History of rugby union in Scotland a solitary try scored by England (a points scoring system had not then been devised). Scotland was responsible for organising the very first rugby international when a side representing England met the Scottish national side on the cricket field of the Edinburgh Academy at their Raeburn Place ground on 27 March 1871; Scotland won by one goal. The first provincial rugby football match in the world was played on 23 November 1872 in Scotland. This was between Glasgow District and Edinburgh District and played at the Burnbank ground in Woodlands, Glasgow. Edinburgh won the match 3-0 in a 20 a
Paul Dean (rugby union) Paul Dean (rugby union) Paul Michael Dean (born 28 June 1960) is a former Irish international rugby union player. He toured Australia in 1989 with the British and Irish Lions and at the time played club rugby for St. Mary's College RFC. Paul Dean was educated at St Mary's College, Rathmines. He won five schools international caps in 1977 and 1978 followed by a 'B' cap against England in 1980. He was out-half on Mick Doyle's Triple Crown-winning squad of 1985. He scored four tries and a drop goal in his 32 international caps over an eight-year period. His final