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 27 – 0. Since then there have been a total of 91 games played resulting in, 53 wins for France and 35 wins for Scotland and 3 draws, as of February 2017.
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During rugby union's amateur era the overall history of the fixture was relatively even - 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 19 of the 22 matches between the teams since 1996.
Scotland and France play each other at least once a year, as both have been in the Six Nations Championship, and its predecessor competitions.
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Breakdown
In the World Cup, the teams have played on three occasions, with France winning two, Scotland none and one match drawn. In these games, France have scored 93 points, and Scotland 48.
In the Five Nations (1910–1999), France played Scotland on 69 occasions, France winning 34, Scotland 33 and two matches were drawn. In these games, France scored 756 points, and Scotland 819.
In the Six Nations (2000–present), France have played Scotland on 18 occasions, France winning 16, Scotland 2 and no matches have been drawn. In these games, France have scored 438 points, and Scotland 243.
Note: The 1920 Five Nations Championship was known in France as le match des borgnes (the one-eyed match) because five players between the two sides had lost an eye in World War I.