query: when did scotland last win calcutta cup at murrayfield

pos: Calcutta Cup to the World Wars between 1915–1919 and 1940–1946. As of 2018, 125 Calcutta Cup matches have taken place. Currently, this game is the annual match between the two nations in the Six Nations Championship. The ground alternates between Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (on even years) and Twickenham Stadium in London (on odd years). In 2004, the two countries' rugby governing bodies, the Rugby Football Union (England) and the Scottish Rugby Union, were considering a plan to add a second Calcutta Cup fixture each year, outside the Six Nations. The second fixture would be hosted by the away nation in the

pos: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup and was then told a formal request by the SPFL had been unsuccessful. On 2 October 2018, Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said that they were "aware of issues and concerns" regarding the semi-final arrangements. As a result, the SPFL are reported to be considering moving the Heart of Midlothian-Celtic semi-final to Murrayfield Stadium pending a meeting with Police Scotland. On 3 October 2018, the SPFL confirmed that venues and kick-off times had been switched to 13:30 at Murrayfield and 16:30 at Hampden. The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition are held exclusively by BT Sport. The following

pos: Calcutta Cup Calcutta Cup The Calcutta Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the match between England and Scotland. It is the oldest of several individual competitions that take place under the umbrella of the Six Nations Championship, including: the Millennium Trophy, Centenary Quaich, Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy and the Auld Alliance Trophy (first contested in 2018). The cup was first competed for in 1879, Scotland were the most recent winners, while England have won the cup the most times overall - at 70 to 40 wins. The cup itself is of Indian workmanship, decorated with cobras and an elephant. On

neg: Duncan Hodge Cup. He scored 123 points in total for the national side that included six tries, 15 conversions, 20 penalties and one drop goal. His finest moment was when he converted his own try and kicked four penalties to score all of the points for Scotland in the 2000 Calcutta Cup 19–13 win against England. This was in the inaugural season of the Six Nations at Murrayfield. The first victory for Scotland against England since 1990 and in doing so prevented England completing a 6 Nations Championship Grand Slam and also from Scotland finishing bottom of the table. Duncan Hodge travelled

neg: Rugby union in Scotland Galashiels, Jedburgh and Selkirk have produced many international players. The first international rugby union match in the world was played between England and Scotland in Edinburgh in 1871. Scotland won 4–1. The national side is considered by the IRB to belong in the top tier of nations, although they are not as competitive as the elite sides such as New Zealand or South Africa. They usually play their home matches at Murrayfield Stadium in the West End of Edinburgh. Scotland contest the Calcutta Cup with England as part of the Six Nations Championship. The Calcutta Cup was last won by

neg: Duncan Paterson the ball down for a try. Scotland went on to win 16–15 on a Peter Brown conversion of Chris Rea's last-minute try. These would be the only points which Duncan Paterson scored for his country. After the 1971 Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham, Paterson was in the match against England at Murrayfield that next week. The match was the hundredth anniversary of Ruby's first international. Scotland defeated England for 26-6. With his international playing career behind him, Paterson turned his attention to a successful career in business, primarily in the knitwear and property sectors. In 1986 Paterson's role within the

neg: Scotland national rugby union team In the eagerly anticipated Calcutta Cup tie against England at Twickenham, however, Scotland were thrashed 61-21. This was a record defeat against the English, and a result which ended their hopes of winning the Six Nations. In the last week, Scotland defeated Italy at Murrayfield with a 29-0 victory, securing fourth place in the tournament table. Gregor Townsend took over as head coach in June 2017. His first fixture as head coach was against Italy in Singapore where Scotland won 34-13. A week later Scotland defeated Australia 24-19 in Sydney, the second time in a row Scotland had won on

neg: History of rugby union in Scotland unique in that it is competed for annually only by England and Scotland. The first Calcutta Cup match was played in 1879 and, since that time, over 100 matches have taken place. Scotland have won the Calcutta Cup 39 times. They compete in Six Nations Championship and have never won it, however they did win the last 5 nations championship in 1999 only narrowly missing out on a grand slam. Scotland have participated in every Rugby World Cup tournament. The SFU was a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886, along with Ireland and Wales. Left: The minutes

neg: Ian Smith (Scottish rugby player born 1965) for Scotland. In 1991 he played for Scotland in the Hong Kong Sevens tournament. He made his full test debut for Scotland against England at Murrayfield on 18 January 1992. He played one match at the 1995 World Cup. His last international appearance was against South Africa at Murrayfield on 6 December 1997. He played 7 matches for the Barbarian F.C. and scored 9 points between 1990 and 1993. He captained the team against Newport in 1992. In 2004 returned to Moseley RFC as head coach. In 2009 Mosely beat Leeds at Twickenham to win the EDF Energy National Trophy.

neg: England national rugby union team was appointed England head coach by the Rugby Football Union. Previously Lancaster was appointed as the head coach on a short term basis assisted by existing forwards coach Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell. Lancaster was considered a success in his first campaign as England coach - during the 2012 Six Nations Championship, defending Champions England finished in second place after losing 19–12 to Wales at Twickenham Stadium, but successfully defended the Calcutta Cup beating Scotland 13–6 at Murrayfield. England finished the year on a high, after outplaying World Cup holders New Zealand in November, in which England dominated to win

neg: 1994 Five Nations Championship Five Nations championship title was decided by using points difference to separate the top two teams that finished level on win/loss record. Wales won the tournament, although a 15–8 away defeat by England in their final match meant they failed to win the Grand Slam: England had needed a 16-point margin of victory over Wales in the final match to snatch the tournament themselves, but fell short, conceding a late Welsh try while pressing for the score that would have given them a big enough margin. Earlier in the tournament, England won the Calcutta Cup beating Scotland at Murrayfield. In

neg: Jason White (rugby union) earned his 50th Scottish cap. Shortly after he led Scotland to another famous victory, 18–12 over the 'Auld Enemy' at Murrayfield, therefore recovering the Calcutta Cup. He received the Man of the Match award for his outstanding contribution to the victory. In the final fixture, White hit (in a legal tackle) Andrea Lo Cicero so hard that it forced a penalty for holding on. This penalty was kicked by Chris Paterson to secure a 13–10 victory for Scotland. The tackle was similar to the one on Joe Worsley in the Calcutta Cup match which snuffed out the final England attack.

