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History of rugby union matches between France and Scotland

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1926 Five Nations Championship match between France and Scotland at Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes.

The history of rugby union matches between France and Scotland dates back to 1910 when the two teams played against each other in Edinburgh. Scotland won the match 27–0. Since then there have been a total of 103 games played, resulting in 60 wins for France, 40 wins for Scotland and 3 draws, as of February 2024.

During rugby union's amateur era, the overall history of the fixture was relatively even – up to the end of the 1995 Rugby World Cup the sides had met 67 times with France winning 33 games and Scotland 31. Since then there has been a marked shift in favour of France, who have won 27 of the 36 matches between the teams since 1996.

Scotland and France play each other at least once a year, as both participate in the Six Nations Championship, and its predecessor competitions. In 2018 a new trophy, the Auld Alliance Trophy, was inaugurated to be presented to the winner of the Six Nations fixture each year.[1] Apart from their annual match, currently part of the Six Nations Championship, the teams have also met in five warm-up matches prior to the 2015, 2019 and 2023 World Cups, with France winning on three occasions and Scotland two.

Summary

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Overall

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Details Played Won by
France 		Won by
Scotland 		Drawn France points Scotland points
In France 50 37 12 1 841 568
In Scotland 50 21 28 1 668 740
Neutral venue 3 2 0 1 93 48
Overall 103 60 40 3 1,602 1,356

Records

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Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record France Scotland
Longest winning streak 10 (17 March 2007 – 13 March 2016) 5 (21 February 1925 – 1 January 1930)
Largest points for
Home 47 (15 March 1997) 32 (11 February 2018)
Away 51 (25 October 2003) 36 (10 April 1999)
Largest winning margin
Home 35 (23 February 2003) 28 (20 January 1912)
Away 42 (25 October 2003) 18 (1 January 1913)

Breakdown

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Five Nations Championship results (1910–1999)
Team Wins W%
 France 34 49.28
 Scotland 33 47.83
Draws 2 —
Total 69

At the Rugby World Cup (RWC), the two teams have played each other on three occasions: the first edition (1987) in Pool 4, hosted by New Zealand; the first (and thus far only) RWC played in South Africa (1995); and finally the 2003 Rugby World Cup played in Australia. The first encounter, in 1987, was a draw (20–20). And in fact was the only draw for that RWC. The second RWC encounter was a close game, with France coming out victorious, 22–19. The third and final encounter was in the 2003 RWC. However, unlike the previous two fixtures, the result was a blowout. France won by forty-two points and kept Scotland try-less. All fixtures were played in the pool stage of the tournament. In all cases France would eventuate into the semi-finals of the tournament. In total France scored ninety-three points against Scotland at the RWC; Scotland forty-eight.

In the Five Nations Championship (1910–1999), France and Scotland played on sixty-nine occasions, France edging the two teams' encounters thirty-four to thirty-three (two matches being drawn). Overall in these matches, France scored 756 points, and Scotland 819.

In the Six Nations Championship (2000–present), the two sides have met twenty-five times. France have won the duel twenty times, with Scotland only having won against France five times in the competition. In these matches, France have scored 504 points; Scotland 330.

Starting in 2015 France and Scotland have played a one- or two-test warm-up fixture in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup. With the exception of the first meeting in 2019 all encounters have been very close results. However France hold the lead again in these instances, having won three of the five meetings.

Six Nations Championship results (2000–present)
Team Wins W%
 France 20 80
 Scotland 5 20
Draws —
Total 25

Results

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The matches played between France and Scotland are:[2]

