Have Scotland ever beaten New Zealand in a rugby union Test match?

Hayden Cottle Updated: 13 Feb 26 10:15

First facing off in 1905, Scotland and New Zealand have had a history of hard fought, entertaining Test matches.

Despite this, the record in this fixture has been completely one-sided, with New Zealand the side who almost always come out on top.

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Have Scotland ever beaten New Zealand in a rugby union Test Match?

No, Scotland have never beaten New Zealand in a rugby union Test match.

The two sides have faced off 33 times over the course of 120 years, with the All Blacks winning 31 of them and two ending in a draw.

Scotland v New Zealand historical results

All 32 results between Scotland and New Zealand are below:

18th November 1905 - Scotland 7-12 New Zealand (Inverleith, Edinburgh)
23rd November 1935 - Scotland 8-18 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
13th February 1954 - Scotland 0-3 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
18th January 1964 - Scotland 0-0 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
2nd December 1967 - Scotland 3-14 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
16th December 1972 - Scotland 9-14 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
14th June 1974 - New Zealand 24-0 Scotland (Eden Park, Auckland)
9th December 1978 - Scotland 9-18 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
10th November 1979 - Scotland 6-20 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
13th June 1981 - New Zealand 11-4 Scotland (Carisbrook, Dunedin)
20th June 1981 - New Zealand 40-15 Scotland (Eden Park, Auckland)
12th November 1983 - Scotland 25-25 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
6th June 1987 - New Zealand 30-3 Scotland (Lancaster Park, Christchurch)
16th June 1990 - New Zealand 31-16 Scotland (Carisbrook, Dunedin)
23rd June 1990 - New Zealand 21-18 Scotland (Eden Park, Auckland)
30th October 1991 - New Zealand 13-6 Scotland (National Stadium, Cardiff)
20th November 1993 - Scotland 15-51 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
11th June 1995 - New Zealand 48-30 Scotland (Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa)
15th June 1996 - New Zealand 62-31 Scotland (Carisbrook, Dunedin)
22nd June 1996 - New Zealand 36-12 Scotland (Eden Park, Auckland)
24th October 1999 - Scotland 18-30 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
24th June 2000 - New Zealand 69-20 Scotland (Carisbrook, Dunedin)
1st July 2000 - New Zealand 48-14 Scotland (Eden Park, Auckland)
24th November 2001 - Scotland 6-37 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
26th November 2005 - Scotland 10-29 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
23rd September 2007 - Scotland 0-40 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
8th November 2008 - Scotland 6-32 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
13th November 2010 - Scotland 3-49 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
11th November 2012 - Scotland 22-51 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
15th November 2014 - Scotland 16-24 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
18th November 2017 - Scotland 17-22 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
13th November 2022 - Scotland 23-31 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)
8th November 2025 - Scotland 17-25 New Zealand (Murrayfield, Edinburgh)