neg: Scotland national rugby union team in the modern era was 1990, when their season came down to one game, a Grand Slam decider at Murrayfield against the "auld enemy", England. Both sides had won all their Five Nations fixtures, and England were overwhelming favourites despite being the away side. Scotland under the captaincy of prop David Sole went on to win 13–7, and with it their third Grand Slam. The match against England in 1990 was also only the second time that Flower of Scotland was played at Murrayfield, having become Scotland's pre-match national anthem that year. The second World Cup took place in 1991

neg: Ian Smith (Scottish rugby player born 1903) and helped them to win 25–4. He then played against Wales at Swansea and scored another four tries; Scotland again won, this time 24–14. Their third game of the Championship was against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, and although Smith was unable to score this time, Scotland still won 14–8. Scotland's last match of the Championship was against England at Murrayfield Stadium. This was the first match ever played at Murrayfield, and was watched by over 70,000 spectators. Although Smith did not score himself, he was involved in a crucial Scottish try: the ball was passed through several hands before Smith

neg: History of rugby union in Scotland for the 2005 summer internationals against the Barbarians and Romania, winning two from two and instilling confidence in the national side again. On 15 September 2005, he was appointed national coach of the Scotland team up to and including the 2007 World Cup. In the first match of the 2006 Six Nations campaign, against France, Scotland won 20-16, and this was the first time since 1999 that they had beaten France. Scotland also beat England 18-12 at home at Murrayfield on 25 February 2006 to reclaim the Calcutta Cup. In the 2006 Autumn internationals Scotland won two of three fixtures.

neg: History of rugby union in Scotland professional trophy in season 2014-15. Scotland also won the last-ever Five Nations Championship in 1999 with some dashing displays of 15-man rugby and to a last minute win by Wales over England, but that year's World Cup ended the usual way, with a quarter-final defeat by New Zealand. They endured a torrid Six Nations in 2000, losing their first four straight games including a humiliating 34-20 defeat to a debuting Italy. In their last game they managed a 19-13 win under captain Andy Nicol over an unbeaten England at a rain-soaked Murrayfield After a poor start in the Six Nations

neg: Scotland national rugby union team In their semi-final on 26 October 1991 Scotland lost 6–9 to England at Murrayfield after Gavin Hastings missed a penalty almost in front of and a short distance from the posts. On 30 October Scotland lost the third-place play-off to New Zealand in Cardiff 13–6. Since then they have qualified for the quarter-finals in all but one occasion, in 2011. Their most recent world cup campaign in 2015 saw them come within 30 seconds of a famous win over Australia, however a last minute penalty sealed the win for the Wallabies. Scotland achieved 100 points for the first time in

neg: Scotland national rugby union team Gunners, was appointed interim coach for the 2005 summer internationals against the Barbarians and Romania, winning both. On 15 September 2005, he was appointed national coach of the Scotland team. In the first match of the 2006 Six Nations campaign, against France, Scotland won 20–16, and this was the first time since 1999 that they had beaten France. Scotland also beat England 18–12 at home at Murrayfield to reclaim the Calcutta Cup. In the 2006 Autumn internationals Scotland won two of three fixtures. They convincingly beat Romania and put up a solid first half performance against the Pacific Islanders. In

neg: Scotland national rugby union team Scotland, Watsonians and the famous 'border' clubs such as Gala, Hawick, Jed-Forest, Kelso and Melrose. However the advent of professionalism saw Scotland's District championship abandoned and two 'Super Districts' formed, which have resulted in the top players generally being unavailable for their clubs. These teams play in international club competitions such as the Heineken Cup and the Pro12. On 1 March 1975, around 104,000 spectators watched Scotland defeat Wales 12–10 in a Five Nations match at Murrayfield. The attendance at the time was a World Record for a Rugby Union match, and remains the record attendance at Murrayfield. That win

neg: Tommy Gray (rugby union) Tommy Gray (rugby union) Tommy Gray (20 January 1928 - 3 April 2000) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Full Back and Fly-half. Gray started with Heriots as a graduate of Heriot's College in Edinburgh. He moved to Northampton to play for the Saints in 1947. He later moved back to Edinburgh to play for Heriots. While with Northampton he played for East Midlands. Gray played five Services internationals for Scotland between 1942 and 1944. Gray was capped three times for Scotland. Notably he won the Calcutta Cup against England at Murrayfield Stadium in 1950 by

neg: Chris Gray (rugby union) in 1989. He held the record of 27 appearances for the Scottish Exiles provincial side, until it was equalled by Richard Cramb in 1992. Gray made his Scotland debut in the 23-7 Five Nations win against Wales at Murrayfield on 21 January 1989 and was part of the Scotland team that claimed a grand slam in the 1990 Five Nations Championship. He played his last international in the 13-6 World Cup Third-place play-off defeat against New Zealand at Cardiff Arms Park on 30 October 1991. Gray qualified from the Edinburgh Dental School in 1983 and moved to Nottingham to take

neg: Allan Jacobsen (rugby union) the squad. But he was back as loose head for all of Scotland's matches in the 2008 RBS Six nations Championship, including the Calcutta Cup victory against England at Murrayfield, and later that year he continued in that role for the two Tests in Argentina. Two years before his first cap he was at loose-head prop in three of Scotland's matches on the 2000 tour of New Zealand. A mobile ball-player, Allan was selected for the tour after a fine debut for Scotland A against their English counterparts at Goldenacre in April 2000, and he also represented Scotland in the

neg: Sport in Scotland A major boost to rugby league in Scotland came when the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final was brought to Murrayfield, Edinburgh. On both occasions over 60,000 watched the final. This was coupled with a fantastic 42–20 win over France in July 2001, possibly one of Scotland's best wins in their short history. Scotland finished top of Group C in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup progressing ahead of Tonga and Italy but losing to New Zealand 40-4. In the 2016 Rugby League Four Nations Scotland came away with a historic draw 18-18 with New Zealand in Workington, Cumbria although finishing

neg: Frank Hadden Scotland coach until November 2008. Hadden won the Calcutta Cup for a second time on 8 March 2008, after a 15–9 victory over England at Murrayfield. Poor performances subsequently led to commentators and former players to call for Hadden's removal. He parted company with the national side on 2 April 2009 after a second consecutive disappointing Six Nations, and was replaced by Andy Robinson. Frank Hadden Frank Hadden (born 14 June 1954) is a Scottish rugby union coach. He is a former head coach of Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby. Hadden replaced Matt Williams and was appointed on 15 September 2005.

