Scotland at the Rugby World Cup
Scotland have played in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987.
Their best finish was fourth in 1991. In their semi-final on October 26, 1991, Scotland lost 6–9 to England at Murrayfield after Gavin Hastings missed a penalty almost in front of and a short distance from the posts. On October 30 Scotland lost the third-place play-off to New Zealand in Cardiff 13–6.
Since then they have qualified for the quarter-finals in every tournament except in 2011 and 2019, but have not qualified for the semi-finals.
In 2015 Scotland were defeated in the quarter-final match versus Australia following a number of refereeing decisions that ultimately benefited Scotland more than they did Australia. [1] [2] [3]
In 2019, they were defeated in the pool stages by Ireland and hosts Japan, becoming the first Tier 1 team since Wales in 2007 to not qualify for the quarter-finals from a pool that only contained two Tier 1 teams.
By position[]
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 99 | Squad | Invited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 64 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 75 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 108 | Squad | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 130 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 85 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 59 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 128 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 55 | Squad | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Automatically qualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | Fourth Place | 42 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 1261 | 803 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1987 New Zealand & Australia[]
- Group matches
23 May 1987
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France | 20–20 | Scotland |
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Try: Sella Berbizier Blanco Con: Blanco Pen: Blanco (2) |
Try: White Duncan Pen: Hastings (4) |
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
30 May 1987
|
Scotland | 60–21 | Zimbabwe |
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Try: Tait (2) Tukalo (2) Duncan (2) Paxton (2) Oliver Hastings Jeffrey Con: Hastings (8) |
Try: Buitendag Con: Grobler Pen: Grobler (5) |
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 12,000 Referee: (Ireland) |
2 June 1987
|
Romania | 28–55 | Scotland |
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Try: Murariu (2) Toader Con: Alexandru Ion Pen: Alexandru (3) Ion |
Try: Jeffrey (3) Tait (2) Hastings (2) Duncan Tukalo Con: Hastings (8) Pen: Hastings |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | tries | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | 25 | 5 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 69 | 22 | 5 |
Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 130 | 5 | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 151 | 5 | 0 |
- Quarter final
6 June 1987
|
New Zealand | 30–3 | Scotland |
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Try: Whetton Gallagher Con: Fox (2) Pen: Fox (6) |
Pen: Hastings |
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 30,000 Referee: (Ireland) |
1991 UK, Ireland & France[]
- Group matches
5 October 1991
|
Scotland | 47–9 | Japan |
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Try: S. Hastings Stanger Chalmers White Penalty try Tukalo G. Hastings Con: G. Hastings (5) Pen: G. Hastings (2) Chalmers |
Report | Try: Hosokawa Con: Hosokawa Drop: Hosokawa |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ed Morrison (England) |
9 October 1991
|
Scotland | 51–12 | Zimbabwe |
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Try: Tukalo (3) Turnbull S. Hastings Stanger Weir White Con: Dods (5) Pen: Dods (2) Drop: Wylie |
Report | Try: Garvey (2) Con: Currin (2) |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 35,000 Referee: (United States) |
12 October 1991
|
Scotland | 24–15 | Ireland |
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Try: Shiel Armstrong Con: G. Hastings (2) Pen: G. Hastings (3) Drop: Chalmers |
Report | Pen: Keyes (4) Drop: Keyes |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000 Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 36 | 6 |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 51 | 4 |
Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 87 | 2 |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 158 | 0 |
- Quarter final
19 October 1991
|
Scotland | 28–6 | Western Samoa |
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Try: Jeffrey (2) Stanger Con: Hastings (2) Pen: Hastings (4) |
Report | Pen: Vaea Drop: Bachop |
- Semi final
- Third-place play-off
1995 South Africa[]
- Group matches
26 May 1995
|
Ivory Coast | 0–89 | Scotland |
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Try: G. Hastings (4) Logan (2) Walton (2) Wright Chalmers Stanger Burnell Shiel Con: G. Hastings (9) Pen: G. Hastings (2) |
