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

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, 2019 and 2023, but have not qualified for the semi-finals.

In 2015 Scotland were defeated in the quarter-final match versus Australia following a number of refereeing decisions that provoked controversy. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

In 2019, they were defeated in the pool stages by Ireland and hosts Japan, becoming the first Tier 1 team since Wales in 2007 to not qualify for the quarter-finals from a pool that only contained two Tier 1 teams.

By position

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	Pool Stage	4	2	0	2	146	71	Squad		Automatically qualified
Total	Fourth Place	46	26	1	19	1407	874				2	2	0	0	170	14
Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Home venue

1987 New Zealand & Australia

Group matches

Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts	Qualification
France	3	2	1	0	145	44	+101	25	5[a]	Knockout stage
Scotland	3	2	1	0	135	69	+66	22	5[a]
Romania	3	1	0	2	61	130	−69	6	2
Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	53	151	−98	5	0

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)

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Scotland	3	3	0	0	122	36	+86	6
Ireland	3	2	0	1	102	51	+51	4
Japan	3	1	0	2	77	87	−10	2
Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	31	158	−127	0

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
France	3	3	0	0	114	47	+67	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	149	27	+122	7
Tonga	3	1	0	2	44	90	−46	5
Ivory Coast	3	0	0	3	29	172	−143	3

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Africa	3	3	0	0	132	35	+97	9
Scotland	3	2	0	1	120	58	+62	7
Uruguay	3	1	0	2	42	97	−55	5
Spain	3	0	0	3	18	122	−104	3

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)

Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville Attendance: 19,170 Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

20 October 2003

Scotland	39–15	United States
Try: Danielli (2) Kerr Townsend Paterson Con: Paterson (4) Pen: Paterson (2)		Pen: Hercus (5)

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Attendance: 46,796 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	BP	Pts	Qualification
France	4	4	0	0	204	70	+134	4	20	Quarter-finals
Scotland	4	3	0	1	102	97	+5	2	14
Fiji	4	2	0	2	98	114	−16	2	10
United States	4	1	0	3	86	125	−39	2	6
Japan	4	0	0	4	79	163	−84	0	0

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	B	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	4	4	0	0	309	35	+274	4	20	Qualified for the quarter-finals
2	Scotland	4	3	0	1	116	66	+50	2	14
3	Italy	4	2	0	2	85	117	−32	1	9	Eliminated, automatic qualification for RWC 2011
4	Romania	4	1	0	3	40	161	−121	1	5
5	Portugal	4	0	0	4	38	209	−171	1	1

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'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,162 Referee: Steve Walsh (New Zealand)

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'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Attendance: 64,558 Referee: Marius Jonker (South Africa)

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'

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 34,701 Referee: Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)

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[4]	Try: Lazăr 40+' m Carpo 67' c Con: Dimofte (1/2) Pen: Dumbravă (2/4) 12', 23' Dimofte (2/2) 54', 62'

Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill Attendance: 12,592 Referee: Dave Pearson (England)

14 September 2011 19:30

Scotland	15–6	Georgia
Pen: Parks (4/7) 24', 34', 71', 76' Drop: Parks (1/1) 39'	Report[5]	Pen: Kvirikashvili (2/2) 17', 73'

Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill Attendance: 10,267 Referee: George Clancy (Ireland)

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[6]	Pen: Paterson (1/2) 35' Jackson (1/1) 38' Drop: Jackson (1/1) 65' Parks (1/2) 72'

Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington Attendance: 26,937 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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[7]	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)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	England	4	4	0	0	137	34	+103	18	2	18	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup
2	Argentina	4	3	0	1	90	40	+50	10	2	14
3	Scotland	4	2	0	2	73	59	+14	4	3	11	Eliminated but qualified for 2015 Rugby World Cup
4	Georgia	4	1	0	3	48	90	−42	3	0	4
5	Romania	4	0	0	4	44	169	−125	3	0	0

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)

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	3	0	1	176	56	+120	23	4	16	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup
2	Scotland	4	3	0	1	136	93	+43	14	2	14
3	Japan	4	3	0	1	98	100	−2	9	0	12	Eliminated but qualified for 2019 Rugby World Cup
4	Samoa	4	1	0	3	69	124	−55	7	2	6
5	United States	4	0	0	4	50	156	−106	5	0	0