neg: David Shedden He played for Scotland 15 times between 1972 and 1978. Richard Bath writes of him that: He won the Calcutta Cup with Scotland against England at Murrayfield in 1976. Unfortunately he suffered concussion after bravely tackling Andy Ripley of England during the match. While he was on the park however he provided rugby commentator Bill McLaren with one of his top five sporting memories with his counter attack setting up of Alan Lawson's first try that day. Shedden developed dementia in his early 50s. This was thought to be linked to his rugby career as he suffered 13 concussions throughout

neg: Santiago Phelan England in 2013 including a record 32-3 defeat in the opening test, the biggest losing margin Argentina has had against England on home soil. He did lead Argentina to the occasional "upset", including a 9-6 win over Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh and a 26-12 win over Wales, who at the time where the Six Nations Grand Slam Champions, at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. He led the Pumas to the 2011 Rugby World Cup knockout stage, but lost to hosts New Zealand in the Quarter Finals. In 2012, Phelan led Argentina into their debut year in The Rugby

neg: Scotland at the Rugby World Cup The 2007 competition was held in France, with some games played in Wales and Scotland. Two Pool C matches were held at Edinburgh's Murrayfield. The host for the 2015 tournament was England, with no games played in Scotland. Scotland at the Rugby World Cup Scotland have played in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. Their best finish was fourth in 1991. In their semi-final on October 26, 1991, Scotland lost 6–9 to England at Murrayfield after Gavin Hastings missed a penalty almost in front of and a short distance from the posts. On October 30 Scotland

neg: Garath Archer 1996 in the Five Nations that season, in a match against Scotland. England won the match 18 to nine at Murrayfield. He also played in the match against Ireland. The following year, 1997, he was capped five time for England, including games against the All Blacks and Australia. He played eight times for England the following year, and in 1999 was included in the English squad for the 1999 World Cup in Wales. His last Test for England against Scotland at Murrayfield on 2 April during the 2000 Six Nations Championship. He retired in 2004 at 29, because of back

neg: Mike McCarthy (rugby union) squad for the 2011 Six Nations Championship. He was the only uncapped player named in the squad, but did not earn any caps in the tournament. In August that year, however, McCarthy made his Ireland debut in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game against Scotland at Murrayfield. McCarthy was again part of the Ireland squad for the 2012 Six Nations tournament. He was a late replacement for Donncha O'Callaghan in the 32–14 win over Scotland on 10 March. McCarthy again replaced O'Callaghan from the bench in the 30–9 defeat to England, seven days later. McCarthy was called up for the

neg: Allister Hogg in one match, when he plundered a treble during the 42–0 World Cup win over Romania in September 2007. Hogg continued to have an influence as Scotland improved throughout 2008, playing in both Tests as they registered a series draw in Argentina before packing down against the All Blacks and South Africa at Murrayfield during the autumn internationals. In January 2009 Hogg was called into Scotland coach Frank Hadden's squad for the 2009 Six Nations. His latest cap came during the 6 Nations Championship against match Wales on Feb 8, 2009. A particularly disastrous match for Scotland that they lost

neg: History of the England national rugby union team Robshaw as skipper. Jones' England began their Six Nations campaign away to Scotland. Scotland's wait to regain the Calcutta Cup goes on after England opened the Eddie Jones era with victory away at Murrayfield. Four months on from a disastrous World Cup campaign on home soil, England established an early lead through George Kruis' converted try, but were then pegged back by the boot of Greig Laidlaw to make it 7-6 at half-time. But after the hosts failed to capitalise on several promising openings, English strength from the bench helped establish a grip on what had been a messy affair.

neg: Jason White (rugby union) George Watson's College in Edinburgh, leaving in 1996. He first started playing rugby union when a friend invited him to join a local team in Aberdeen – Aberdeen Wanderers. He quickly rose through the ranks of the Scotland Under-18 and Under-21 Squads. He was named the new captain of the Scotland national team by Scotland coach Frank Hadden after an injury to Jon Petrie. White led them for the first time in the test against Argentina at Murrayfield on 12 November 2005. He also led them in the famous win against France on 4 February 2006 at Murrayfield when he

neg: Scotland national rugby union team in time for the 2009 Autumn Internationals. Scotland's form picked up with a 23–10 victory over Fiji and a memorable 9–8 win against Australia (the first win over the Wallabies for 27 years) at Murrayfield. In the 2010 Six Nations Scotland lost against France, Wales and Italy before drawing with England. Against Ireland, in the final rugby match at Croke Park, Scotland gained their only win of the tournament 23–20 with a last-minute penalty by Dan Parks, denying the Irish the Triple Crown and assuring they themselves would avoid the wooden spoon. That summer, Scotland toured Argentina and recorded their

neg: Mike Blair for his country in the same game. Blair was a member of Scotland's 2003, 2007 and 2011 World Cup squads. He was injured playing for Edinburgh against the Llanelli Scarlets in January 2007 and required surgery on his shoulder which prevented him from playing in the entire 2007 Six Nations Championship. Blair was made captain of his country for the first time against Ireland in the 2008 Six Nations Championship and for the next 12 consecutive games. At the 2008 Six Nations, he captained his squad to a 15–9 victory over England at Murrayfield to win the 2008 Calcutta Cup.