29 May 1995
|
Scotland | 41–5 | Tonga |
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Try: S. Hastings Peters G. Hastings Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings (8) |
Try: Fenukitau |
3 June 1995
|
France | 22–19 | Scotland |
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Try: Ntamack Con: Lacroix Pen: Lacroix (5) |
Try: Wainwright Con: G. Hastings Pen: G. Hastings (4) |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 47 | 9 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 27 | 7 |
Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 90 | 5 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 172 | 3 |
- Quarter final
11 June 1995
|
New Zealand | 48–30 | Scotland |
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Try: Little (2) Lomu Mehrtens Bunce Fitzpatrick Con: Mehrtens (6) Pen: Mehrtens (2) |
Try: Weir (2) S. Hastings Con: G. Hastings (3) Pen: G. Hastings (3) |
1999 Wales[]
- Group matches
Scotland | 29–46 | South Africa |
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Try: M. Leslie Tait Con: Logan (2) Pen: Logan (4) Drop: Townsend |
Try: Le Roux Kayser Van der Westhuizen Fleck A. Venter B. Venter Con: De Beer (5) Pen: De Beer (2) |
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 57,612 Referee: (New Zealand) |
Scotland | 43–12 | Uruguay |
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Try: Russell Armstrong Metcalfe M. Leslie Simpson Townsend Con: Logan (5) Pen: Logan |
Pen: Aguirre (3) |
Scotland | 48–0 | Spain |
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Try: Mather (2) McLaren Longstaff Hodge C. Murray Penalty try Con: Hodge (5) Pen: Hodge |
P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 35 | 9 |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 58 | 7 |
Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 97 | 5 |
Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 122 | 3 |
- Quarter-final play-offs
Scotland | 35–20 | Samoa |
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Try: C. Murray M. Leslie Penalty try Con: Logan Pen: Logan (5) Drop: Townsend |
Report | Try: Lima Sititi Con: Leaega (2) Pen: Leaega (2) |
- Quarter final
Scotland | 18–30 | New Zealand |
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Try: C. Murray Pountney Con: Logan Pen: Logan Drop: Townsend |
Report | Try: Umaga (2) Wilson Lomu Con: Mehrtens (2) Pen: Mehrtens (2) |
2003 Australia[]
- Group matches
12 October 2003
|
Scotland | 32–11 | Japan |
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Try: Paterson (2) Grimes Taylor Danielli Con: Paterson Townsend Pen: Paterson |
Try: Onozawa Pen: Hirose (2) |
20 October 2003
|
Scotland | 39–15 | United States |
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Try: Danielli (2) Kerr Townsend Paterson Con: Paterson (4) Pen: Paterson (2) |
Pen: Hercus (5) |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 46,796 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa) |
25 October 2003
|
France | 51–9 | Scotland |
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Try: Betsen Harinordoquy Michalak Galthié Brusque Con: Michalak (3) Merceron Pen: Michalak (4) Drop: Michalak Brusque |
Pen: Paterson (3) |
1 November 2003
|
Scotland | 22–20 | Fiji |
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Try: Smith Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (5) |
Try: Caucaunibuca (2) Con: Little (2) Pen: Little (2) |
Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
France | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 70 | 4 | 20 |
Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 97 | 2 | 14 |
Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 114 | 2 | 10 |
United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 125 | 2 | 6 |
Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 163 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
8 November 2003
|
Australia | 33–16 | Scotland |
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Try: Mortlock 46' c Gregan 59' c Lyons 64' c Con: Flatley (3) Pen: Flatley (4) |
Try: Russell 80' c Con: Paterson Pen: Paterson (2) Drop: Paterson 38' |
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 45,412 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand) |
2007 France[]
- Group matches
9 September 2007
18:00 |
Scotland | 56–10 | Portugal |
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Tries: R. Lamont (2) 12' c, 14' c S. Lawson 23' c Dewey 30' c Parks 57' c Southwell 60' c Brown 68' c Ford 76' c Con: Parks (5/5) Paterson (3/3) |
Report | Try: Carvalho 28' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 34' |
18 September 2007
21:00 |
Scotland | 42–0 | Romania |
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Tries: Paterson 2' c Hogg (3) 17' c, 46' c, 53' c R. Lamont (2) 36' c, 72' c Con: Paterson (6/6) |
Report |
23 September 2007
17:00 |
Scotland | 0–40 | New Zealand |
