# List of Scotland national rugby union team records

Scotland has played international rugby union since 1871, when they beat England in their first Test match. Scotland have competed in every Rugby World Cup. The records listed below only include performances in Test matches. The top five are listed in each category.

## Team records

Greatest winning margin :
| Points margin (score) | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
| 92 (100–8) | Japan | McDiarmid Park, Perth | 2004 |
| 89 (89–0) | Côte d'Ivoire | Olympia Park, Rustenburg | 1995 |
| 84 (84–0) | Romania | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille | 2023 |
| 61 (61–0) | Russia | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi | 2019 |
| 61 (12–73) | Canada | TD Place Stadium, Ottawa | 2024 |
| 48 (48–0) | Spain | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1999 |
Greatest losing margin :
| Points margin (score) | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
| 58 (10–68) | South Africa | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1997 |
| 49 (20–69) | New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 2000 |
| 49 (6–55) | South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth | 2014 |
| 48 (3–51) | Wales | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | 2014 |
| 46 (3–49) | New Zealand | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2010 |

## Individual records

Most appearances :
| Appearances | Player | Period |
| 110 | Ross Ford | 2004–2017 |
| 109 | Chris Paterson | 1999–2011 |
| 105 | Sean Lamont | 2004–2016 |
| 100 | Stuart Hogg | 2012-2023 |
| 87 | Scott Murray | 1997–2007 |
| 87 | Finn Russell | 2014– |
Most appearances as captain :
| Appearances | Player | Period |
| 40 | Greig Laidlaw | 2013–2019 |
| 25 | David Sole | 1989–1992 |
| 22 | Stuart Hogg | 2020-2022 |
| 21 | Bryan Redpath | 1998–2003 |
| 20 | Gavin Hastings | 1993–1995 |
Most tries :
| Tries | Player | Period |
| 31 | Duhan van der Merwe | 2020– |
| 30 | Darcy Graham | 2018– |
| 27 | Stuart Hogg | 2012–2023 |
| 24 | Ian Smith | 1924–1933 |
| 24 | Tony Stanger | 1989–1998 |
Most points :
| Points | Player | Period |
| 809 | Chris Paterson | 1999–2011 |
| 714 | Greig Laidlaw | 2012–2019 |
| 667 | Gavin Hastings | 1986–1995 |
| 436 | Finn Russell | 2014– |
| 269 | Andy Irvine | 1972–1982 |
Most points in a match :
| Points | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
| 44 | Gavin Hastings | Côte d'Ivoire | Olympia Park, Rustenburg | 1995 |
| 40 | Chris Paterson | Japan | McDiarmid Park, Perth | 2004 |
| 33 | Gregor Townsend | United States | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2000 |
| 31 | Gavin Hastings | Tonga | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria | 1995 |
| 27 | Gavin Hastings | Romania | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1987 |
| 27 | Ben Healy | Romania | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille | 2023 |
Hat-Tricks :
| Tries | Player | Opposing team | Venue | Year |
| 5 | George Lindsay | Wales | Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | 1887 |
| 4 | Bill Stewart | Ireland | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 1913 |
| 4 | Ian Smith | France | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 1925 |
| 4 | Ian Smith | Wales | St. Helen's, Swansea | 1925 |
| 4 | Gavin Hastings | Côte d'Ivoire | Olympia Park, Rustenburg | 1995 |
| 4 | Kyle Steyn | Tonga | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2021 |
| 4 | Darcy Graham | Romania | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille | 2023 |
| 4 | Darcy Graham | Fiji | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2024 |
| 3 | Robert MacKenzie | Ireland | Ormeau Cricket Ground, Belfast | 1887 |
| 3 | William Wotherspoon | Ireland | Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1891 |
| 3 | James Tennent | France | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 1910 |
| 3 | William Stewart | France | Parc des Princes, Paris | 1913 |
| 3 | Ian Smith | Wales | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 1924 |
| 3 | Johnnie Wallace | France | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 1926 |
| 3 | John Jeffrey | Romania | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 1987 |
| 3 | Iwan Tukalo | Ireland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1989 |
| 3 | Tony Stanger | Romania | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1989 |
| 3 | Iwan Tukalo | Zimbabwe | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 1991 |
| 3 | Andrew Craig | Fiji | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2002 |
| 3 | Chris Paterson | Japan | McDiarmid Park, Perth | 2004 |
| 3 | Andrew Henderson | Ireland | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2007 |
| 3 | Allister Hogg | Romania | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2007 |
| 3 | George Turner | Canada | Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton | 2018 |
| 3 | Tommy Seymour | Fiji | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2018 |
| 3 | Blair Kinghorn | Italy | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2019 |
| 3 | George Horne | Russia | Shizuoka Stadium, Fukuroi | 2019 |
| 3 | Darcy Graham | Argentina | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2022 |
| 3 | Blair Kinghorn | Italy | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2023 |
| 3 | Duhan van der Merwe | England | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2024 |
| 3 | Ewan Ashman | United States | Audi Field, Washington DC | 2024 |
| 3 | Huw Jones | Italy | Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh | 2025 |