No. Date Venue Score Winner Comments
1 22 January 1910 Inverleith, Edinburgh 27–0  Scotland 1910 Five Nations Championship
2 2 January 1911 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 16–15  France 1911 Five Nations Championship
3 20 January 1912 Inverleith, Edinburgh 31–3  Scotland 1912 Five Nations Championship
4 1 January 1913 Parc des Princes, Paris 3–21  Scotland 1913 Five Nations Championship
5 1 January 1920 Parc des Princes, Paris 0–5  Scotland 1920 Five Nations Championship[a]
6 22 January 1921 Inverleith, Edinburgh 0–3  France 1921 Five Nations Championship
7 2 January 1922 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 3–3   draw 1922 Five Nations Championship
8 20 January 1923[5] Inverleith, Edinburgh 16–3  Scotland 1923 Five Nations Championship
9 1 January 1924 Stade Pershing, Vincennes 12–10  France 1924 Five Nations Championship
10 21 February 1925 Inverleith, Edinburgh 25–4  Scotland 1925 Five Nations Championship
11 2 January 1926 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 6–20  Scotland 1926 Five Nations Championship
12 22 January 1927 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 23–6  Scotland 1927 Five Nations Championship
13 2 January 1928 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 6–15  Scotland 1928 Five Nations Championship
14 19 January 1929 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 6–3  Scotland 1929 Five Nations Championship
15 1 January 1930 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 7–3  France 1930 Five Nations Championship
16 24 January 1931 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 6–4  Scotland 1931 Five Nations Championship
17 1 January 1947 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 8–3  France 1947 Five Nations Championship
18 21 February 1948 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 9–8  Scotland 1948 Five Nations Championship
19 15 January 1949 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 0–8  Scotland 1949 Five Nations Championship
20 14 January 1950 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 8–5  Scotland 1950 Five Nations Championship
21 13 January 1951 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 14–12  France 1951 Five Nations Championship
22 12 January 1952 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 11–13  France 1952 Five Nations Championship
23 10 January 1953 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 11–5  France 1953 Five Nations Championship
24 9 January 1954 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 0–3  France 1954 Five Nations Championship
25 8 January 1955 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 15–0  France 1955 Five Nations Championship
26 14 January 1956 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 12–0  Scotland 1956 Five Nations Championship
27 12 January 1957 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 0–6  Scotland 1957 Five Nations Championship
28 11 January 1958 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 11–9  Scotland 1958 Five Nations Championship
29 10 January 1959 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 9–0  France 1959 Five Nations Championship
30 9 January 1960 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 11–13  France 1960 Five Nations Championship
31 7 January 1961 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 11–0  France 1961 Five Nations Championship
32 13 January 1962 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 3–11  France 1962 Five Nations Championship
33 12 January 1963 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 6–11  Scotland 1963 Five Nations Championship
34 4 January 1964 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 10–0  Scotland 1964 Five Nations Championship
35 9 January 1965 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 16–8  France 1965 Five Nations Championship
36 15 January 1966 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 3–3   draw 1966 Five Nations Championship
37 14 January 1967 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 8–9  Scotland 1967 Five Nations Championship
38 13 January 1968 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 6–8  France 1968 Five Nations Championship
39 11 January 1969 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 3–6  Scotland 1969 Five Nations Championship
40 10 January 1970 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 9–11  France 1970 Five Nations Championship
41 16 January 1971 Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes 13–8  France 1971 Five Nations Championship
42 15 January 1972 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 20–9  Scotland 1972 Five Nations Championship
43 13 January 1973 Parc des Princes, Paris 16–13  France 1973 Five Nations Championship
44 16 March 1974 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 19–6  Scotland 1974 Five Nations Championship
45 15 February 1975 Parc des Princes, Paris 10–9  France 1975 Five Nations Championship
46 10 January 1976 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 6–13  France 1976 Five Nations Championship
47 5 March 1977 Parc des Princes, Paris 23–3  France 1977 Five Nations Championship
48 4 February 1978 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16–19  France 1978 Five Nations Championship
49 17 March 1979 Parc des Princes, Paris 21–17  France 1979 Five Nations Championship
50 16 February 1980 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 22–14  Scotland 1980 Five Nations Championship
51 17 January 1981 Parc des Princes, Paris 16–9  France 1981 Five Nations Championship
52 6 March 1982 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16–7  Scotland 1982 Five Nations Championship
53 5 February 1983 Parc des Princes, Paris 19–15  France 1983 Five Nations Championship
54 17 March 1984 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 21–12  Scotland 1984 Five Nations Championship
55 16 February 1985 Parc des Princes, Paris 11–3  France 1985 Five Nations Championship
56 18 January 1986 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 18–17  Scotland 1986 Five Nations Championship
57 7 March 1987 Parc des Princes, Paris 28–22  France 1987 Five Nations Championship
