Rugby History of Scotland #2 Trivia Quiz

Answer: France

Played at Colombes, France, the French dominated the English referee and won their first ever international rugby test, scoring 2 tries and 2 goals to Scotlands 1 goal, 1 dropped goal, and 2 tries.

Answer: 1920

Played in heavy rain, Scotland gained control in the forwards and won 5-0. This was Scotlands third win in a row over the French after beating them 31-3 in 1912, and 21-3 at the Parc in 1913.

Answer: France

Scotland scored seven tries to one drop goal. Ian Smith led the way for the Scottish with four tries and a final score of 25-4.

Answer: Dan Drysdale

A fast fullback with a devastating tackle, he played in 28 Test matches, winning 18 and losing only 10, including defeating the English on three occasions in 1925, 1926, and 1927.

Answer: Ian Smith

A winger who had astonishing pace and a high step, his debut was for Scotland versus Wales. His combination with Drysdale at fullback would hold Scotland in good stead for a number of years. He scored his last test try in 1933 against Wales, in a 11-3 win. He also played in two 'Triple Crown' teams in 1925 and 1933.

Answer: True

Helped in 1925 by the dynamos of Drysdale and Smith, they beat Wales 24-14 (Ian Smith scoring 4 tries), Ireland 14-8 and England 14-11. In 1933 they scored only 3 tries, defeating Wales 11-3, England 3-0, and Ireland 8-6. In 1938, Scotland defeated Wales 8-6, with a late penalty, over-ran the Irish 23-14, and scored 5 tries against the English in a stirring 21-16 match.

Answer: Ian Smith

After the disaster of the 1932 whitewash, Smith must have wondered which sort of season he was in for. But with Brown at fullback and Lind in the halves, they played some wonderful football to defeat all comers, with Linds late drop goal to win over the Irish a sight to behold.

Answer: True

Wilson Shaw was a scrumhalf with the pace of a winger and sidestep beyond belief. He captained Scotland on 9 occasions and scored 8 test tries.

Answer: Twickenham

This was played in front of King George V, Queen Mary, and over 60,000 fans. This was one of the most exciting Calcutta Cup matches ever. Wilson Shaw, the Scottish halfback and captain turned in an astonishing performance, scoring two tries and setting up a third. One of his tries was a jinking solo run around most of the English backs.

The score changed constantly and it was left to Shaw in the final minutes to score his second try and win the game, 21-16.

Answer: eleven

Scotland scored 2 tries in defeating Wales, 4 vs Ireland, 2 converted (goals), and 5 against England.

Answer: False

Played at Murrayfield, Australia. The Australians scored 2 goals and two tries in their victory over Scotland. The score was 16-7.

Answer: 13-11

Played in wet conditions, Scotland's forwards controlled the game with superb ball skills and right on fulltime Harris scored a try which was converted, to win 13-11.

Answer: Cambridge

Andy Smith scored 12 Test tries and 6 penalty goals. He was a strong line runner and captained Scotland in 15 Test matches.

Answer: South Africa

A Test match was played at Port Elizabeth, and Scotland lost by 10-18 (2 goals against 3 goals and 1 try).

Answer: 12

Scotland's mighty forwards showed the way and their speedy backs finished the day, against the English on 12 historic occasions.
In 1912, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1948, and 1950.