The Blackheath club also organised the world 's first rugby international ( between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871 ) and hosted the first international between England and Wales ten years later -- the players meeting and getting changed at the Princess of Wales public house .
The Blackheath club organised the world 's first rugby international ( between England and Scotland in Edinburgh on 27 March 1871 ) , and hosted the first international between England and Wales ten years later .