History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and Scotland explained

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

Overall

DetailsPlayedWon by
New Zealand
Won by
Scotland
DrawnNew Zealand pointsScotland points
In New Zealand101000372133
In Scotland201802520203
Neutral venue22006136
Overall323002953372

Records

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

RecordNew ZealandScotland
Longest winning streak20 (6 Jun 1987 – Present)
Largest points for
Home69 (24 Jun 2000)25 (12 Nov 1983)
Away51 (11 Nov 2012)31 (15 Jun 1996)
Largest winning margin
Home49 (24 Jun 2000)
Away46 (13 Nov 2010)

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerwidth=400Competition
118 November 1905 Inverleith, Edinburgh 7–121905-06 New Zealand tour
223 November 19358–181935-36 New Zealand tour
313 February 1954Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–31953-54 New Zealand tour
418 January 1964 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–0 draw
52 December 1967Murrayfield, Edinburgh3–141967 New Zealand tour
616 December 1972 Murrayfield, Edinburgh9–141972-73 New Zealand tour
714 June 1975 Eden Park, Auckland24–01975 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
89 December 1978Murrayfield, Edinburgh9–181978 New Zealand tour
910 November 1979 Murrayfield, Edinburgh6–201979 New Zealand tour
1013 June 1981 11–41981 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
1120 June 1981 Eden Park, Auckland40–15
12 12 November 1983 Murrayfield, Edinburgh25–25 draw1983 New Zealand tour
136 June 1987 30–31987 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final
1416 June 1990 Carisbrook, Dunedin 31–161990 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
1523 June 1990 Eden Park, Auckland 21–18
1630 October 1991 13–61991 Rugby World Cup Third Place Match
1720 November 1993 Murrayfield, Edinburgh15–511993 New Zealand tour of Britain
1811 June 1995 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa48–301995 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final
1915 June 1996 Carisbrook, Dunedin 62–311996 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
2022 June 1996 Eden Park, Auckland 36–12
2124 October 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh18–301999 Rugby World Cup Quarter Final
2224 June 2000 Carisbrook, Dunedin 69–202000 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand
231 July 2000 Eden Park, Auckland48–14
2424 November 2001 Murrayfield, Edinburgh6–372001 New Zealand rugby union tour
2526 November 2005 Murrayfield, Edinburgh10–292005 end of year rugby union tests
2623 September 2007 Murrayfield, Edinburgh0–402007 Rugby World Cup Pool Match
278 November 2008 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 6–322008 end of year rugby tests
2813 November 2010Murrayfield, Edinburgh3–492010 end of year rugby tests
2911 November 2012Murrayfield, Edinburgh22–512012 Autumn International
3015 November 2014Murrayfield, Edinburgh16–242014 Autumn International
3118 November 2017Murrayfield, Edinburgh17–222017 Autumn International
3213 November 2022Murrayfield, Edinburgh23–312022 Autumn International

List of series

YearNew ZealandScotlandSeries winner
198120
199020
199620
200020

Notes and References

  1. MacEwan Rugby Record 1991