neg: David MacMyn he accompanied a Scottish touring team to Japan in July 1977. Just a fortnight before his death he was at Murrayfield to watch the Calcutta Cup. He never married. David MacMyn Dr David James MacMyn TD, BA, MB, BCHIR was a rugby union international who represented Scotland from 1925 to 1928 later becoming president of the Scottish Rugby Union. He also practiced as a surgeon. David James MacMyn was born on 18 February 1903 at Kirkcudbright the son of a doctor. He was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy, then Fettes College from 1916 where he was assigned to Glencorse House. He

neg: Hamish Dawson for Scotland, starting with a 14-12 loss to France in Paris. On 3 February, he scored his only points for Scotland with a try in a 19-0 win against Wales at Murrayfield. Three weeks later Scotland lost narrowly to Ireland, 6-5 in Edinburgh, starting a run of 17 consecutive matches without a win, lasting until 1955. Dawson also played in the 5-3 defeat to England at Twickenham; Scotland avoiding the 1951 Five Nations Championship wooden spoon on points difference. Later that year Scotland suffered a record 44-0 loss to South Africa at Murrayfield, with South Africa losing only once on

neg: Sport in Scotland be popular and there is a healthy Borders Sevens Circuit. Starting in 2007, the annual IRB Sevens World Series, featuring international sides from around the world, has ended with the Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield. Rugby league is administered by Scotland Rugby League. The main international team has been playing since 1909 although their first proper international wasn't until 1996 when they beat Ireland in Dublin 6-26. In the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, Scotland finished last in their group, although only narrowly lost to Ireland, Samoa and New Zealand. The latter two matches were played in Edinburgh and Glasgow respectively.

neg: John Barclay (rugby union) After Williams' departure Barclay was not picked for the Scotland squad again until the 2007 World Cup after a run of strong performances for club side Glasgow Warriors. He made his debut against New Zealand in the pool stages in a weakened team, losing 40–0. After the 2007 World Cup Barclay started to become involved with the Scotland squad more and became a permanent starter until the end of the 2011 World Cup. He was man of the match in Scotland's win over South Africa at Murrayfield in 2010, and became recognised for his skills at the breakdown, and his

neg: Stuart Moffat full-back in a 27-point win. He played two further Tests in the same stadium that month, with Scotland defeating both South Africa and Fiji. Moffat's only other cap came two years later, again at Murrayfield, when Australia defeated Scotland by 31 points to 14 to claim the Hopetoun Cup. He has played for various clubs during his career including Castres in France, Viadana in Italy and Scottish teams Borders and Edinburgh. His first-class cricket appearance was made in the 2002 University Match, against Oxford University. Moffat brought up a century off just 103 balls and had amassed 169 by the

neg: Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity is 67,144 which makes it the largest stadium in Scotland and the fifth largest in the United Kingdom. The stadium is the home of the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), and is primarily used as a venue for rugby union and hosts most of Scotland's home test matches, the "Scottish Hydro Electric Cup" final, as well as Pro14 and European Rugby Champions Cup matches. Although mainly a rugby union stadium, Murrayfield has in the past hosted American football, rugby

neg: Scotland national rugby union team overall against the Pumas). In the 2017 Six Nations, Scotland saw a marked improvement in performance with three home wins and two away defeats. This was Vern Cotter's last tournament as head coach of Scotland, despite their also beating Australia 24-19 on the summer tour of the Southern Hemisphere. In their first 6Ns game, Scotland went in with confidence to win their first opening match for eleven years against Ireland in a close match at Murrayfield Stadium. This followed with a defeat in Paris to France. Scotland secured a win over Wales in their third game, Scotland's first since 2007.

neg: Scotland national rugby union team with matches shared between the Five Nations. Scotland won their pool, though the game against Ireland was close, and then beat Western Samoa in the quarter-final. They lost to England in the semi-final held at Murrayfield to a Rob Andrew drop goal. In the third place play-off they were beaten by New Zealand. Scotland went through 1994 without a single win, but bounced back in 1995 to win their first three Five Nations matches. This run of wins included a 23–21 win away against France, courtesy of a last minute try and conversion by Gavin Hastings. This was Scotland's first

neg: John Roberts (rugby player) Roberts played in all four games; loses to England, Ireland and France, and a win over Scotland. In the Scotland match, played at Murrayfield, Roberts scored one of three Welsh tries, in a 13–0 victory. The following year Wales fared better, finishing second in the 1929 Championship. Wales started poorly with another lose to England, but in a home match against Scotland, Wales recorded a win. Roberts was on the score-sheet twice with two tries that helped secure the result. This was followed by a win over France a draw away to Ireland. The Ireland game was Roberts last for

neg: Scotland national rugby union team Hastings, Finlay Calder and David Sole, all of whom who would debut for Scotland in the Five Nations that year and feature prominently for side in the years that followed. Scotland went on to share the 1986 Five Nations championship with France, each side winning three out of their four games. The series also saw Scotland thrash England 33–6 at Murrayfield; Scotland's record win over the English, at the time one point short of Scotland's best score in any rugby union international and England's heaviest defeat in over a century. Scotland went to the first World Cup, played in New

neg: History of football in Scotland matches at the neighbouring Murrayfield rugby stadium in the final phase of work). Celtic spent one season – 1994–95 – away from home at Hampden Park (between the national stadium's own periods of extensive renovation that required several national cup finals and Scotland fixtures to be played at the other large Glasgow venues) which was familiar to many of the players from internationals and cup fixtures; indeed, the last match of their spell at Hampden before returning to a half-completed Celtic Park was the 1995 Scottish Cup Final, which they won. The sums spent by Celtic and others to modernise

neg: 2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa 2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa In June 2012, the Scotland rugby union team made a tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa, playing one test match against each. The tour began with Scotland's second consecutive win over Australia, meaning they retained the Hopetoun Cup. (They had beaten Australia 9–8 at Murrayfield in 2009.) Scotland then travelled to Fiji, becoming the first "Tier 1" nation to play a test in a Pacific Island nation since Italy visited Fiji in 2006. Scotland recorded away victories over both Fiji and Samoa. Scotland were also scheduled to play the New

neg: Paul Burnell February 1989 a match the sides drew 12-12. His only international try was against The in the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He ran in from 70 yards dummying both wings and full back before crashing in under the posts in the 89-0 win. His final test match was against New Zealand at Murrayfield on 24 October 1999 in the World Cup knock-out stages having previously announced his intention to retire at the end of the tournament. Burnell is London Scottish FC's most capped Scotland International player with 52 caps and represented Scotland at the 1991,1995,1999 World Cups while being a

