History of rugby union matches between Australia and Scotland

The national rugby union teams of Australia and Scotland have been playing each other in test rugby since 1927, and by November 2024, they have met in thirty five test matches. Their first meeting was on 17 December 1927, and was won 10–8 by Scotland. Their most recent meeting took place at Murrayfield Stadium in November 2024, and was won 27-13 by Scotland. Scotland won seven of the first nine matches between the sides but then had to wait twenty-seven years until November 2009 for their next victory, as the next sixteen games were all won by Australia. Since 1998, the two teams have competed for the Hopetoun Cup.Israel Folau may be gone, but will it make a difference?

Summary Overall Details Played Won byAustralia Won byScotland Drawn Australia points Scotland points In Australia12930332140 In Scotland2212100447346 Neutral venue11003534Overall3522130814520

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordAustraliaScotlandLongest winning streak16 (10 Jul 1982 – 21 Nov 2009)3 (17 Jun 2017 – 6 Nov 2021)Largest points forHome45 (13 June 1998)53 (25 November 2017)Away44 (25 November 2006)34 (18 October 2015)Largest winning marginHome42 (13 June 1998)29 (25 November 2017)Away29 (25 November 2006)5 (4 July 1982)

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 17 December 1927 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 10–8 1927–28 New South Wales tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 2 22 November 1947 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 7–16 3 15 February 1958 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 12–8 1957–58 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 4 17 December 1966 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 11–5 1966–67 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 5 6 November 1968 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 9–3 1968 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 6 6 June 1970 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 23–3 1970 Scotland tour of Australia 7 6 December 1975 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 10–3 1975–76 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and North America 8 19 December 1981 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 24–15 1981–82 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 9 4 July 1982 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7–12 1982 Scotland tour of Australia 10 10 July 1982 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 33–9 11 8 December 1984 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 1984 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 12 19 November 1988 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 13–32 1988 Australia tour of Great Britain and Italy 13 13 June 1992 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 27–12 1992 Scotland tour of Australia 14 21 June 1992 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 37–13 15 9 November 1996 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 19–29 1996 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy 16 22 November 1997 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 8–37 1997 Australia tour of Argentina and Great Britain 17 13 June 1998 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 45–3 1998 Scotland tour of Australia and Fiji 18 20 June 1998 Lang Park, Brisbane 33–11 19 11 November 2000 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 9–30 2000 Autumn International 20 8 November 2003 Lang Park, Brisbane 33–16 2003 Rugby World Cup 21 13 June 2004 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 35–15 2004 Scotland tour of Oceania 22 19 June 2004 Stadium Australia, Sydney 34–13 23 6 November 2004 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 14–31 2004 Australia tour of Scotland 24 20 November 2004 Hampden Park, Glasgow 17–31 25 25 November 2006 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15–44 2006 Autumn International 26 21 November 2009 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 9–8 2009 Autumn International 27 5 June 2012 McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle 6–9 2012 Scotland tour of Oceania 28 23 November 2013 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15–21 2013 Autumn International 29 18 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London (England) 35–34 2015 Rugby World Cup 30 12 November 2016 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 22–23 2016 Autumn International 31 17 June 2017 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 19–24 2017 Summer International 32 25 November 2017 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 53–24 2017 Autumn International 33 6 November 2021 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15–13 2021 Autumn International 34 29 October 2022 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 15–16 2022 Autumn international 35 24 November 2024 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh 27–13 2024 Autumn International

List of series PlayedWon byAustraliaWon byScotlandDrawn5 40 1

Year Australia Scotland Series winner Hopetoun Cup 1982 1 1draw rowspan=2 1992 2 0 1998 2 0 2004 2 0 2004 2 0

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