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[8]	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'

Twickenham Stadium, London Attendance: 77,110 Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)

2019 Japan

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	4	0	0	115	62	+53	13	3	19	Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup
2	Ireland	4	3	0	1	121	27	+94	18	4	16
3	Scotland	4	2	0	2	119	55	+64	16	3	11	Eliminated but qualified for 2023 Rugby World Cup
4	Samoa	4	1	0	3	58	128	−70	8	1	5
5	Russia	4	0	0	4	19	160	−141	1	0	0

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'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 63,731 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)

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'

International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama Attendance: 67,666 Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (New Zealand)

2023 France

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	TF	TA	B	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	4	4	0	0	190	46	+144	27	5	3	19	Advance to knockout stage, and qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
2	South Africa	4	3	0	1	151	34	+117	22	4	3	15
3	Scotland	4	2	0	2	146	71	+75	21	10	2	10	Qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup
4	Tonga	4	1	0	3	96	177	−81	13	25	1	5
5	Romania	4	0	0	4	32	287	−255	4	43	0	0

10 September 2023 17:45 CEST (UTC+2)

South Africa	18–3	Scotland
Try: Du Toit 47' m Arendse 50' c Con: De Klerk (1/1) 51' Pen: Libbok (2/4) 13', 25'	Report	Pen: Russell (1/1) 40+1'

Stade de Marseille, Marseille Attendance: 63,586 Referee: Angus Gardner (Australia)[9]

24 September 2023 17:45 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Scotland	45–17	Tonga
Try: Turner 5' c Van der Merwe 27' m Steyn 30' m Darge 40+2' c Horne 54' c Kinghorn 68' c Graham 80+2' c Con: Russell (5/7) 6', 40+3', 55', 70', 80+3'	Report	Try: Kata 20' c Tameifuna 44' c Con: Havili (2/2) 21', 45' Pen: Havili (1/1) 10'

Stade de Nice, Nice Attendance: 33,189 Referee: Karl Dickson (England)[9]

30 September 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Scotland	84–0	Romania
Try: Watson 9' c Price 17' c Graham (4) 21' c, 34' c, 40' c, 77' c Fagerson 38' c Harris 45' c Smith 53' c Healy 58' c Matthews 71' c Darge 73' c Con: Healy (11/11) 10', 18', 22', 35', 39', 40', 47', 55', 59', 72', 77' Horne (1/1) 73'	Report

Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq Attendance: 46,516 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England)[9]

7 October 2023 21:00 CEST (UTC+2)

(1 BP) Ireland	36–14	Scotland
Try: Lowe 2' m Keenan (2) 26' c, 39' c Henderson 32' c Sheehan 44' m Ringrose 58' m Con: Sexton (3/5) 27', 33', 40'	Report	Try: Ashman 64' c Price 66' c Con: Russell (2/2) 65', 66'

Stade de France, Saint-Denis Attendance: 78,459[10] Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)[9]

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[11]	App.	Tries	Con.	Pen.	Drop.	Tournament
227	Gavin Hastings (second position)	Scotland	13	9	39	36	–	1987, 1991, 1995

Key: App = Appearances. Con = conversions. Pen = penalties. Drop = drop goals.

Conversions

Most overall conversions in final stages

• Gavin Hastings 39 (1987–1995)

Penalty goals

Most penalties in a match

• Gavin Hastings 8 (v Tonga, 1995)

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	3	0	0	3	0%
Spain	1	1	0	0	100%
Tonga	2	2	0	0	100%
United States	2	2	0	0	100%
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	100%
Zimbabwe	2	2	0	0	100%
Overall	44	25	1	18	57%

RWC qualifying countries which Scotland has not played at the tournament include Canada, Wales and Namibia.

Miscellaneous

Draws

•  France 20–20  Scotland (1987)

Nil points

•  Scotland 89–0  Ivory Coast (1995)
•  Scotland 48–0  Spain (1999)
•  Scotland 42–0  Romania (2007)
•  Scotland 0–40  New Zealand (2007)
•  Scotland 34–0  Samoa (2019)
•  Scotland 61–0  Russia (2019)
•  Scotland 84–0  Romania (2023)

Hosting

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.^[12]