neg: Gordon Ross (rugby union) against Tonga at Murrayfield in November 2001. Seven years later, during the Barclays Churchill Cup competition in North America, he set another record as the Scotland A team's top scorer. He passed Duncan Hodge's record of 126 points during a replacement appearance win against Argentina at Richardson Stadium in Kingston, Ontario. By the end of that 2008 tournament his tally in 16 Scotland A games was 140 points. They are the only players to have scored at least 100 points for Scotland A. Later that year Gordon took that record total to 150 points with five conversions in Scotland A's

neg: Sean Lamont followed and in November 2009, under the guidance of new Scotland coach Andy Robinson, Lamont returned to the international stage. He played three November Tests, including a dramatic win over Australia at Murrayfield. Lamont was ever present again during the 2010 Six Nations Championship as Scotland showed signs of resurgence under Andy Robinson. He also played in Scotland's notable 2–0 series win over Argentina during the Summer Internationals. Lamont won his 100th cap in the victory over Samoa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He became only the second Scottish player to achieve 100 caps, after Chris Paterson (109). In

neg: Ernest Brutton university Oxford. Brutton's first Varsity Match was in 1883, which was won convincingly by Oxford. Brutton missed the next year's game, but returned in 1885. Brutton finished on the winning side in his second Varsity Match in 1885, and repeated the win when Cambridge beat Oxford again in 1886. Brutton was selected for international duty with England in the last game of the 1886 Home Nations Championship, an encounter with Scotland for the Calcutta Cup. Reginald Morrison the Scotland three-quarters, out-paced Brutton throughout the match, and England relied on their backs to cover this weakness in the teams defence. The

neg: History of the Ireland national rugby union team were dominant throughout the decade, resulting in the others scrapping around for the odd Championship title. Ireland didn't manage to win the trophy once in the whole decade and worse never finished outside the bottom two. In 1991, they lost their test series against Namibia. The second Rugby World Cup took place in Britain, Ireland and France in 1991. Ireland found themselves in the same pool as Scotland. After two easy wins over Japan and Zimbabwe, Scotland sneaked a 24–15 win at Murrayfield. Ireland played the Wallabies at Lansdowne Road in the quarter final and appeared to be on the

neg: Dave Callam Dave Callam David Alexander Callam (born 15 February 1983) is a professional rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in Scotland, he plays in the No.8 position in the back row for Edinburgh and is also a member of Scotland's 2007 RWC squad. Callam became Scotland’s 999th international played when he replaced the injured Jason White during Scotland’s 48–6 victory against Romania in the Bank of Scotland Corporate international at Murrayfield in November 2006. A week later, also as a substitute at Murrayfield, he scored his first international try in the 34–22 win against the Pacific Islands, and seven days after

neg: Harry Ellis side when he was only 16. Ellis was selected on England's 2004 summer tour as third choice scrum half behind Matt Dawson and Andy Gomarsall and did not play, however he made his England debut from the bench in their 32–16 win over the Springboks in autumn 2004. He also made an appearance as a replacement in the game against Australia. He subsequently became a regular fixture in the England side, rotating with Matt Dawson during the 2005 Six Nations. Ellis scored his debut try for England in the 2005 Calcutta Cup win over Scotland. He lost out to Matt

neg: Major sports event hosting in Britain during the 2010s Scottish Rugby Union and the Scotland national team. On 17 June 2015, the organiser of both competitions, European Professional Club Rugby, announced the sites of the 2016 and 2017 finals of both competitions, with the 2016 finals being awarded to Lyon, France and the 2017 finals being awarded to Edinburgh. At that time, Murrayfield was only confirmed as the site of the Champions Cup final, but on 30 March 2016 it was confirmed that Murrayfield would also host the Challenge Cup final. The 2017 Champions Cup final was the first at Murrayfield since 2009 and the third overall; the 2017

neg: Calcutta Cup amateur ethos and instead decided that a game should be played each year between England and Scotland and whoever wins should keep it for that year. The first Calcutta Cup match was played at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh, on 10 March 1879 and ended in a draw; Scotland scored a drop goal and England a goal. The following year on 28 February 1880 England became the first winners of the Calcutta Cup when they defeated Scotland by 2 goals & 3 tries to 1 goal in Manchester. Matches have continued on an annual basis ever since except for two interruptions due

neg: History of the England national rugby union team home. Week 4 saw a trip to Edinburgh to take on Scotland at Murrayfield - the match ended in a 15-15 tie with England retaining the Calcutta Cup. Dan Parks kicked the Scots into a 9-6 half-time lead with two penalties and a drop-goal. Three penalties from Jonny Wilkinson, who then went off injured, made it 9-9 soon after the restart. And two penalties apiece from Toby Flood and Parks ensured the sides could not be separated in a tense finale. To finish their Six Nations, England travelled to Paris to take on a France team who were in search

neg: 2010 Six Nations Championship finished in fifth and sixth positions for the third tournament in a row. Both teams achieved just one victory each, with Scotland also recording a draw in the Calcutta Cup match against England to place ahead of Italy. The reigning champions on entering the tournament were Ireland, who won the Grand Slam and Triple Crown in 2009. Ireland did not win the Triple Crown in 2010 due to a surprise 23–20 loss to Scotland in the final Six Nations match at Croke Park on 20 March, with Scotland avoiding their third "wooden spoon" since 2004 in the process. Brian O'Driscoll

neg: Roddy Grant (rugby union) the Scotland squad in the 2008–09 IRB tournaments in Wellington (New Zealand), San Diego (USA), Hong Kong, Adelaide, Twickenham and Murrayfield as well as the RWC Sevens in Dubai, where he scored four tries in helping Scotland to win the Plate competition. Over the 2008–09 sevens season he scored 23 tries, and his points tally of 115 was second only to Colin Gregor’s 171. Grant also played two games for Scotland A in the IRB Nations Cup success in Bucharest in June 2009. His debut was as a replacement in the win against Russia, and his first start followed four

neg: Rugby union margin of 152 points is held by two countries, Japan (a 155–3 win over Chinese Taipei) and Argentina (152–0 over Paraguay) both in 2002. The record attendance for a rugby union game was set on 15 July 2000 in which New Zealand defeated Australia 39–35 in a Bledisloe Cup game at Stadium Australia in Sydney before 109,874 fans. The record attendance for a match in Europe of 104,000 (at the time a world record) was set on 1 March 1975 when Scotland defeated Wales 12–10 at Murrayfield in Edinburgh during the 1975 Five Nations Championship. The record attendance for a

