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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.
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.
The Scottish Football Union was founded on Monday 3 March 1873 at a meeting held at Glasgow Academy, Elmbank Street, Glasgow. [1] Eight clubs were represented at the foundation, Glasgow Academicals; Edinburgh Academical Football Club; West of Scotland F.C.; University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club; Royal High School FP; Merchistonians; Edinburgh University RFC; and Glasgow University.
The 1872 Cup marks the history of the world's oldest representative match. [6] On 23 November 1872 a Glasgow District side met an Edinburgh District side at Burnbank Park, the home ground of 1st Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers RFC and at the time also leased for use by Glasgow Academicals. Rugby Union was 20 a side in those days.
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 ...
The history of rugby union matches between France and Scotland dates back to 1910 when the two teams played against each other in Edinburgh. Scotland won the match 27–0. Since then there have been a total of 103 games played, resulting in 60 wins for France, 40 wins for Scotland and 3 draws, as of February 2024.
The national rugby union teams of Australia and Scotland have been playing each other in test rugby since 1927, and by November 2024, they have met in thirty five test matches. Their first meeting was on 17 December 1927, and was won 10–8 by Scotland.
1999 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final 22 24 June 2000 Carisbrook, Dunedin 69–20 New Zealand: 2000 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand: 23 1 July 2000 Eden Park, Auckland 48–14 New Zealand: 24 24 November 2001 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 6–37 New Zealand: 2001 New Zealand rugby union tour: 25 26 November 2005 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–29