The 1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches was a single international friendly held between the

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and

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national

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teams. With no other recognised rugby union teams in Britain or the rest of the world, the encounter between Scotland and England represented the only possible match that could be arranged, and would continue as such until 1875, when

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formed a

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Results

Scoring system

The matches for this season were decided on goals scored. A goal was awarded for a successful conversion after a try, for a dropped goal or for a

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. If a game was drawn, any unconverted tries were tallied to give a winner. If there was still no clear winner, the match was declared a draw.

The matches

England vs. Scotland

Scotland: WD Brown ( Glasgow Academicals), T Chalmers ( Glasgow Academicals), James Sanderson (

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), GB McClure ( West of Scotland), JLH McFarlane (

), W St Clair Grant (Craigmount School), TR Marshall (

), Henry William Allan ( Glasgow Academicals), P Anton ( St. Andrew's University), EM Bannerman (

), CC Bryce ( Glasgow Academicals), CW Cathcart (

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), John Davidson ( RIE College), RW Irvine (

), JAW Mein (

), AG Petrie ( Royal HSFP), FJ Moncreiff (

) capt., TP Whittington ( Merchistonians), RW Wilson ( West of Scotland), A Wood ( Royal HSFP) England: Charles Vanderspar (

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), Frederick Mills (

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), Sydney Morse ( Law Club), Harold Freeman (

), Cecil Boyle (

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), Stephen Finney ( I.C.E. College), James Body ( Gipsies), James Bush ( Clifton),

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( Law Club), William Fletcher (

), Alfred St. George Hamersley (

), Henry Lawrence (

), Francis Luscombe ( Gipsies), James Mackinlay (

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), Henry Marsh ( I.C.E. College), Murray Marshall ( Blackheath), Cyril Rickards ( Gipsies), Ernest Still (

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), Frederick Stokes ( Blackheath) capt.,

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