South Africa vs Scotland
Date | Status | Team | Score | Team | Score | Venue |
17/11/06 | Test | South Africa | 0 | Scotland | 6 | Hampden Park |
23/11/12 | Test | South Africa | 16 | Scotland | 0 | Inverleigh |
16/01/32 | Test | South Africa | 6 | Scotland | 3 | Murrayfield |
24/11/51 | Test | South Africa | 44 | Scotland | 0 | Murrayfield |
30/04/60 | Test | South Africa | 18 | Scotland | 10 | Port Elizabeth |
21/01/61 | Test | South Africa | 12 | Scotland | 5 | Murrayfield |
17/04/65 | Test | South Africa | 5 | Scotland | 8 | Murrayfield |
06/12/69 | Test | South Africa | 3 | Scotland | 6 | Murrayfield |
19/11/94 | Test | South Africa | 34 | Scotland | 10 | Murrayfield |
06/12/97 | Test | South Africa | 68 | Scotland | 10 | Murrayfield |
21/11/98 | Test | South Africa | 35 | Scotland | 10 | Murrayfield |
03/10/99 | RWC | South Africa | 46 | Scotland | 29 | Murrayfield |
16/11/02 | Test | South Africa | 6 | Scotland | 21 | Murrayfield |
07/06/03 | Test | South Africa | 29 | Scotland | 25 | Durban |
14/06/03 | Test | South Africa | 28 | Scotland | 19 | Johannesburg |
27/11/04 | Test | South Africa | 45 | Scotland | 10 | Murrayfield |
10/06/06 | Test | South Africa | 36 | Scotland | 16 | Durban |
17/06/06 | Test | South Africa | 29 | Scotland | 15 | Port Elizabeth |
25/08/07 | Test | South Africa | 27 | Scotland | 3 | Murrayfield |
15/11/08 | Test | South Africa | 14 | Scotland | 10 | Murrayfield |
17/11/12 | Test | South Africa | 21 | Scotland | 10 | Murrayfield |
15/06/13 | Test | South Africa | 30 | Scotland | 17 | Nelspruit |
17/11/13 | Test | South Africa | 28 | Scotland | 0 | Murrayfield |
28/06/14 | Test | South Africa | 55 | Scotland | 6 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium |
3/10/15 | RWC | South Africa | 34 | Scotland | 16 | St James’ Park, Newcastle |
17/11/18 | Test | South Africa | 26 | Scotland | 20 | Murrayfield |
13/11/21 | Test | South Africa | 30 | Scotland | 15 | Edinburgh |
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Total Points: | 742 | 321 |
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Matches | South Africa | Scotland | Matches | |
Played | Won | Won | Drawn | |
Overall Record | 28 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
At South African Venues | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Away Venues | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
Rugby World Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Stats and facts:
Match stats:
- Franco Mostert and Jesse Kriel will earn their 50th Test caps when they take the field.
- Frans Steyn needs six more points to reach 150 career points for the Springboks.
- Bongi Mbonambi needs one try to reach 10 tries and 50 career points.
Miscellaneous:
- The total Test caps for the Springbok starting line-up is
- There are 283 caps in the backline with 386 caps amongst the forwards. On the bench there are a further 342
- The average caps per player in the backline are 40, the forwards 48,while the players on the bench average 42
Records vs Scotland:
• South Africa’s overall record against Scotland at BT Murrayfield: P: 16; W: 12; L: 4; PF: 411; PA: 156; TF: 56; TA: 14; Average score: 26-10; Win%: 75%.
• The top Springbok scorers at BT Murrayfield are: Percy Montgomery (59 points, 17 conversions, 5 penalty goals); Joost van der Westhuizen (4 tries); and Jaco van der Westhuyzen (3 drop goals).
• The match records are: Percy Montgomery (26 points and 8 conversions); Six players have scored 2 tries; Morné Steyn (4 penalty goals) and Jaco van der Westhuyzen (3 drop goals).
• South Africa’s overall record against Scotland is: P: 26; W: 21; L: 5; PF: 686; PA: 286; TF: 86; TA: 28; Average score: 26-11. Win%: 81%.
• South Africa’s biggest win against Scotland (58 points) was on 6 December 1997 at BT Murrayfield when the Springboks ran in 10 tries with the final score 68-10. On the day, Percy Montgomery scored 26 points with two tries and eight conversions.
• The Springboks’ biggest loss against Scotland was on 16 November 2002 at BT Murrayfield when the visitors lost by 6-21.
The stadium:
• The first Test match at BT Murrayfield took place on 25 March 1925, when Scotland beat England 14-11 and thereby winning their first Grand Slam in the erstwhile Five Nations Championship.
• South Africa’s first Test against Scotland at BT Murrayfield took place on 6 January 1932, when Bennie Osler’s Springboks beat Scotland 6-3 in front of 74 000 spectators.
• Since that day, the Springboks have played 15 Test matches at BT Murrayfield against Scotland, plus a solitary Test against Spain as part of the 1999 Rugby World Cup tournament.
• The present seating capacity of BT Murrayfield is 67 144.