List of Scotland national rugby union team records

Scotland have played international rugby union since 1871, when they beat England in their first Test match. Since that time, Scotland have competed in every Rugby World Cup. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

Team records

Greatest winning margin[1]
Points margin (score) Opposing team Venue Year
92 (100–8) Japan McDiarmid Park, Perth 2004
89 (89–0) Côte d'Ivoire Olympia Park, Rustenburg 1995
48 (48–0) Spain Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1999
47 (53–6) United States Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2000
46 (49–3) Argentina Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1990
46 (56–10) Portugal Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 2007
Greatest losing margin[2]
Points margin (score) Opposing team Venue Year
58 (10–68) South Africa Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1997
49 (20–69) New Zealand Carisbrook, Dunedin 2000
46 (3–49) New Zealand Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2010
44 (0–44) South Africa Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1951
42 (3–45) Australia Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 1998

Individual records

Most appearances[3]
Appearances Player Period
105 Chris Paterson 1999–2011
87 Scott Murray 1997–2007
82 Gregor Townsend 1993–2003
77 Jason White 2000–2009
75 Gordon Bulloch 1997–2005
Most appearances as captain[4]
Appearances Player Period
25 David Sole 1989–1992
21 Bryan Redpath 1998–2003
20 Gavin Hastings 1993–1995
19 Ian McLauchlan 1973–1979
19 Jason White 2005–2008
Most tries[5]
Tries Player Period
24 Ian Smith 1924–1933
24 Tony Stanger 1989–1998
22 Chris Paterson 1999–2011
17 Gavin Hastings 1986–1995
17 Alan Tait 1987–1999
17 Gregor Townsend 1993–2003
Most points[6]
Points Player Period
786 Chris Paterson 1999–2011
667 Gavin Hastings 1986–1995
273 Andy Irvine 1972–1982
236 Dan Parks 2004–2011
220 Kenny Logan 1992–2003
Most points in a match[7]
Points Player Opposing team Venue Year
44 Gavin Hastings Côte d'Ivoire Olympia Park, Rustenburg 1995
40 Chris Paterson Japan McDiarmid Park, Perth 2004
33 Gregor Townsend United States Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2000
31 Gavin Hastings Tonga Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria 1995
27 Gavin Hastings Romania Carisbrook, Dunedin 1987
Hat-tricks[8]
Tries Player Opposing team Venue Year
5 George Lindsay Wales Raeburn Place, Edinburgh 1887
4 William Stewart Ireland Inverleith, Edinburgh 1913
4 Ian Smith France Inverleith, Edinburgh 1925
4 Ian Smith Wales St. Helen's, Swansea 1925
4 Gavin Hastings Côte d'Ivoire Olympia Park, Rustenburg 1995
3 Robert MacKenzie Ireland Ormeau Road, Belfast 1887
3 William Wotherspoon Ireland Ballynafeigh, Belfast 1891
3 James Tennent France Inverleith, Edinburgh 1910
3 William Stewart France Parc des Princes, Paris 1913
3 Ian Smith Wales Inverleith, Edinburgh 1924
3 Johnnie Wallace France Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 1926
3 John Jeffrey Romania Carisbrook, Dunedin 1987
3 Iwan Tukalo Ireland Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1989
3 Tony Stanger Romania Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1989
3 Iwan Tukalo Zimbabwe Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1991
3 Andy Craig Fiji Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2002
3 Chris Paterson Japan McDiarmid Park, Perth 2004
3 Andrew Henderson Ireland Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2007
3 Ally Hogg Romania Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 2007

References

  1. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (descending), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  2. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (reverse), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  3. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  4. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played as captain, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  5. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  6. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  7. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
  8. ^ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 28 September 2010.