The national rugby union teams of Scotland and South Africa (the Springboks) have been playing each other in Test rugby since 1906, and as of November 2025, they have met in 30 Test matches. Their first meeting was on 17 November 1906, and was won 6–0 by Scotland and their most recent match was on 10 November 2024 and was won 32–15 by South Africa.
South Africa have won the majority of games played between the two sides, with 25 victories in the 30 matches. They are also the only team to win an away match between the sides, having won 15 times in Scotland. South Africa have won all seven of their home games. Since South Africa's rugby re-admission in 1992, South Africa has dominated once again, winning 20 of the 22 encounters between the two.
The 1906 match between Scotland and South Africa was the first test match on South Africa's first official international rugby tour. It was also the tour in which the Springbok nickname was coined. South Africa lost to Scotland, defeated Ireland and Wales and drew with England. They also played a game against a representative French side drawn from two Parisian clubs and won.
Rugby World Cup The teams have met three times in the Rugby World Cup, all in the group stages, with South Africa winning each time, in 1999, 2015 and 2023.
Summary Overall Details Played Won byScotland Won bySouth Africa Drawn Scotland points South Africa points In Scotland 21 5 16 0 212 515 In South Africa 8 0 8 0 136 267 Neutral venue 2 0 2 0 19 52 Overall 31 5 26 0 367 834
Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordScotlandSouth AfricaLongest winning streak2 (17 Apr 1965 – 19 Nov 1994)10 (17 Nov 2012–present)Largest points forHome29 (3 October 1999)55 (28 June 2014)Away28 (11 July 2026)68 (6 December 1997)Largest winning marginHome15 (16 November 2002)49 (28 June 2014)AwayNA58 (6 December 1997)Largest aggregate score78 (Scotland 10 - 68 South Africa) (6 December 1997)
Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition 1 17 November 1906 Hampden Park, Glasgow 6–0 1906–07 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 2 23 November 1912 Inverleith, Edinburgh 0–16 1912-13 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 3 16 January 1932 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 3–6 1931–32 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 4 24 November 1951 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–44 1951–52 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 5 30 April 1960 EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth 18–10 6 21 January 1961 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 5–12 1960–61 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 7 17 April 1965 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 8–5 1965 South Africa rugby union tour of Scotland and Ireland 8 6 December 1969 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 6–3 1969–70 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 9 19 November 1994 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–34 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 10 6 December 1997 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–68 1997 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 11 21 November 1998 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–35 1998 South Africa rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 12 3 October 1999 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 29–46 1999 Rugby World Cup 13 16 November 2002 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 21–6 2002 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe 14 7 June 2003 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 29–25 2003 Scotland rugby union tour of South Africa 15 14 June 2003 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 28–19 16 27 November 2004 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–45 2004 Autumn Internationals 17 10 June 2006 Kings Park Stadium, Durban 36–16 2006 mid-year rugby test series 18 17 June 2006 EPRU Stadium, Port Elizabeth 29–15 19 25 August 2007 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 3–27 2007 Rugby World Cup warm-up test 20 15 November 2008 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–14 2008 Autumn International 21 20 November 2010 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 21–17 2010 Autumn International 22 17 November 2012 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 10–21 2012 Autumn International 23 15 June 2013 Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit 30–17 South African Quadrangular tournament 24 17 November 2013 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 0–28 2013 Autumn International 25 28 June 2014 Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth 55–6 2014 Mid-year Test 26 3 October 2015 St James' Park, Newcastle, England 34–16 2015 Rugby World Cup 27 17 November 2018 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 20–26 2018 Autumn International 28 13 November 2021 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 15–30 2021 Autumn International 29 10 September 2023 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille 18–3 2023 Rugby World Cup 30 10 November 2024 Murrayfield, Edinburgh 15–32 2024 Autumn International 31 11 July 2026 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria 42–28 2026 Nations Championship
List of series Played Won byScotland Won bySouth Africa Drawn 2 0 2 0
Year Scotland South Africa Series winner 2003 0 2 2006 0 2
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