neg: BT Group as being promoted with BT Group at their respective home grounds; Scotstoun Stadium and Murrayfield Stadium. On 28 May 2014, it was announced that BT agreed a £20 million four-year sponsorship deal with Scottish Rugby Union which includes BT securing the naming rights for Murrayfield Stadium which becomes BT Murrayfield Stadium, become sponsor of the Scotland sevens team, become principal and exclusive sponsor of Scotland's domestic league and cup competitions from next season, taking over the role from The Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS), and become sponsor of Scottish Rugby's four new academies that aims to drive forward standards

neg: 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 1993. This tournament was the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament. The International Rugby Board invited the established rugby union nations but also were keen to involve emerging nations in the event, recognising the fact that Sevens was providing the bridge between the developed rugby nations and those whose rugby union traditions were less well established. England defeated Australia 21–17 to become the first team to win the Melrose Cup. Prior to 1993, Rugby Sevens had already built up a

neg: 2009 Heineken Cup Final did not have to pay to attend this celebration, which also featured live music and family activities. Leicester were reported to have taken "their considerable disappointment on the chin". 2009 Heineken Cup Final The 2009 Heineken Cup Final was the final match of the 2008–09 Heineken Cup, the 14th season of Europe's top club rugby union competition. The match was played on 23 May 2009 at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh; this was the second time that the Heineken Cup final had been held at Murrayfield after the 2005 final, when Toulouse beat Stade Français 18–12 after extra time. The match

neg: David McHugh took charge of a 1995 Rugby World Cup qualifier between Romania and Wales at Dinamo Stadium. On 18 February 1995 McHugh made his Five Nations Championship debut when he took charge of a match between France and Scotland at the Parc des Princes. On 21 February 2004 he refereed his final Six Nations Championship game when he took charge of the match between England and Scotland at Murrayfield. In 1996 McHugh refereed the inaugural Heineken Cup final between Stade Toulousain and Cardiff. He would also referee the 2001 final between Leicester Tigers and Stade Français, making him the first referee

neg: 2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final in 2013. Prior to the draw for the 2015–16 tournament, it was announced that Lyon would host the 2015–16 European Rugby Challenge Cup and Champions Cup finals at the newly built Grand Stade de Lyon, while the 2017 finals would be held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. Two weeks before the match, Nigel Owens was chosen to referee the final. This was Racing's first European Cup final, while Saracens were previously defeated by Toulon in the 2014 Heineken Cup Final. The two teams last met in the tournament the previous season, Saracens having defeated Racing at the quarter-final stage

neg: Chris Paterson Pro12 history with 778 points (21T 113C 4D 145P). He played his last ever professional match against Benetton Treviso on 5 May 2012 at Murrayfield Stadium. Despite an unusually long absence from the score sheet partly owing to injury, Paterson scored Edinburgh Rugby's third try of the match leading to a 44–21 victory. Paterson earned his first cap for Scotland against Spain in the 1999 Rugby World Cup as a fullback. This was his only appearance during the 1999 World Cup. Scotland went on to reach the quarter finals before losing 30–18 to New Zealand. In his next appearance during

neg: Carl Bezuidenhout professional players draft, he was assigned to Boroughmuir RFC and played mainly for that club in the BT Premiership, the highest level of amateur club rugby in Scotland. He signed-off from Scottish rugby when he scored 16 points in helping Boroughmuir to win the Scottish Cup, beating Hawick 55-17 in the final, at BT Murrayfield, on Saturday, 18 April 2015. Bezuidenhout was included in the South Africa Sevens team for the 2007 Wellington Sevens and 2007 USA Sevens competitions during the 2006–07 IRB Sevens World Series. In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played

neg: 2016–17 Glasgow Warriors season time that they had tasted victory on Glasgow soil in the 1872 Cup fixture - but they couldn't overturn the margin that the Warriors had built up in the away match at Murrayfield Stadium. Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup for a seventh time; a bittersweet win that ended Gregor Townsend's last match in charge of the Glasgow side. Glasgow Warriors won the 1872 Cup with an aggregate score of 43 - 41. Glasgow Warriors were placed in Pool 1 of the European Champions Cup. They were drawn against last year's finalists Racing 92 and past winners Munster and Leicester

neg: William Middleton Wallace before half time. After the break, England got up a lead of 6–16 and the visitors seemed certain to win. Scotland responded and closed the gap to one point. The English were then playing with fourteen men after Cherry Pillman's leg was broken in a tackle, since substitutions at the time were not allowed. They managed to hold on, beating Scotland 15–16, thereby winning both the Triple Crown and the Calcutta Cup, as well as the Five Nations. It was England's last international test on British soil before the First World War: of the 30 players in the match, 11

neg: Andy Nicol never played in a World Cup, not being selected in 1991 and 1999, and being injured in 1995. He captained Scotland in 2000 when Scotland beat England 19–13 at a rain-soaked Murrayfield and so prevented England from achieving the Grand Slam. As captain of Bath, he was the first British player to lift the Heineken Cup, when they defeated Brive in 1998. In 1999 he moved from Bath to Glasgow Caledonians. Nicol was a replacement on the 1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand, when he appeared in one game, playing six minutes. He was also called up as a

neg: Murrayfield Stadium the first team to visit Murrayfield, with 70,000 people watching beat them to win their first Five Nations Championship Grand Slam. During the Second World War the ground at Murrayfield was offered to the nation and was taken over by the Royal Army Service Corps and used as a supply depot. During the war years the armed forces sports authorities managed to arrange two Scotland v. England services internationals each year, on a home-and-away basis. Scotland's home matches were played at Inverleith for the first two years with a return to Murrayfield in 1944 after that ground's derequisition. Murrayfield's record

neg: England national rugby union team 38–21. The All Blacks had been unbeaten in 20 matches but were completely outplayed by England. During the 2013 Six Nations Championship again England finished in second place behind Wales after losing the opportunity of being Grand Slam winners for the first time since 2003, by losing to Wales in Cardiff 30–3. It was also the first time every team managed to win at least 3 competition points (the equivalent of a win and a draw or three draws) since 1974. However, England did again defeat Scotland for the Calcutta Cup 38–18 at Twickenham. During the 2013 summer tour to

neg: Bryan Habana South African Sevens side in the 2003–2004 World Sevens Series. He made his Currie Cup debut for the Golden Lions in 2004, doing well enough to be voted the country's most promising player that year. That November, he made his Test debut against England at Twickenham aged 21. Though the game was lost 32–16, Habana came on as a reserve to score a try with his first touch of the ball against the then World Cup holders. The following week Habana was moved into the starting line-up, where he contributed two tries to the 45–10 win over Scotland at Murrayfield.

