History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Scotland

The All Blacks first played against Scotland in 1905 at Inverleith field in Edinburgh,[1] during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America. The two teams have played 32 times, with New Zealand winning 30 matches and 2 drawn matches. Scotland have yet to register a victory in 117 years of fixtures between the two teams. The most recent test was played at Murrayfield on 13 November 2022, with New Zealand winning 31–23.

Summary

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Overall

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Details Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Scotland
Drawn New Zealand points Scotland points
In New Zealand 10 10 0 0 372 133
In Scotland 20 18 0 2 520 203
Neutral venue 2 2 0 0 61 36
Overall 32 30 0 2 953 372

Records

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

Record New Zealand Scotland
Longest winning streak 20 (6 Jun 1987 – Present)
Largest points for
Home 69 (24 Jun 2000) 25 (12 Nov 1983)
Away 51 (11 Nov 2012) 31 (15 Jun 1996)
Largest winning margin
Home 49 (24 Jun 2000)
Away 46 (13 Nov 2010)

Results

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No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 18 November 1905 Inverleith, Edinburgh 7–12   New Zealand 1905-06 New Zealand tour
2 23 November 1935 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 8–18   New Zealand 1935-36 New Zealand tour
3 13 February 1954 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–3   New Zealand 1953-54 New Zealand tour
4 18 January 1964 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–0   draw 1963-64 New Zealand tour
5 2 December 1967 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 3–14   New Zealand 1967 New Zealand tour
6 16 December 1972 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 9–14   New Zealand 1972-73 New Zealand tour
7 14 June 1975 Eden Park, Auckland 24–0   New Zealand 1975 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
8 9 December 1978 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 9–18   New Zealand 1978 New Zealand tour
9 10 November 1979 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 6–20   New Zealand 1979 New Zealand tour
10 13 June 1981 Carisbrook, Dunedin 11–4   New Zealand 1981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
11 20 June 1981 Eden Park, Auckland 40–15   New Zealand
12 12 November 1983 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 25–25   draw 1983 New Zealand tour
13 6 June 1987 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30–3   New Zealand 1987 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final
14 16 June 1990 Carisbrook, Dunedin 31–16   New Zealand 1990 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
15 23 June 1990 Eden Park, Auckland 21–18   New Zealand
16 30 October 1991 National Stadium, Cardiff 13–6   New Zealand 1991 Rugby World Cup Third Place Match
17 20 November 1993 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 15–51   New Zealand 1993 New Zealand tour of Britain
18 11 June 1995 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa 48–30   New Zealand 1995 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final
19 15 June 1996 Carisbrook, Dunedin 62–31   New Zealand 1996 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
20 22 June 1996 Eden Park, Auckland 36–12   New Zealand
21 24 October 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 18–30   New Zealand 1999 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final
22 24 June 2000 Carisbrook, Dunedin 69–20   New Zealand 2000 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
23 1 July 2000 Eden Park, Auckland 48–14   New Zealand
24 24 November 2001 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 6–37   New Zealand 2001 New Zealand rugby union tour
25 26 November 2005 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–29   New Zealand 2005 end of year rugby union tests
26 23 September 2007 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–40   New Zealand 2007 Rugby World Cup Pool Match
27 8 November 2008 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 6–32   New Zealand 2008 Autumn International
28 13 November 2010 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 3–49   New Zealand 2010 Autumn International
29 11 November 2012 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 22–51   New Zealand 2012 Autumn International
30 15 November 2014 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 16–24   New Zealand 2014 Autumn International
31 18 November 2017 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 17–22   New Zealand 2017 Autumn International
32 13 November 2022 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 23–31   New Zealand 2022 Autumn International

List of series

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Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Scotland
Drawn
4 4 0 0
Year New Zealand Scotland Series winner
  1981 2 0   New Zealand
  1990 2 0   New Zealand
  1996 2 0   New Zealand
  2000 2 0   New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ MacEwan Rugby Record 1991