It was largely used as a development side and began in the era when Scotland had little in the way of an age-grade pathway.

It has now been disbanded - having been supplanted by the age-grade national teams; and the Scotland 'A' side.

The first Scotland 'B' match took place against France 'B' on 13 November 1971 and those continued throughout the 'B' side's history; and later more opposition arrived in the shape of Ireland 'B' and Italy 'B'.

The squad was: M Wright (Kelso); D A Stark (Ayr), B Edwards (Boroughmuir), R R W Maclean (Gloucester), W L Renwick (London Scottish); D K Shiel (Jed-Forest), J M Scott (Stewart's Melville FP); D F Milne (Heriot's FP), J A Hay (Hawick), P H Wright (Borougmuir), D S Munro (Glasgow High Kelvinside), J F Richardson (Edinburgh Academicals), G E A Buchanan-Smith, C B S Richardson, captain, (both London Scottish), K P Rafferty (Heriot's FP).

Replacements—I J Ramsey (Melrose), T J Exeter (London Scottish), S Jardine (South Glamorgan Institute), R I Wainwright (Edinburgh Academicals), D J D Buthcer (London Scottish), J G Runciman (Melrose).

M Marsaing, H. Coufflgal, B. Lorenzin, D. Pouyau, J. Cazalbou, L. Annary [captain], J. Genet, R. Csespy, H. Mlorln, J. Gourrange.

P. Chamayou, C. Oeslandes, M. Courtiols SCOTLAND ■ M. Appleson (London Scottlsh), D. Stark (Ayr), D. Caskie (Gloucester), I. Jardine (Stirling County), M. Moncrieff (Gala), G. Townsend (Gala), D. Patterson (Edinburgh Acads), P. Jones (Gloucester), M. Scott (Dunfermline), B. Robertson (Stirling County), R. Scott (London Scottish), A. MacDonald (Heriot’s), S. Reid (Boroughmuir), D. McIntosh (Pontyprldd), R. Wainwrlght (Edinburgh Acads) [captain].