 Cope was brought in to a much changed team after a disastrous opening match of the tournament against England; the selectors reacting to a 25–0 scoreline by selecting five new caps in the pack.Cope was one of the new members, who under the leadership of Arthur 'Monkey' Gould, managed to beat Scotland 6–0.Despite the victory, this was Cope's only international game, being replaced by a returning Arthur Boucher in the next match of the Championship.