Scotland at the Rugby World Cup

Scotland have played in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987.

This article is about rugby union. For Scotland in the Rugby League World Cup, see Scotland national rugby league team § Rugby League World Cup.
Scotland vs Italy at St Etienne, 2007 World Cup
Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

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 controversially beaten in the quarter-final match versus Australia following a last minute refereeing error.[1] [2]

By position
Scottish fans at the 2007 game against Romania
Rugby World Cup Qualification
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
  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

1987 New Zealand & Australia
Group matches
23 May 1987
France  20–20  Scotland
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
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: David Burnett (Ireland)
2 June 1987
Romania  28–55  Scotland
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
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
Team
 P W D L PF PA tries Pts
 France 321014544255
 Scotland 321013569225
 Romania 31026113052
 Zimbabwe 30035315150
Quarter final
6 June 1987
New Zealand  30–3  Scotland
Try: Whetton
Gallagher
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6)
 Pen: Hastings
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)

1991 UK, Ireland & France
Group matches
5 October 1991
Scotland  47–9  Japan
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
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: Don Reordan (United States)
12 October 1991
Scotland  24–15  Ireland
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)
Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 Scotland 3300122366
 Ireland 3201102514
 Japan 310277872
 Zimbabwe 3003311580
Quarter final
19 October 1991
Scotland  28–6  Western Samoa
Try: Jeffrey (2)
Stanger
Con: Hastings (2)
Pen: Hastings (4)
 Report Pen: Vaea
Drop: Bachop
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Semi final
26 October 1991
Scotland  6–9  England
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
 Report Pen: Webb (2)
Drop: Andrew
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 54,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
Third-place play-off
30 October 1991
New Zealand  13–6  Scotland
Try: Little
Pen: Preston (3)
 Report Pen: G. Hastings (2)
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

1995 South Africa
Group matches
26 May 1995
Ivory Coast  0–89  Scotland
Try: G. Hastings (4)
Logan (2)
Walton (2)
Wright
Chalmers
Stanger
Burnell
Shiel
Con: G. Hastings (9)
Pen: G. Hastings (2)
Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Felise Vito (Western Samoa)
29 May 1995
Scotland  41–5  Tonga
Try: S. Hastings
Peters
G. Hastings
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings (8)
 Try: Fenukitau
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Barry Leask (Australia)
3 June 1995
France  22–19  Scotland
Try: Ntamack
Con: Lacroix
Pen: Lacroix (5)
 Try: Wainwright
Con: G. Hastings
Pen: G. Hastings (4)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Wayne Erickson (Australia)
Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 France 3300114479
 Scotland 3201149277
 Tonga 310244905
 Ivory Coast 3003291723
Quarter final
11 June 1995
New Zealand  48–30  Scotland
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)
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

1999 Wales
Group matches
3 October 1999
17:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Scotland  29–46  South Africa
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: Colin Hawke (New Zealand)
8 October 1999
16:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Scotland  43–12  Uruguay
Try: Russell
Armstrong
Metcalfe
M. Leslie
Simpson
Townsend
Con: Logan (5)
Pen: Logan
 Pen: Aguirre (3)
Sciarra
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 9,463
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
16 October 1999
15:00 WEST/GMT+01 (UTC+01)
Scotland  48–0  Spain
Try: Mather (2)
McLaren
Longstaff
Hodge
C. Murray
Penalty try
Con: Hodge (5)
Pen: Hodge
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 17,593
Referee: Clayton Thomas (Wales)
Team
 P W D L PF PA Pts
 South Africa 3300132359
 Scotland 3201120587
 Uruguay 310242975
 Spain 3003181223
Quarter-final play-offs
20 October 1999
15:30 WEST/GMT+1 (UTC+01)
Scotland  35–20  Samoa
Try: C. Murray
M. Leslie
Penalty try
Con: Logan
Pen: Logan (5)
Drop: Townsend
 Report Try: Lima
Sititi
Con: Leaega (2)
Pen: Leaega (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
Quarter final
24 October 1999
18:00 WEST/GMT+1 (UTC+01)
Scotland  18–30  New Zealand
Try: C. Murray
Pountney
Con: Logan
Pen: Logan
Drop: Townsend
 Report Try: Umaga (2)
Wilson
Lomu
Con: Mehrtens (2)
Pen: Mehrtens (2)
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 59,750
Referee: Ed Morrison (England)

