History of rugby union matches between France and Scotland
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 96 games played, resulting in 55 wins for France, 38 wins for Scotland and 3 draws, as of March 2020.
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 22 of the 29 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.
Summary
Overall
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.Breakdown
In the World Cup, the teams have played on three occasions, with France winning two, Scotland none and one match drawn. In these games, France have scored 93 points, and Scotland 48.In the Five Nations, France played Scotland on 69 occasions, France winning 34, Scotland 33 and two matches were drawn. In these games, France scored 756 points, and Scotland 819.
In the Six Nations, France have played Scotland on 20 occasions, France winning 16, Scotland 4 and no matches have been drawn. In these games, France have scored 481 points, and Scotland 303.
Results
The matches played between France and Scotland are:| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Comments |
| 1 | 22 January 1910 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 27 - 0 | 1910 Five Nations Championship | |
| 2 | 2 January 1911 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 16 - 15 | 1911 Five Nations Championship | |
| 3 | 20 January 1912 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 31 - 3 | 1912 Five Nations Championship | |
| 4 | 1 January 1913 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 3 - 21 | 1913 Five Nations Championship | |
| 5 | 1 January 1920 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 0 - 5 | 1920 Five Nations Championship | |
| 6 | 22 January 1921 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 0 - 3 | 1921 Five Nations Championship | |
| 7 | 2 January 1922 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3 - 3 | draw | 1922 Five Nations Championship |
| 8 | 20 January 1923 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 16 - 3 | 1923 Five Nations Championship | |
| 9 | 1 January 1924 | Stade Pershing, Vincennes | 12 - 10 | 1924 Five Nations Championship | |
| 10 | 21 February 1925 | Inverleith, Edinburgh | 25 - 4 | 1925 Five Nations Championship | |
| 11 | 2 January 1926 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 6 - 20 | 1926 Five Nations Championship | |
| 12 | 22 January 1927 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 23 - 6 | 1927 Five Nations Championship | |
| 13 | 2 January 1928 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 6 - 15 | 1928 Five Nations Championship | |
| 14 | 19 January 1929 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 - 3 | 1929 Five Nations Championship | |
| 15 | 1 January 1930 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 7 - 3 | 1930 Five Nations Championship | |
| 16 | 24 January 1931 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 - 4 | 1931 Five Nations Championship | |
| 17 | 1 January 1947 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 8 - 3 | 1947 Five Nations Championship | |
| 18 | 21 February 1948 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 9 - 8 | 1948 Five Nations Championship | |
| 19 | 15 January 1949 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 0 - 8 | 1949 Five Nations Championship | |
| 20 | 14 January 1950 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 8 - 5 | 1950 Five Nations Championship | |
| 21 | 13 January 1951 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 14 - 12 | 1951 Five Nations Championship | |
| 22 | 12 January 1952 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 11 - 13 | 1952 Five Nations Championship | |
| 23 | 10 January 1953 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 11 - 5 | 1953 Five Nations Championship | |
| 24 | 9 January 1954 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 0 - 3 | 1954 Five Nations Championship | |
| 25 | 8 January 1955 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 15 - 0 | 1955 Five Nations Championship | |
| 26 | 14 January 1956 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 12 - 0 | 1956 Five Nations Championship | |
| 27 | 12 January 1957 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 0 - 6 | 1957 Five Nations Championship | |
| 28 | 11 January 1958 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 11 - 9 | 1958 Five Nations Championship | |
| 29 | 10 January 1959 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 9 - 0 | 1959 Five Nations Championship | |
| 30 | 9 January 1960 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 11 - 13 | 1960 Five Nations Championship | |
| 31 | 7 January 1961 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 11 - 0 | 1961 Five Nations Championship | |
| 32 | 13 January 1962 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 3 - 11 | 1962 Five Nations Championship | |
| 33 | 12 January 1963 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 6 - 11 | 1963 Five Nations Championship | |
| 34 | 4 January 1964 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 10 - 0 | 1964 Five Nations Championship | |
| 35 | 9 January 1965 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 16 - 8 | 1965 Five Nations Championship | |
| 36 | 15 January 1966 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 3 - 3 | draw | 1966 Five Nations Championship |
| 37 | 14 January 1967 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 8 - 9 | 1967 Five Nations Championship | |
| 38 | 13 January 1968 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 - 8 | 1968 Five Nations Championship | |
| 39 | 11 January 1969 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 3 - 6 | 1969 Five Nations Championship | |
| 40 | 10 January 1970 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 9 - 11 | 1970 Five Nations Championship | |
| 41 | 16 January 1971 | Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | 13 - 8 | 1971 Five Nations Championship | |
| 42 | 15 January 1972 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 20 - 9 | 1972 Five Nations Championship | |
| 43 | 13 January 1973 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 16 - 13 | 1973 Five Nations Championship | |
| 44 | 16 March 1974 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 19 - 6 | 1974 Five Nations Championship | |
