Scotland at the Rugby World Cup


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 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.

By position

[1987 [Rugby World Cup|1987 New Zealand & Australia]]

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[1991 [Rugby World Cup|1991 UK, Ireland & France]]

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1995 South Africa">1995 Rugby World Cup">1995 South Africa

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1999 Wales">1999 Rugby World Cup">1999 Wales

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2003 Australia">2003 Rugby World Cup">2003 Australia

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2007 France">2007 Rugby World Cup"> 2007 France

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2011 New Zealand">2011 Rugby World Cup">2011 New Zealand

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2015 England">2015 Rugby World Cup">2015 England

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2019 Japan">2019 Rugby World Cup">2019 Japan

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Individual Records

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

Points

Conversions

Most overall conversions in final stages
Most penalties in a match
RWC qualifying countries which Scotland has not played at the tournament include Canada, Wales and Namibia.

Miscellaneous

Draws

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.

2015 World Cup: England

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