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Report | Tries: McCaw 5' c Howlett (2) 15' m, 74' m Kelleher 33' m Williams 62' m Carter 65' c Con: Carter (2/6) Pen: Carter (2/3) 26', 43' |
29 September 2007
21:00 |
Scotland | 18–16 | Italy |
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Pen: Paterson (6/6) 2', 6', 32', 35', 47', 53' | Report | Try: Troncon 13' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) Pen: Bortolussi (3/6) 18', 56', 62' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 309 | 35 | +274 | 4 | 20 |
Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 116 | 66 | +50 | 2 | 14 |
Italy | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 85 | 117 | −32 | 1 | 9 |
Romania | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 161 | −121 | 1 | 5 |
Portugal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 209 | −171 | 1 | 1 |
- Quarter final
7 October 2007
21:00 |
Argentina | 19–13 | Scotland |
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Try: Longo Elía 33' c Con: F. Contepomi (1/1) Pen: F. Contepomi (3/4) 23', 29', 43' Drop: Hernández (1/4) 54' |
Report | Try: Cusiter 63' c Con: Paterson (1/1) Pen: Parks (1/2) 16' Paterson (1/1) 38' |
2011 New Zealand[]
- Group matches
10 September 2011
13:00 |
Scotland | 34–24 | Romania |
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Try: Blair 8' m Ansbro 21' c Danielli (2) 75' m, 78' m Con: Paterson (1/4) Pen: Paterson (4/5) 3', 38', 53', 71' |
Report[4] | Try: Lazăr 40+' m Carpo 67' c Con: Dimofte (1/2) Pen: Dumbravă (2/4) 12', 23' Dimofte (2/2) 54', 62' |
14 September 2011
19:30 |
Scotland | 15–6 | Georgia |
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Pen: Parks (4/7) 24', 34', 71', 76' Drop: Parks (1/1) 39' |
Report[5] | Pen: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 17', 73' |
25 September 2011
20:30 |
Argentina | 13–12 | Scotland |
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Try: González Amorosino 73' c Con: Contepomi (1/1) Pen: Contepomi (2/5) 19', 64' |
Report[6] | Pen: Paterson (1/2) 35' Jackson (1/1) 38' Drop: Jackson (1/1) 65' Parks (1/2) 72' |
Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 26,937 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
1 October 2011
20:30 |
England | 16–12 | Scotland |
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Try: Ashton 78' c Con: Flood (1/1) Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 34', 63' Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 57' |
Report[7] | Pen: Paterson (2/2) 9', 55' Parks (1/1) 17' Drop: Parks (1/3) 40+' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 137 | 34 | +103 | 2 | 18 |
Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 2 | 14 |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 3 | 11 |
Georgia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 0 | 4 |
Romania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 44 | 169 | −125 | 0 | 0 |
2015 England[]
- Group matches
23 September 2015
14:30 |
Scotland | 45–10 | Japan |
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Try: Hardie 48' m Bennett (2) 56' c, 69 c Seymour 64' c Russell 74' c Con: Laidlaw (4/5) 57', 65', 70', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (4/5) 3', 12', 18', 20' |
Report | Try: Mafi 15' c Con: Goromaru (1/1) 16' Pen: Goromaru (1/3) 46' |
27 September 2015
14:30 |
Scotland | 39–16 | United States |
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Try: Visser 42' m Maitland 47' c Nel 54' c Scott 65' c Weir 79' c Con: Russell (1/2) 48' Laidlaw (3/3) 55', 66', 80' Pen: Hogg (1/2) 7' Russell (1/2) 16' |
Report | Try: Lamositele 21' c Con: MacGinty (1/1) 22' Pen: MacGinty (3/3) 3', 40', 51' |
3 October 2015
16:45 |
South Africa | 34–16 | Scotland |
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Try: Burger 13' c Pietersen 38' c Habana 73' m Con: Pollard (2/3) 13', 40' Pen: Pollard (4/4) 17', 27', 62', 68' Drop: Pollard 51' |
Report | Try: Seymour 49' c Con: Laidlaw (1/1) 50' Pen: Laidlaw (2/3) 30', 45' Weir (1/1) 60' |
10 October 2015
14:30 |
Samoa | 33–36 | Scotland |
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Try: T. Pisi 11' c Leiataua 14' m Lee-Lo 21' m Matu'u 78' c Con: T. Pisi (1/3) 11' Fa'apale (1/1) 78' Pen: T. Pisi (3/3) 5', 29', 38' |
Report | Try: Seymour 12' c Hardie 32' c Laidlaw 74' c Con: Laidlaw (3/3) 13', 33', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (5/7) 9', 20', 25', 51', 53' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 176 | 56 | +120 | 4 | 16 |
Scotland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 136 | 93 | +43 | 2 | 14 |
Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 98 | 100 | –2 | 0 | 12 |
Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 69 | 124 | –55 | 2 | 6 |
United States | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 50 | 156 | –106 | 0 | 0 |
- Quarter final
Australia | 35–34 | Scotland |
