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 27âÂÂ0. Since then there have been a total of 105 games played, resulting in 61 wins for France, 41 wins for Scotland and 3 draws, as of March 2026.
During rugby union's amateur era, the overall history of the fixture was relatively even â 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 28 of the 38 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. Apart from their annual match, currently part of the Six Nations Championship, the teams have also met in five warm-up matches prior to the 2015, 2019 and 2023 World Cups, with France winning on three occasions and Scotland two.
<small>Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.</small>
At the Rugby World Cup (RWC), the two teams have played each other on three occasions: the first edition (1987) in Pool 4, hosted by New Zealand; the first (and thus far only) RWC played in South Africa (1995); and finally the 2003 Rugby World Cup played in Australia. The first encounter, in 1987, was a draw (20âÂÂ20). And in fact was the only draw for that RWC. The second RWC encounter was a close game, with France coming out victorious, 22âÂÂ19. The third and final encounter was in the 2003 RWC. However, unlike the previous two fixtures, the result was a blowout. France won by forty-two points and kept Scotland try-less. All fixtures were played in the pool stage of the tournament. In all cases France would eventuate into the semi-finals of the tournament. In total France scored ninety-three points against Scotland at the RWC; Scotland forty-eight.
In the Five Nations Championship (1910âÂÂ1999), France and Scotland played on sixty-nine occasions, France edging the two teams' encounters thirty-four to thirty-three (two matches being drawn). Overall in these matches, France scored 756 points, and Scotland 819.
In the Six Nations Championship (2000âÂÂpresent), the two sides have met twenty-seven times. France have won the duel twenty-one times, with Scotland only having won against France six times in the competition. In these matches, France have scored 579 points; Scotland 396.
Starting in 2015 France and Scotland have played a one- or two-test warm-up fixture in the lead up to the Rugby World Cup. With the exception of the first meeting in 2019 all encounters have been very close results. However France hold the lead again in these instances, having won three of the five meetings.
The matches played between France and Scotland are: