This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Scotland women's national rugby union team.
Scotland
Emblem
Thistle
Union
Scottish Rugby Union
Head coach
Gregor Townsend
Captain
Finn Russell & Rory Darge (Co-Captains)
Most caps
Ross Ford (110)
Top scorer
Chris Paterson (809)
Top try scorer
Stuart Hogg (27)
Home stadium
Murrayfield Stadium
First colours
Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current
6 (as of 18 March 2024)
Highest
5 (2018 & 2023)
Lowest
12 (2015)
First international
Scotland 1–0 England (Edinburgh, Scotland; 27 March 1871)
Biggest win
Scotland 100–8 Japan (Perth, Scotland; 13 November 2004)
Biggest defeat
Scotland 10–68 South Africa (Edinburgh, Scotland; 6 December 1997)
World Cup
Appearances
10 (First in 1987)
Best result
Fourth place (1991)
Website
scottishrugby.org
The Scotland national rugby union team (Scots: Scotland naitional rugby union team, Scottish Gaelic: sgioba nàiseanta rugbaidh na h-Alba) represents the Scottish Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship, where they are the current Calcutta Cup and Doddie Weir Cup holders. They also participate in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.
As of 14 February 2024, Scotland are 6th in the World Rugby Rankings.[1]
The history of the team extends back to 1871 when the Scottish rugby team played their first official test match, winning 1–0 against England at Raeburn Place. Scotland competed in the Five Nations from the inaugural tournament in 1883, winning it 14 times outright—including the last Five Nations in 1999—and sharing it another 8. In 2000 the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all ten competitions, the most recent being in 2023, where they failed to reach the quarter-finals. Their best finish came in 1991, where they lost to the All Blacks in the third place play-off.
Scotland have beaten all major rugby union playing nations except for New Zealand, the best result being two draws.
^"Men's rankings". World Rugby. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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