1877	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match
Scotland	0	1DG	05/03/1877	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	Test Match

1878

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	0	0	04/03/1878	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match
Ireland	2G 1T	0	11/03/1878	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Test Match

1879

Scores and results list England's points tally first.

Opposing Teams	For	Against	Date	Venue	Status
Scotland	1G	1DG	10/03/1879	Raeburn Place, Edinburgh	Test Match
Ireland	2G 2T 1DG	0	24/03/1879	Kennington Oval, London	Test Match

Year Box

Preceded byNo Matches

England Rugby Results
1871–1879

Succeeded by1880-1889

Notes

Official RFU History Woolgar

England national rugby union team

Rugby Football Union

History

Players

Home stadiums

Twickenham Stadium

Competitions
and trophies

Related teams

Matches

World Cup finals	1991 2003 2007 2019
By opponent	Argentina Australia Barbarians Fiji France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales
Results	1871–1879 1880–1889 1890–1899 1900–1909 1910–1914 1920–1929 1930–1939 1947–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029
See also	All Matches Test Series Scotland (1871) Scotland (Centenary) England v President's Overseas XV

Tours

Australia	1963 1975 1988 1991 1997 1998 1999 2003 2004 2006 2010 2016 2022
New Zealand	1963 1973 1985 1998 2003 2004 2008 2010 2014 2024
South Africa	1972 1984 1994 1998 2000 2007 2012 2018
Argentina	1981 1990 1997 2002 2013 2017
Romania	1989
South Pacific	1973 1979 1988 1991
North America	1982 1993 2001
Asia	1971 1979