1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match information
Rugby union match
Football match
Rugby Union Centenary International
1971 Scotland versus England rugby union match
Scotland
England
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Match details
Date
27 March 1971; 53 years ago (27 March 1971)
Venue
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee
Meirion Joseph (Wales)
Attendance
50,000[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.
^"Scots Rock England". The People. 28 March 1971.
^"England's Rugby Men Slump Again". Football Post. 27 March 1971.
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