History of rugby union matches between Italy and Scotland explained
Italy and Scotland have played each other at rugby union in 37 matches, with Scotland winning 28 times, Italy winning 9 times and no matches drawn.[1]
Their most recent encounter on 9 March 2024, during the 2024 Six Nations Championship, was won 31–29 by Italy.
The two nations compete for the Cuttitta Cup, an annual trophy contested during the Six Nations to commemorate Massimo Cuttitta, a former Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach.
Summary
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by
Italy | Won by
Scotland | Drawn | Italy points | Scotland points |
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| In Italy | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 344 |
| In Scotland | 18 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 262 | 533 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 82 |
| Overall | 37 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 622 | 959 | |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was set.
| Record | Italy | Scotland |
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| Longest winning streak | 1 (nine times) | 13 (22 Aug 2015 – 29 July 2023) |
| Largest points for |
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| Home | 34 (5 February 2000) | 52 (20 March 2021) |
| Away | 37 (24 February 2007) | 36 (27 February 2016) |
| Largest winning margin |
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| Home | 14 (5 February 2000) | 42 (20 March 2021) |
| Away | 20 (24 February 2007) | 17 (16 February 2002 & 22 February 2020) | |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
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| 1 | 14 December 1996 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 29 - 22 | | |
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| 2 | 24 January 1998 | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | 25 - 21 | | |
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| 3 | 6 March 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 30 - 12 | | |
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| 4 | 5 February 2000 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 34 - 20 | | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
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| 5 | 17 March 2001 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 23 - 19 | | 2001 Six Nations Championship |
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| 6 | 16 February 2002 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 12 - 29 | | 2002 Six Nations Championship |
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| 7 | 29 March 2003 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 33 - 25 | | 2003 Six Nations Championship |
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| 8 | 23 August 2003 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 47 - 15 | | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
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| 9 | 6 March 2004 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 20 - 14 | | 2004 Six Nations Championship |
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| 10 | 26 February 2005 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 18 - 10 | | 2005 Six Nations Championship |
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| 11 | 18 March 2006 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 10 - 13 | | 2006 Six Nations Championship |
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| 12 | 24 February 2007 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 17 - 37 | | 2007 Six Nations Championship |
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| 13 | 29 September 2007 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | 18 - 16 | | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
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| 14 | 15 March 2008 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 23 - 20 | | 2008 Six Nations Championship |
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| 15 | 28 February 2009 | | 26 - 6 | | 2009 Six Nations Championship |
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| 16 | 27 February 2010 | | 16 - 12 | | 2010 Six Nations Championship |
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| 17 | 19 March 2011 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 21 - 8 | | 2011 Six Nations Championship |
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| 18 | 20 August 2011 | | 23 - 12 | | 2011 Rugby World Cup Warm up |
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| 19 | 17 March 2012 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 13 - 6 | | 2012 Six Nations Championship |
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| 20 | 9 February 2013 | | 34 - 10 | | 2013 Six Nations Championship |
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| 21 | 22 June 2013 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa | 30 - 29 | | South African Quadrangular tournament third place final |
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| 22 | 22 February 2014 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 20 - 21 | | 2014 Six Nations Championship |
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| 23 | 28 February 2015 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 19 - 22 | | 2015 Six Nations Championship |
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| 24 | 22 August 2015 | Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin | 12 - 16 | | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-ups |
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| 25 | 29 August 2015 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 48 - 7 | |
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| 26 | 27 February 2016 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 20 - 36 | | 2016 Six Nations Championship |
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| 27 | 18 March 2017 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 29 - 0 | | 2017 Six Nations Championship |
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| 28 | 10 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 13 - 34 | | 2017 mid-year test |
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| 29 | 17 March 2018 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 27 - 29 | | 2018 Six Nations Championship |
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| 30 | 2 February 2019 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 33 - 20 | | 2019 Six Nations Championship |
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| 31 | 22 February 2020 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 0 - 17 | | 2020 Six Nations Championship |
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| 32 | 14 November 2020 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | 17 - 28 | | Autumn Nations Cup |
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| 33 | 20 March 2021 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 52 - 10 | | 2021 Six Nations Championship |
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| 34 | 12 March 2022 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 22 - 33 | | 2022 Six Nations Championship |
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| 35 | 18 March 2023 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 26 - 14 | | 2023 Six Nations Championship |
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| 36 | 29 July 2023 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 25 - 13 | | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up |
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| 37 | 9 March 2024 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 31 - 29 | | 2024 Six Nations Championship | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: International Rugby Union Statistics - Statistics for Scotland vs Italy . RugbyData.com . 2011-10-23 . 2015-02-28.
