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This is a list of Scottish national rugby union players, i.e. those who have played for the Scotland national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match. In 2023, the Scottish Rugby Union made the decision to award caps to 56 players who only took part in 23 games which had not been considered full tests ...
Scottish players for other countries are included, e.g. Dugald MacDonald who played for South Africa, while his brother Donald played for Scotland, uncapped Scottish players e.g. Hefin O'Hare and Scotland caps who are notable for reasons other than being on the national rugby union team, e.g. Bill Gammell is better known as a businessman, and ...
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.
Pages in category "Scottish rugby union players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,499 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He retired from international rugby after Scotland’s 18–30 defeat by New Zealand in the 1999 Rugby World Cup quarter-final. He played 51 times for Scotland. [11] In a 2015 series of articles in The Herald titled "The 50 Greatest Scottish Rugby Players", Armstrong was ranked as Scotland's greatest. [2]
More than 50 players who represented Scotland in matches that at the time did not have Test status are to be awarded international caps.
[1] [2] It is administered by Scotland Rugby League, the governing body of rugby league in Scotland, and competes as a member of the Rugby League European Federation (RLEF), which encompasses the countries of Europe. The team played its first match on 13 August 1995 against Ireland and was given full international status in 1996. [3]
Ken Scotland; William Patrick Scott; Robert Wilson Shaw; Arthur Smith (rugby union) Doug Smith (rugby union) Ian Smith (rugby union, born 1903) John Smith (sportsman, born 1855) Ken Smith (rugby union) Tom Smith (rugby union, born 1971) David Sole; Peter Stagg; Tony Stanger; William Steele (rugby union) Robert Stevenson (rugby union) Angus Stuart