neg: John Barclay (rugby union) the first year, including Cotter's first Six Nations. However he was picked in the wider 2015 World Cup training squad and earned his first cap since 2013 in the second warm-up match against Italy in August 2015. Although omitted from the final World Cup squad, Barclay was once again included in the Scotland squad for the 2016 Six Nations Championship and started the first four games at blindside flanker, scoring a try in the win over Italy. In the opening match of the 2017 Six Nations Championship, Barclay was a second-half substitute in Scotland's victory over Ireland at Murrayfield. He

neg: Adam Roxburgh Adam Roxburgh Adam Roxburgh (born 14 April 1970) is a rugby union coach and former player who made eight appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team. He was known for his entertaining play in rugby sevens games. Roxburgh was born in Edinburgh. He played club rugby for Kelso RFC. He made his international rugby debut on 22 November 1997 against Australia at Murrayfield. His last appearance was against Australia at Brisbane during the 1998 Scotland rugby union tour of Oceania. Roxburgh was a talented rugby sevens player. With Kelso he competed in the Dubai Sevens, 1993 Rugby World Cup

neg: Cristian Raducanu for Dynamo Bucharest and at his international debut for Romania on 7 December 1985 against Italy at L'Aquila, he became the youngest player ever to have played for the country. He was one of the youngest players to have started a match in the Rugby World Cup, competing at Number 8 against Zimbabwe at the age of 19 years 233 days in Auckland on 23 May 1987. , he still held the record as the youngest Number 8 to have started a Rugby World Cup match. His last international was in the 32-0 defeat to Scotland at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

neg: Dave McIvor debut for Scotland was at Murrayfield against England on 18 January 1992. His last international appearance was at Murrayfield against South Africa on 19 November 1994. He made five appearances for Barbarians FC between 1993 and 1996. He was a coach at Edinburgh Academicals. He became president of Edinburgh Academicals in 2015. Dave McIvor David John McIvor (born 29 June 1964 in Kirkcaldy, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby coach who won six caps for Scotland playing as a Flanker. McIvor began his rugby career with Glenrothes. He moved to Edinburgh Academicals in 1988. In 1996, he moved back to play

neg: St Helens R.F.C. Grand Final, Sean Long snatching a last minute 19—18 win over the Bradford with a drop—goal. They lost the 2002 Challenge Cup Final to Wigan at Murrayfield Stadium by 21 points to 12. They were hammered in the 2003 World Club Challenge by Sydney by 38 points to 0. In this season, they failed to win a trophy after being knocked out of the Challenge Cup by Leeds at the semi—final stage, and the Super League play—offs by Wigan at the same stage. In 2004 they beat arch—rivals Wigan 32—16 at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in front of a capacity

neg: Murrayfield Racers Murrayfield Racers The Murrayfield Racers were an ice hockey team based in Edinburgh, Scotland who were founded in 1952 as the Murrayfield Royals before changing their name to the Murrayfield Racers in 1966. The team won the British Championship four times in four consecutive seasons from 1969 until 1972. The club was also the 1986–87 and 1987–88 British Ice Hockey League Champions and played in the BHL Premier Division from 1982 to 1995. The Racers won the Northern League on seven occasions – in 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1980 and 1980 and the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1993.

neg: Doddie Weir Newcastle Falcons and was part of the Premiership winning side of 1997–98. He also started the victorious 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup final. He moved back to Scotland to join the newly reformed Borders team in 2002 where he remained until his retirement from professional rugby. Weir's first appearance for Scotland was on 10 November 1990 against at Murrayfield Stadium. A mainstay of the team throughout the 1990s he was a recognisable figure around the park and fan favourite of the Murrayfield crowd. In 1997 he was the first recipient of the "Famous Grouse Scotland Player of the Five Nations Award". An

neg: History of rugby union in Scotland the first Murrayfield Stadium which was opened on 21 March 1925. Scotland has played a seminal role in the development of rugby, notably in Rugby sevens, which were initially conceived by Ned Haig, a butcher from Jedburgh, Scotland as a fundraising event for his local club Melrose in 1883. The first ever officially sanctioned international tournament of rugby occurred at Murrayfield as part of the "Scottish Rugby Union's celebration of rugby" centenary celebrations in 1973. Due to the success of the format, the ongoing Hong Kong Sevens was launched three years later. In 1993, the Rugby World Cup Sevens was

neg: Nathan Hines coach, Hines returned to the squad. He made his reappearance as a substitute in the 2006 Six Nations win over England at Murrayfield. Hines toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions in 2009 and featured heavily in the midweek matches but did not participate in the Tests. On 9 November 2011 Hines announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect. This meant he started and ended his Scotland career at Eden Park, Auckland. Hines won a total of 77 caps and scored two tries (10 points). On 6 May 2015, Hines joined the Scotland coaching staff as

neg: Scotland national rugby league team 1956 when Wales did not field a team). During those years England won in 1950 and 1954. Since then the tournament has run for some seasons, but never for more than five years at a time. But from 1970 to 1996 England won it six out of a possible nine times. In 2003 the tournament was revived and England comfortably won, beating her old rivals plus Scotland, Ireland and Russia. England beat the same opponents to win the cup again in 2004. This was the last time England competed, they were replaced by Georgia. The cup ran for just one

neg: Mathew Vaea "bad behaviour" as well as treating the campaign in New Zealand like a "holiday". Mathew Vaea Tuala Mathew M. Vaea (born 12 September 1966 in Motootua) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half. He was the manager of the Manu Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. His international debut was during a test match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on May 28, 1991. He was part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster. His last match was against Scotland, at Murrayfield, on November 18, 1995. During the 2011 Rugby World he was the manager of the

