Scotland

Emblem	Thistle
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Head coach	Gregor Townsend
Captain	Sione Tuipulotu
Most caps	Ross Ford (110)
Top scorer	Chris Paterson (809)
Top try scorer	Darcy Graham (38)
Home stadium	Murrayfield Stadium
First colours Second colours
World Rugby ranking
Current	7 (as of 21 February 2026)
Highest	5 (2018 & 2023)
Lowest	12 (2015)
First international
Scotland 1–0 England  (Edinburgh, Scotland; 27 March 1871)
Biggest win
Scotland 100–8 Japan  (Perth, Scotland; 13 November 2004)
Biggest defeat
Scotland 10–68 South Africa  (Edinburgh, Scotland; 6 December 1997)
World Cup
Appearances	10 (first in 1987)
Best result	Fourth place (1991)
Website	scottishrugby.org

The Scotland national rugby union team represents Scotland in men's international rugby union. Governed by the Scottish Rugby Union, the team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship. They also participate in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.

Scotland played the 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. In 2000, the competition became the Six Nations with the addition of Italy. Since this change, Scotland have never won the competition. Scotland have competed in all ten Rugby World Cups, the most recent being in 2023, when they failed to reach the quarter-finals. Their best finish came in 1991, when they lost to New Zealand in the third place play-off.

Scotland have beaten all major rugby union playing nations except New Zealand, with whom they have had two draws. As of 16 November 2025, Scotland are ninth in the World Rugby Rankings.^[1]