# Scotland national wheelchair rugby league team

The Scotland national wheelchair rugby league team represents Scotland in wheelchair rugby league. They have competed at the World Cup, the European Championships and several tournaments within the British Isles, such as the Celtic Cup and Four Nations competitions.

## History

In July 2012 Scotland took part their first international competition, the Four Nations, a round-robin tournament between England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The tournament was held as part of preparations for the world cup taking place the following year. At the 2013 World Cup Scotland finished sixth after suffered heavy defeats against Australia and France in their group matches and losing twice to Ireland who they played in an inter-group match and the fifth-place play-off. Scotland recorded their first win in 2014 against Wales in the Four Nations. In 2015 Scotland played Ireland in the first Celtic Cup which was contested over two matches but became an annual three-team round robin with the addition of Wales in 2016. At the European Championships in 2015 Scotland started well with wins over Ireland and Wales. They came third in the group table but ended in fourth place after losing a play-off against Ireland. Scotland finished 7th at the 2017 World Cup after losses to Italy and Spain. In April 2019 Scotland defeated Ireland 52–42 in the Celtic Cup to record their first win since 2015. At the 2021 World Cup Scotland failed to progress from the group stage after losses to the United States, France and Wales.

## Competitive record
### World Cup

World Cup Record :
| Year | Finish |
| 2008 | Did not enter |
| 2013 | 6th |
| 2017 | 7th |
| 2021 | Group stage |

### Celtic Cup

Celtic Cup results by year:  Scotland :
| Opponent \ Year | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Ireland | L-L | D | L | L | W | – | L | L | L | L |
| Wales | x | L | L | L | L | – | L | L | L | W |
| Finish: | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
* 2015: Wales did not take part – Ireland and Scotland played each other twice
* 2020: The tournament was cancelled in 2020

### Results

| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
| 7 July 2012 | Wales | 6–20 | 2012 Four Nations |
| 8 July 2012 | England | 0–50 | 2012 Four Nations |
| 8 July 2012 | Ireland | 8–14 | 2012 Four Nations |
| 3 July 2013 | Australia | 0–148 | 2013 World Cup Group stage |
| 6 July 2013 | France | 2–154 | 2013 World Cup Group stage |
| 9 July 2013 | Ireland | 6–26 | 2013 World Cup Group stage |
| 13 July 2013 | Ireland | 14–36 | 2013 World Cup 5th place play-off |
| 13 September 2014 | England | 14–104 | 2014 Four Nations |
| 13 September 2014 | Wales | 34–14 | 2014 Four Nations |
| 14 September 2014 | Ireland | 10–60 | 2014 Four Nations |
| 18 April 2015 | Ireland | 28–52 | 2015 Celtic Cup |
| 25 May 2015 | Ireland | 48–80 | 2015 Celtic Cup |
| 24 September 2015 | Wales | 26–25 | 2015 European Championship Group stage |
| 24 September 2015 | Ireland | 32–16 | 2015 European Championship Group stage |
| 25 September 2015 | France | 6–88 | 2015 European Championship Group stage |
| 26 September 2015 | England | 0–102 | 2015 European Championship Group stage |
| 26 September 2015 | Ireland | 16–20 | 2015 European Championship 3rd place play-off |
| 30 April 2016 | Ireland | 58–58 | 2016 Celtic Cup |
| 30 April 2016 | Wales | 22–92 | 2016 Celtic Cup |
| 24 September 2016 | England | 10–90 | 2016 Four Nations |
| 24 September 2016 | Wales | 28–41 | 2016 Four Nations |
| 24 September 2016 | Exiles | 24–62 | 2016 Four Nations |
| 25 September 2016 | Exiles | 26–29 | 2016 Four Nations |
| 29 April 2017 | Ireland | 16–26 | 2017 Celtic Cup |
| 29 April 2017 | Wales | 0–71 | 2017 Celtic Cup |
| 20 July 2017 | Italy | 6–110 | 2017 World Cup Group stage |
| 22 July 2017 | Spain | 18–54 | 2017 World Cup Group stage |
| 28 April 2018 | Wales | 41–112 | 2018 Celtic Cup |
| 28 April 2018 | Ireland | 36–68 | 2018 Celtic Cup |
| 27 April 2019 | Wales | 10–102 | 2019 Celtic Cup |
| 27 April 2019 | Ireland | 52–42 | 2019 Celtic Cup |
| 28 September 2019 | Wales | 12–90 | 2019 Tri-Nations |
| 28 September 2019 | England | 1–136 | 2019 Tri-Nations |
| 12 June 2021 | Ireland | 32–52 | 2021 Celtic Cup |
| 12 June 2021 | Wales | 18–102 | 2021 Celtic Cup |
| 30 October 2021 | Wales | 34–70 | Friendly |
| 7 May 2022 | Ireland | 35–38 | 2022 Celtic Cup |
| 7 May 2022 | Wales | 6–116 | 2022 Celtic Cup |
| 18 June 2022 | Ireland | 22–52 | Friendly |
| 31 October 2022 | Australia | 1–129 | Friendly |
| 4 November 2022 | United States | 41–62 | 2021 World Cup Group stage |
| 7 November 2022 | France | 15–80 | 2021 World Cup Group stage |
| 10 November 2022 | Wales | 36–70 | 2021 World Cup Group stage |
| 18 June 2023 | Ireland | 24–58 | 2023 Celtic Cup |
| 18 June 2023 | Wales | 30–76 | 2023 Celtic Cup |
| 8 June 2024 | Ireland | 34–68 | 2024 Celtic Cup |
| 8 June 2024 | Wales | 64–52 | 2024 Celtic Cup |

## Records

IRL Wheelchair World Rankingsvte :
| Official rankings as of June 2024 ||||
| Rank | Change | Team | Pts % |
| 1 | | England | 100 |
| 2 | | France | 89 |
| 3 | | Australia | 61 |
| 4 | 1 | Ireland | 49 |
| 5 | 1 | Wales | 47 |
| 6 | | Scotland | 38 |
| 7 | 1 | United States | 27 |
| 8 | 1 | Spain | 23 |
| 9 | | Italy | 0 |
| Complete rankings at INTRL.SPORT ||||
* Biggest win: 34–14 v. Wales (13 September 2014)
* Biggest defeat: 2–154 v. France (6 July 2013)