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Scotland's First National Rugby Team, 1871, for the 1st international, v England in Edinburgh. Scotland won by 1 goal & 1 try to 1 try. Rugby union in Scotland in its modern form has existed since the mid-19th century. Scotland has one of the oldest rugby union traditions and has introduced various innovations including rugby sevens.
The history of the team dates from 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 eight.
The first two international sides to play against each other, the England–Scotland fixture is the second most-played international rugby union match as of 2025. Behind the Australia–New Zealand rivalry by some thirty-plus matches (not including XV results), it is one match ahead of the England–Ireland match-up and the Ireland–Scotland ...
History of rugby union matches between Ireland and Scotland (7 P) Pages in category "Scotland national rugby union team matches" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
Rugby union in Scotland is a popular team sport. Scotland's national side today competes in the annual Six Nations Championship and the Rugby World Cup.The first ever international rugby match was played on 27 March 1871, at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh, when Scotland defeated England in front of 4,000 people.
Scotland: 1876–77 Home Nations rugby union matches [2] 2 17 February 1879 Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast: 0–2G Scotland: 1878–79 Home Nations rugby union matches [3] 3 14 February 1880 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow: 3G–0 Scotland: 1879–80 Home Nations rugby union matches [4] 4 19 February 1881 Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast: 1G–0 Ireland
Scotland has played international rugby union since 1871, when they beat England in their first Test match. Scotland have competed in every Rugby World Cup. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category.
The rugby union match played between Scotland and England on 27 March 1871 was the world's first international rugby match. It is also officially the first international football match in any football code. The match was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh in front of 4,000 spectators.