Scotland rugby union team
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| Emblem | Thistle |
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Head coach | Gregor Townsend |
| Captain | Greig Laidlaw |
| Most caps | Ross Ford (110) |
| Top scorer | Chris Paterson (809) |
| Top try scorer |
Ian Smith & Tony Stanger (24) |
| Home stadium | Murrayfield Stadium |
| World Rugby ranking | |
| Current | 6 (as of 04 July 2017) |
| Highest | 5 (2017) |
| Lowest | 12 (2015) |
| First international | |
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Scotland 1–0 England (27 March 1871) |
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| Biggest win | |
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Scotland 100–8 Japan (13 November 2004) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Scotland 10–68 South Africa (6 December 1997) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (First in 1987) |
| Best result | Fourth place, 1991 |
| Website | www.scottishrugby.org |
The Scotland national rugby union team is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship and participates in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years. As of 4 July 2017[update], Scotland are 6th in the World Rugby Rankings.
The Scottish rugby team dates back to 1871, where they beat England in the first international rugby union match at Raeburn Place. Scotland competed in the Five Nations from the inaugural tournament in 1883, winning it 14 times outright—including the last ever Five Nations in 1999—and sharing it another 8. In 2000 the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all eight competitions, the most recent being in 2015 where they were knocked out by Australia at the quarter-final stage in controversial circumstances. Their best finish came in 1991, where they lost to the All Blacks in the third place play-off.
Scotland have a strong rivalry 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, and Scotland last won it in 2008.
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