# Scotland at the Rugby World Cup

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.
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

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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | Squad | Head coach | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA |
| 1987 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 99 | Squad | D. Grant | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited |
| 1991 | Fourth Place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 64 | Squad | I. McGeechan | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 1995 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 75 | Squad | J. Telfer | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 173 | 108 | Squad | J. Telfer | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 14 |
| 2003 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 130 | Squad | I. McGeechan | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2007 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 85 | Squad | F. Hadden | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2011 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 73 | 59 | Squad | A. Robinson | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 128 | Squad | V. Cotter | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2019 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 119 | 55 | Squad | G. Townsend | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| 2023 | Pool Stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 71 | Squad | G. Townsend | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified | Automatically qualified |
| Total | — | 46 | 26 | 1 | 19 | 1407 | 874 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 14 |

## 1987 New Zealand & Australia
### Group matches

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
| France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | +101 | 25 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 69 | +66 | 22 | 5 | Knockout stage |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 130 | −69 | 6 | 2 | |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 151 | −98 | 5 | 0 | |
* 1 2 France qualify as pool winner having scored three tries to Scotland's two in their drawn match.
* 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)
| Teamvte | 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)
| Teamvte | 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)
| Teamvte | 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)
| Teamvte | 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 | Quarter-finals |
| 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup |
| 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 | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to the quarter-finals and qualified for the 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage, and qualification to the 2027 Rugby World Cup |
| 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)
* 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)
* 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)
* 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 Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)

## 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 | 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.