58 23 May 1987 Lancaster Park, Christchurch (New Zealand) 20–20   draw 1987 Rugby World Cup
59 6 February 1988 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 23–12  Scotland 1988 Five Nations Championship
60 18 March 1989 Parc des Princes, Paris 19–3  France 1989 Five Nations Championship
61 17 February 1990 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 21–0  Scotland 1990 Five Nations Championship
62 19 January 1991 Parc des Princes, Paris 15–9  France 1991 Five Nations Championship
63 7 March 1992 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 10–6  Scotland 1992 Five Nations Championship
64 6 February 1993 Parc des Princes, Paris 11–3  France 1993 Five Nations Championship
65 19 March 1994 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 12–20  France 1994 Five Nations Championship
66 18 February 1995 Parc des Princes, Paris 21–23  Scotland 1995 Five Nations Championship
67 3 June 1995 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria (South Africa) 22–19  France 1995 Rugby World Cup
68 3 February 1996 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 19–14  Scotland 1996 Five Nations Championship
69 15 March 1997 Parc des Princes, Paris 47–20  France 1997 Five Nations Championship
70 21 February 1998 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16–51  France 1998 Five Nations Championship
71 10 April 1999 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 22–36  Scotland 1999 Five Nations Championship
72 4 March 2000 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16–28  France 2000 Six Nations Championship
73 4 February 2001 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 16–6  France 2001 Six Nations Championship
74 22 March 2002 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 10–22  France 2002 Six Nations Championship
75 23 February 2003 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 38–3  France 2003 Six Nations Championship
76 25 October 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney (Australia) 51–9  France 2003 Rugby World Cup
77 21 March 2004 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 0–31  France 2004 Six Nations Championship
78 5 March 2005 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 16–9  France 2005 Six Nations Championship
79 5 February 2006 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 20–16  Scotland 2006 Six Nations Championship
80 17 March 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 46–19  France 2007 Six Nations Championship
81 3 February 2008 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 6–27  France 2008 Six Nations Championship
82 14 February 2009 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 22–13  France 2009 Six Nations Championship
83 7 February 2010 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 9–18  France 2010 Six Nations Championship
84 5 February 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 34–21  France 2011 Six Nations Championship
85 26 February 2012 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 17–23  France 2012 Six Nations Championship
86 16 March 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 23–16  France 2013 Six Nations Championship
87 8 March 2014 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 17–19  France 2014 Six Nations Championship
88 7 February 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 15–8  France 2015 Six Nations Championship
89 5 September 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 19–16  France 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
90 13 March 2016 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 29–18  Scotland 2016 Six Nations Championship
91 12 February 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 22–16  France 2017 Six Nations Championship
92 11 February 2018 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 32–26  Scotland 2018 Six Nations Championship
93 23 February 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 27–10  France 2019 Six Nations Championship
94 17 August 2019 Allianz Riviera, Nice 32–3  France 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
95 24 August 2019 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 17–14  Scotland
96 8 March 2020 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 28–17  Scotland 2020 Six Nations Championship
97 22 November 2020 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15–22  France Autumn Nations Cup
98 26 March 2021 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 23–27  Scotland 2021 Six Nations Championship
99 26 February 2022 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 17–36  France 2022 Six Nations Championship
100 26 February 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 32–21  France 2023 Six Nations Championship
101 5 August 2023 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 25–21  Scotland 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
102 12 August 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne 30–27  France
103 10 February 2024 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 16–20  France 2024 Six Nations Championship
104 15 March 2025 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 2025 Six Nations Championship

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1920 Five Nations Championship was known in France as "Le match des borgnes" (The one-eyed match) because five players between the two sides had lost an eye in World War I.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Auld Alliance Trophy unveiled". Scottish Rugby Union. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Games played between Scotland and France". Rugby Data. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  3. ^ Richards, Huw (24 February 2012). "Rewind: A Troubled Year". ESPNscrum. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. ^ Schofield, Daniel (1 January 2020). "A century of mystery shrouds 'match of the one-eyed'". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020.
  5. ^ International Rugby (1923), British Pathé (Scotland v France, silent video footage)
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