Scotland Rugby News

The Scotland rugby team has a long and proud history. As one of the oldest rugby nations in the world, the Scottish rugby team contested the sport’s first international match in 1871. Today, Scotland’s home stadium is Murrayfield, a venue renowned for its passionate supporters.

Scotland competes in the annual Six Nations Championship. Here they have claimed 14 outright titles and three Grand Slams. However, they are yet to win the tournament in the current Six Nations format. The Scottish rugby team has also played in every Rugby World Cup. They delivered their best campaign in 1991, when they finished in fourth place.

Scotland Rugby Versus South Africa

South Africa first played the Scotland rugby team in 1906. This test was held at Hampden Park, Glasgow, where Scotland celebrated a 6-0 victory. Unfortunately for the Scots, the tides turned and South Africa won the next five encounters between the two teams.

Since then, South Africa have generally managed to stay on top. In fact, the Springboks won 24 of the 29 tests between the two teams from 1906 to 2023. Interestingly, all five of Scotland’s wins have occurred on home soil; their 1965, 1969, 2002 and 2010 victories took place at Murrayfield.

Both teams currently compete at the Rugby World Cup and it was here that the Springboks claimed three of their wins against the Scots. They beat Scotland in three pool-stage matches: 46-29 in 1999, 34-16 in 2015 and 18-3 in 2023.

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