# History of rugby union matches between Australia and Scotland

The national rugby union teams of Australia and Scotland have been playing each other in test rugby since 1927, and by November 2024, they have met in thirty five test matches. Their first meeting was on 17 December 1927, and was won 10–8 by Scotland. Their most recent meeting took place at Murrayfield Stadium in November 2024, and was won 27-13 by Scotland. Scotland won seven of the first nine matches between the sides but then had to wait twenty-seven years until November 2009 for their next victory, as the next sixteen games were all won by Australia. Since 1998, the two teams have competed for the Hopetoun Cup.

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by Australia | Won by Scotland | Drawn | Australia points | Scotland points |
| In Australia | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 332 | 140 |
| In Scotland | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 447 | 346 |
| Neutral venue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 34 |
| Overall | 35 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 814 | 520 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Australia | Scotland |
| Longest winning streak | 16 (10 Jul 1982 – 21 Nov 2009) | 3 (17 Jun 2017 – 6 Nov 2021) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 45 (13 June 1998) | 53 (25 November 2017) |
| Away | 44 (25 November 2006) | 34 (18 October 2015) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 42 (13 June 1998) | 29 (25 November 2017) |
| Away | 29 (25 November 2006) | 5 (4 July 1982) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 17 December 1927 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 10–8 | Scotland | 1927–28 New South Wales tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 2 | 22 November 1947 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 7–16 | Australia | 1947–48 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland, France and North America |
| 3 | 15 February 1958 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 12–8 | Scotland | 1957–58 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 4 | 17 December 1966 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 11–5 | Scotland | 1966–67 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France |
| 5 | 6 November 1968 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 9–3 | Scotland | 1968 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 6 | 6 June 1970 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 23–3 | Australia | 1970 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 7 | 6 December 1975 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 10–3 | Scotland | 1975–76 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and North America |
| 8 | 19 December 1981 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 24–15 | Scotland | 1981–82 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 9 | 4 July 1982 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 7–12 | Scotland | 1982 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 10 | 10 July 1982 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 33–9 | Australia | 1982 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 11 | 8 December 1984 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 12–37 | Australia | 1984 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland |
| 12 | 19 November 1988 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 13–32 | Australia | 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy |
| 13 | 13 June 1992 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 27–12 | Australia | 1992 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 14 | 21 June 1992 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 37–13 | Australia | 1992 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 15 | 9 November 1996 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 19–29 | Australia | 1996 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy |
| 16 | 22 November 1997 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 8–37 | Australia | 1997 Australia tour of Argentina and Great Britain |
| 17 | 13 June 1998 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 45–3 | Australia | 1998 Scotland tour of Australia and Fiji |
| 18 | 20 June 1998 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 33–11 | Australia | 1998 Scotland tour of Australia and Fiji |
| 19 | 11 November 2000 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 9–30 | Australia | 2000 Autumn International |
| 20 | 8 November 2003 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 33–16 | Australia | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 21 | 13 June 2004 | Docklands Stadium, Melbourne | 35–15 | Australia | 2004 Scotland tour of Oceania |
| 22 | 19 June 2004 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 34–13 | Australia | 2004 Scotland tour of Oceania |
| 23 | 6 November 2004 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 14–31 | Australia | 2004 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 24 | 20 November 2004 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | 17–31 | Australia | 2004 Scotland tour of Australia |
| 25 | 25 November 2006 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 15–44 | Australia | 2006 Autumn International |
| 26 | 21 November 2009 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 9–8 | Scotland | 2009 Autumn International |
| 27 | 5 June 2012 | McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle | 6–9 | Scotland | 2012 Scotland tour of Oceania |
| 28 | 23 November 2013 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 15–21 | Australia | 2013 Autumn International |
| 29 | 18 October 2015 | Twickenham Stadium, London (England) | 35–34 | Australia | 2015 Rugby World Cup |
| 30 | 12 November 2016 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 22–23 | Australia | 2016 Autumn International |
| 31 | 17 June 2017 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 19–24 | Scotland | 2017 Summer International |
| 32 | 25 November 2017 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 53–24 | Scotland | 2017 Autumn International |
| 33 | 6 November 2021 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 15–13 | Scotland | 2021 Autumn International |
| 34 | 29 October 2022 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 15–16 | Australia | 2022 Autumn international |
| 35 | 24 November 2024 | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 27–13 | Scotland | 2024 Autumn International |

## List of series

| Played | Won by Australia | Won by Scotland | Drawn |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Australia | Scotland | Series winner | Hopetoun Cup |
| 1982 | 1 | 1 | draw | Not awarded |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | Australia | Not awarded |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | Australia | Australia |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | Australia | Australia |