| 45 | 15 February 1975 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 10 - 9 | 1975 Five Nations Championship | |
| 46 | 10 January 1976 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 - 13 | 1976 Five Nations Championship | |
| 47 | 5 March 1977 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 23 - 3 | 1977 Five Nations Championship | |
| 48 | 4 February 1978 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 - 19 | 1978 Five Nations Championship | |
| 49 | 17 March 1979 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 21 - 17 | 1979 Five Nations Championship | |
| 50 | 16 February 1980 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 22 - 14 | 1980 Five Nations Championship | |
| 51 | 17 January 1981 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 16 - 9 | 1981 Five Nations Championship | |
| 52 | 6 March 1982 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 - 7 | 1982 Five Nations Championship | |
| 53 | 5 February 1983 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 19 - 15 | 1983 Five Nations Championship | |
| 54 | 17 March 1984 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 21 - 12 | 1984 Five Nations Championship | |
| 55 | 16 February 1985 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 11 - 3 | 1985 Five Nations Championship | |
| 56 | 18 January 1986 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 18 - 17 | 1986 Five Nations Championship | |
| 57 | 7 March 1987 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 28 - 22 | 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, Edinburgh | 23 - 12 | 1988 Five Nations Championship | |
| 60 | 18 March 1989 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 19 - 3 | 1989 Five Nations Championship | |
| 61 | 17 February 1990 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 21 - 0 | 1990 Five Nations Championship | |
| 62 | 19 January 1991 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 15 - 9 | 1991 Five Nations Championship | |
| 63 | 7 March 1992 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 10 - 6 | 1992 Five Nations Championship | |
| 64 | 6 February 1993 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 11 - 3 | 1993 Five Nations Championship | |
| 65 | 19 March 1994 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 12 - 20 | 1994 Five Nations Championship | |
| 66 | 18 February 1995 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 21 - 23 | 1995 Five Nations Championship | |
| 67 | 3 June 1995 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa | 22 - 19 | 1995 Rugby World Cup | |
| 68 | 3 February 1996 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 19 - 14 | 1996 Five Nations Championship | |
| 69 | 15 March 1997 | Parc des Princes, Paris | 47 - 20 | 1997 Five Nations Championship | |
| 70 | 21 February 1998 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 - 51 | 1998 Five Nations Championship | |
| 71 | 10 April 1999 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22 - 36 | 1999 Five Nations Championship | |
| 72 | 4 March 2000 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 16 - 28 | 2000 Six Nations Championship | |
| 73 | 4 February 2001 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 16 - 6 | 2001 Six Nations Championship | |
| 74 | 22 March 2002 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 10 - 22 | 2002 Six Nations Championship | |
| 75 | 23 February 2003 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 38 - 3 | 2003 Six Nations Championship | |
| 76 | 25 October 2003 | Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia | 51 - 9 | 2003 Rugby World Cup | |
| 77 | 21 March 2004 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 0 - 31 | 2004 Six Nations Championship | |
| 78 | 5 March 2005 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 16 - 9 | 2005 Six Nations Championship | |
| 79 | 5 February 2006 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 20 - 16 | 2006 Six Nations Championship | |
| 80 | 17 March 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 46 - 19 | 2007 Six Nations Championship | |
| 81 | 3 February 2008 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 6 - 27 | 2008 Six Nations Championship | |
| 82 | 14 February 2009 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22 - 13 | 2009 Six Nations Championship | |
| 83 | 7 February 2010 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 9 - 18 | 2010 Six Nations Championship | |
| 84 | 5 February 2011 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 34 - 21 | 2011 Six Nations Championship | |
| 85 | 26 February 2012 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 17 - 23 | 2012 Six Nations Championship | |
| 86 | 16 March 2013 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 23 - 16 | 2013 Six Nations Championship | |
| 87 | 8 March 2014 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 17 - 19 | 2014 Six Nations Championship | |
| 88 | 7 February 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 15 - 8 | 2015 Six Nations Championship | |
| 89 | 5 September 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 19 - 16 | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up | |
| 90 | 13 March 2016 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 29 - 18 | 2016 Six Nations Championship | |
| 91 | 12 February 2017 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 22 - 16 | 2017 Six Nations Championship | |
| 92 | 11 February 2018 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 32 - 26 | 2018 Six Nations Championship | |
| 93 | 23 February 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 27 - 10 | 2019 Six Nations Championship | |
| 94 | 17 August 2019 | Allianz Riviera, Nice | 32 - 3 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up | |
| 95 | 24 August 2019 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 17 - 14 | 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up | |
| 96 | 8 March 2020 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 28 - 17 | 2020 Six Nations Championship | |
| 97 | 28 February 2021 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | - | 2021 Six Nations Championship |
Note: The 1920 Five Nations Championship was known in France as le match des borgnes because five players between the two sides had lost an eye in World War I.