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Try: Ashley-Cooper 9' m Mitchell (2) 30' m, 43' c Hooper 40' m Kuridrani 64' c Con: Foley (2/5) 44', 65' Pen: Foley (2/2) 54', 80' |
Report[8] | Try: Horne 18' c Seymour 59' m Bennett 74' c Con: Laidlaw (2/3) 19', 75' Pen: Laidlaw (5/5) 14', 21', 34', 47', 69' |
2019 Japan[]
- Group matches
(1 BP) Ireland | 27–3 | Scotland |
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Try: Ja. Ryan 6' c Best 14' m Furlong 25' c Conway 56' m Con: Sexton (1/2) 8' Murray (1/2) 27' Pen: Carty (1/1) 68' |
Report | Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 21' |
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Attendance: 63,731 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England) |
(1 BP) Scotland | 34–0 | Samoa |
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Try: Maitland 29' c Laidlaw 33' c Penalty try (2) 56', 74' Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 30', 35' Pen: Laidlaw (1/1) 8' Drop: Hogg (1/1) 37' |
Report |
(1 BP) Scotland | 61–0 | Russia |
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Try: Hastings (2) 14' c, 18' c G. Horne (3) 22' c, 45' c, 59' m Turner 51' c Seymour 56' c Barclay 75' c McInally 78' c Con: Hastings (8/9) 15', 20', 24', 46', 53', 57', 76', 80' |
Report |
(1 BP) Japan | 28–21 | Scotland (1 BP) |
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Try: Matsushima 18' c Inagaki 26' c Fukuoka (2) 40' c, 43' c Con: Tamura (4/4) 20', 27', 40+2', 44' |
Report | Try: Russell 7' c Nel 50' c Fagerson 55' c Con: Laidlaw (2/2) 8', 51' Russell (1/1) 56' |
Pld | W | D | L | TF | PF | PA | +/− | BP | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 115 | 62 | +53 | 3 | 19 |
Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 121 | 27 | +94 | 4 | 16 |
Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 119 | 55 | +64 | 3 | 11 |
Samoa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 58 | 128 | –70 | 1 | 5 |
Russia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 160 | –141 | 0 | 0 |
Individual Records[]
Gavin Hastings is by far the most successful Scottish world cup player, and has gained a number of records.
Points[]
Points | Name | Country[9] | App. | Tries | Con. | Pen. | Drop. | Tournament |
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227 | Gavin Hastings (second position) | Scotland | 13 | 9 | 39 | 36 | – | 1987, 1991, 1995 |
- Key: App = Appearances. Con = conversions. Pen = penalties. Drop = drop goals.
Conversions[]
Most overall conversions in final stages
- Gavin Hastings 39 (1987–1995)
Penalty goals[]
Most penalties in a match
- Gavin Hastings 8 (v Tonga, 1995)
Overall record[]
Against | Played | Win | Draw | Lost | Win % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0% |
Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Ireland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% |
Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75% |
New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0% |
Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Romania | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Samoa | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
Spain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Tonga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% |
Overall | 42 | 24 | 1 | 17 | 57% |
RWC qualifying countries which Scotland has not played at the tournament include Canada, Wales and Namibia.
Miscellaneous[]
Draws[]
- France 20–20 Scotland (1987)
Nil points[]
- Scotland 89–0 Ivory Coast (1995)
- Scotland 48–0 Spain (1999)
- Scotland 42–0 Romania (2007)
- Scotland 0–40 New Zealand (2007)
- Scotland 34–0 Samoa (2019)
- Scotland 61–0 Russia (2019)
Hosting[]
Scotland has never been the main host of the World Cup, but a number of Rugby World Cup games have been played in Scotland over the years.
1991 World Cup: Britain/Ireland/France[]
The 1991 Rugby World Cup final was played in England, pool and finals games were played all over the main five European nations. Pool B games, which involved European nations, Scotland and Ireland, had all their games in either Dublin or Edinburgh with one game being played in Ulster.
1999 World Cup: Wales[]
The 1999 World Cup was hosted by Wales with some games spread across Scotland, England, Ireland and France. All Pool A games were held in Scotland. Second round play-offs and the quarter-finals were held at a variety of European venues.
2007 World Cup: France[]
The 2007 competition was held in France, with some games played in Wales and Scotland. Two Pool C matches were held at Edinburgh's Murrayfield.[10]
2015 World Cup: England[]
The host for the 2015 tournament was England, with no games played in Scotland.
See also[]
- History of the Rugby World Cup
- National team appearances in the Rugby World Cup
References[]
- Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
- Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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- Rugby World Cup by nation
- Scotland national rugby union team