2003 Australia
Group matches
12 October 2003
Scotland  32–11  Japan
Try: Paterson (2)
Grimes
Taylor
Danielli
Con: Paterson
Townsend
Pen: Paterson
 Try: Onozawa
Pen: Hirose (2)
20 October 2003
Scotland  39–15  United States
Try: Danielli (2)
Kerr
Townsend
Paterson
Con: Paterson (4)
Pen: Paterson (2)
 Pen: Hercus (5)
25 October 2003
France  51–9  Scotland
Try: Betsen
Harinordoquy
Michalak
Galthié
Brusque
Con: Michalak (3)
Merceron
Pen: Michalak (4)
Drop: Michalak
Brusque
 Pen: Paterson (3)
Stadium Australia, Sydney
Attendance: 78,974
Referee: David McHugh (Ireland)
1 November 2003
Scotland  22–20  Fiji
Try: Smith
Con: Paterson
Pen: Paterson (5)
 Try: Caucaunibuca (2)
Con: Little (2)
Pen: Little (2)
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 37,137
Referee: Tony Spreadbury (England)
Team
 Pld W D L PF PA BP Pts
 France 440020470420
 Scotland 430110297214
 Fiji 420298114210
 United States 41038612526
 Japan 40047916300
Quarter final
8 November 2003
Australia  33–16  Scotland
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
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
Tries: Paterson 2' c
Hogg (3) 17' c, 46' c, 53' c
R. Lamont (2) 36' c, 72' c
Con: Paterson (6/6)		 Report
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 31,222
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
23 September 2007
17:00
Scotland  0–40  New Zealand
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
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'
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 New Zealand 44004630935+274420
 Scotland 43011411666+50214
 Italy 4202885117−3219
 Romania 4103540161−12115
 Portugal 4004438209−17111
Quarter final
7 October 2007
21:00
Argentina  19–13  Scotland
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'
Stade de France, Saint-Denis
Attendance: 76,866
Referee: Joël Jutge (France)

2011 New Zealand
Group matches
10 September 2011
13:00
Scotland  34–24  Romania
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[3] 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
Pen: Parks (4/7) 24', 34', 71', 76'
Drop: Parks (1/1) 39'
 Report[4] Pen: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 17', 73'
25 September 2011
20:30
Argentina  13–12  Scotland
Try: González Amorosino 73' c
Con: Contepomi (1/1)
Pen: Contepomi (2/5) 19', 64'
 Report[5] Pen: Paterson (1/2) 35'
Jackson (1/1) 38'
Drop: Jackson (1/1) 65'
Parks (1/2) 72'
1 October 2011
20:30
England  16–12  Scotland
Try: Ashton 78' c
Con: Flood (1/1)
Pen: Wilkinson (2/5) 34', 63'
Drop: Wilkinson (1/2) 57'
 Report[6] Pen: Paterson (2/2) 9', 55'
Parks (1/1) 17'
Drop: Parks (1/3) 40+'
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 58,213
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 England 44001813734+103218
 Argentina 4301109040+50214
 Scotland 420247359+14311
 Georgia 410334890−4204
 Romania 4004344169−12500

2015 England
Group matches
23 September 2015
14:30
Scotland  45–10  Japan
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'
Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 14,354
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
27 September 2015
14:30
Scotland  39–16  United States
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'
Elland Road, Leeds
Attendance: 33,521
Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand)
3 October 2015
16:45
South Africa  34–16  Scotland
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'
St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 50,900
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
10 October 2015
14:30
Samoa  33–36  Scotland
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'
St. James' Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 51,982
Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Team
 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
 South Africa 43012317656+120416
 Scotland 43011413693+43214
 Japan 4301998100–2012
 Samoa 4103769124–5526
 United States 4004550156–10600
    Quarter final
    18 October 2015
    16:00 BST (UTC+01)
    Australia  35–34  Scotland
    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[7] 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
    22 September 2019
    16:45 JST (UTC+09)
    (1 BP) Ireland  27–3  Scotland
    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'
    30 September 2019
    19:15 JST (UTC+09)
    (1 BP) Scotland  34–0  Samoa
    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
    Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
    Attendance: 27,586
    Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
    9 October 2019
    16:15 JST (UTC+09)
    (1 BP) Scotland  61–0  Russia
    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
    Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukuroi
    Attendance: 44,123
    Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)
    13 October 2019
    19:45 JST (UTC+09)
    (1 BP) Japan  28–21  Scotland (1 BP)
    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'
    Team
    		 Pld W D L TF PF PA +/− BP Pts
     Japan 44001311562+53319
     Ireland 43011812127+94416
     Scotland 42021611955+64311
     Samoa 4103858128–7015
     Russia 4004119160–14100

    Individual Records

    Gavin Hastings is by far the most successful Scottish world cup player, and has gained a number of records.

    Points
    Most overall points in final stages
    Points Name Country[8] App. Tries Con. Pen. Drop. Tournament
    227 Gavin Hastings (second position)  Scotland 1393936– 1987, 1991, 1995
    Key: App = Appearances. Con = conversions. Pen = penalties. Drop = drop goals.

    Conversions

    Most overall conversions in final stages

    Penalty goals

    Most penalties in a match

    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

    Nil points

    Hosting
    See also: Rugby World Cup hosts

    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.[9]

    2015 World Cup: England
    See also: 2015 Rugby World Cup

    The host for the 2015 tournament was England, with no games played in Scotland.

    See also

    References
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    • Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)
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