List of Scotland national rugby union team records
Scotland has 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
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Scotland lines up for the anthem before a game.
Individual records
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
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (descending), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: points difference (reverse), Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total matches played as captain, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total points scored in a match, Scrum, 28 September 2010.
- ↑ Statsguru / Ordered by: total tries scored in a match, Scrum, 28 September 2010.