The Scotland national netball team represents Scotland in international netball tournaments such as the Netball World Cup, Netball at the Commonwealth Games and the Netball Europe Open Championships. As of 1 September 2025, Scotland are listed 10th on the World Netball Rankings.
Scotland made their Test debut on 7 May 1949 with a 25âÂÂ3 defeat to England. The match was played at the General Electric Company ground on Preston Road, Wembley during the 1949 England Scotland Wales netball series. Scotland also played Wales for the first time on the same day, losing 14âÂÂ13. On 12 May 1951, Scotland hosted their first home international, defeating Northern Ireland 21âÂÂ7 in Glasgow. The 1950s saw Scotland play in 20 matches, mainly against England, Northern Ireland and Wales. However, they also played Australia and South Africa for the first time. On 21 April 1956 they lost 7âÂÂ25 to Australia and on 23 March 1959 they lost 8âÂÂ31 to South Africa.
Scotland effectively competed in the Netball Super League. Between 2008 and 2011 they played as Glasgow Wildcats. One of the main aims of forming the Glasgow Wildcats franchise was to help Scotland prepare for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Denise Holland was subsequently appointed joint head coach of both the Wildcats and Scotland. Between 2017 and 2024 they played as the Sirens. Gail Parata served as the joint head coach of both Sirens and Scotland. At the 2019 Netball World Cup, eleven of the Scotland squad were Sirens players.
Scotland have competed in every Netball World Cup tournament, except in 2011 when they failed to qualify. The highest position they have finished is 6th which they achieved on three occasions, in 1971, 1975 and 1983.
Scotland have been regular participants in Netball at the Commonwealth Games. They hosted the tournament in 2014 and 2026.
Scotland played regularly in the Netball Europe Open Championships. Their best performances came in 2014 and when they finished second.
The Celtic Cup series is hosted and organised by Netball Northern Ireland, Netball Scotland and Wales Netball. The series features Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales playing a series of test matches against each other and visiting national teams.
Scotland have finished as runners up in two Netball Singapore Nations Cup tournaments.
The current squad was selected for the 2025 Scotland New Zealand netball series.