Scottish Rugby

The Scotland rugby union team represents Scotland in international rugby union, playing their home matches at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and has appeared in every one of the seven Rugby World Cups, recording a best finish of fourth place in 1991. 

The Scottish rugby team dates back to 1871, when they took part in the first ever international rugby union match against England at Raeburn Place, which the Scots won by a single goal after both sides had scored a try. Scotland were one of the founding nations that formed the inaugural Five Nations tournament in 1883, winning it outright 14 times, including the last ever tournament in 1999 before it became the Six Nations, and sharing it another eight times. 

1991 saw Scotland record their most successful World Cup performance, losing in the third-place playoff against New Zealand to finish fourth. Scotland narrowly missed out to Argentina on reaching the quarter-final in the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, failing to come through their group campaign after tight defeats to England and Argentina. 

Scotland's main rivalry is with the English national team. They both annually compete for the Calcutta Cup. Each year, this fixture is played out as part of the Six Nations tournament. England are the current holders after defeating Scotland 38-18 victory at Twickenham in the 2013 Six Nations.

Chris Paterson holds the record as Scotland's all-time most capped player and all-time leading points scorer with 786 points, currently third in the leading try scorers with 22, two tries behind joint leaders Ian Smith and Tony Stranger. Gavin Hastings sits just behind Paterson in the list on 667 points, and holds the record for most points in a single game (44 against the Ivory Coast). Scotland's 100-8 victory against Japan in 2004 remains the team's highest ever win, with a 68-10 defeat to South Africa in 1997 the highest margin of defeat in Scotland's history. 

Scott Johnson became interim Head Coach for the team in December 2012, leading the team into the 2013 Six Nations just a month after taking charge. Scotland won their matches against Italy and Ireland to finish the tournament third, their best finish in the competition since 2006. Johnson will remain in his role until 2014 when New Zealander Vern Cotter takes over as Scotland head coach after ending his role with French side Clermont Auvergne. 

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