neg: Mathew Vaea Mathew Vaea Tuala Mathew M. Vaea (born 12 September 1966 in Motootua) is a Samoan rugby union player. He plays as a scrum-half. He was the manager of the Manu Samoa at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. His international debut was during a test match against Tonga, at Nuku'alofa, on May 28, 1991. He was part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster. His last match was against Scotland, at Murrayfield, on November 18, 1995. During the 2011 Rugby World he was the manager of the Samoa national rugby union team, but his home village fined him 100 pigs for

neg: Arthur Dorward Scotland ended in defeat. A loss to Ireland at Murrayfield and defeat to England at Twickenham. One of the highlights of his career was scoring a drop goal against Wales at Murrayfield to win the match 9-6 in 1957. He scored from just short of the halfway line and ten metres in from touch; his only international points. Arthurs brother Tom Dorward was also capped for Scotland. The New Zealand lock, Ali Williams', maternal grandfather was his cousin. Arthur Dorward Arthur Fairgrieve Dorward (3 March 1925 – 4 August 2015) was a Scottish international rugby union player who played fifteen

neg: Timo Tagaloa for New Zealand. Timo Tagaloa Timo Danny Lawrence Tagaloa (born 17 October 1964 in Auckland) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He played as left winger. He played for Samoa national rugby union team and for the All Blacks. Tagaloa debuted with Western Samoa in the match against Korea national rugby union team, on 8 April 1990, at Tokyo. He was part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster. During the World Cup, he scored 2 tries against Argentina. His last international match for Samoa was during the test match against Scotland on 19 October 1991, at Murrayfield.

neg: Timo Tagaloa Timo Tagaloa Timo Danny Lawrence Tagaloa (born 17 October 1964 in Auckland) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player. He played as left winger. He played for Samoa national rugby union team and for the All Blacks. Tagaloa debuted with Western Samoa in the match against Korea national rugby union team, on 8 April 1990, at Tokyo. He was part of the 1991 Rugby World Cup roster. During the World Cup, he scored 2 tries against Argentina. His last international match for Samoa was during the test match against Scotland on 19 October 1991, at Murrayfield. Later, he played

neg: Andrew Mower 10 Scotland A caps. His last cap was against Ireland at Murrayfield on 6 September 2003. In October 2003 he pulled out of Scotland's World Cup after suffering a knee injury during training. In October 2004 he announced his retirement from playing, on medical grounds. Andrew Mower Andrew Mower is a former rugby union player who gained thirteen caps with the Scotland national rugby union team 2000–2004. He played as flanker for London Irish and Newcastle Falcons. Born 9 September 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He worked as a financial trader for HSBC in Sydney. He played for

neg: Beighton Cup off in 1905. British officers popularised the game amongs't soldiers in India; hockey, as an organised sport, originated in Kolkata. The Anglo-Indian clubs of the time, most significantly, the Calcutta Naval Volunteers Club, now the Calcutta Rangers Club deserve a big share of the credit. Not only did Rangers Club win the Beighton Cup nine times, including in its inaugural year, it was directly responsible for two of the country's Olympic gold medals. When the Indian Olympic Committee did not have the funds to send the Indian team in 1932 and 1936, it was the generosity of the Rangers Club,

neg: Gordon Simpson (rugby union) area of Glasgow. He made his debut against Australia in Sydney on 13 June 1998. He played in four matches at the World Cup in 1999. He was recalled to the Scotland side in 2001, after a year where he had not been selected following a disciplinary incident. He played in the Six Nations 2000-2001 Championship. His last appearance for Scotland was against New Zealand at Murrayfield on 24 November 2001. Gordon Simpson (rugby union) Gordon Leslie Simpson (born 21 September 1971) is a New Zealand-born rugby union player who played number eight, formerly for Glasgow Caledonians and also representing

neg: Ronald Lagden was captain Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. The final time Lagden played with Oxford was at Lord's in July 1912, another University Match. He scored 68 in his final innings and dismissed his brother Reginald as his 56th and last first-class wicket. While at Oxford University, Lagden took part in three Varsity matches. He was capped once for England, in the final match of their 1911 Five Nations Championship campaign, a Calcutta Cup match against Scotland at Twickenham. Lagden, a number eight, kicked two conversions in the 13 to 8 win. In 1914, Lagden joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps and

neg: Scotland at the Rugby World Cup Scotland at the Rugby World Cup Scotland have played in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987. Their best finish was fourth in 1991. In their semi-final on October 26, 1991, Scotland lost 6–9 to England at Murrayfield after Gavin Hastings missed a penalty almost in front of and a short distance from the posts. On October 30 Scotland lost the third-place play-off to New Zealand in Cardiff 13–6. Since then they have qualified for the quarter-finals in every tournament except in 2011, but have not qualified for the semi-finals. For each tournament, the flag of the

neg: Lancelot Slocock time. The loss to Wales was 18 points to 28, and Wales would go on to win the grand slam that year. Ireland then defeated England at Richmond. The final match of the international season was against Scotland at Inverleith on 21 March and this proved to be Slocock’s last game for England. As well as playing for England he had been secretary of the Liverpool club for the 1907-8 seasons. Slocock captained the side and scored a try, though this was not enough to wrest the Calcutta Cup from the Scots. Slocock has a seemingly premature international retirement, but

neg: Scotland national rugby union team In 2000 the competition accepted a sixth competitor, Italy, thus forming the Six Nations. Since this change, Scotland have yet to win the competition. The Rugby World Cup was introduced in 1987 and Scotland have competed in all eight competitions, the most recent being in 2015 where they were knocked out by Australia at the quarter-final stage in controversial circumstances. Their best finish came in 1991, where they lost to the All Blacks in the third place play-off. Scotland have a strong rivalry with the English national team. They both annually compete for the Calcutta Cup. Each year, this fixture

neg: Hamish Dawson Nations Championship. Dawson's next seventeen caps were played at prop starting with an 8-0 victory over France in the 1949 Five Nations Championship in Paris. This was followed by a 6-5 win over Wales at Murrayfield and a 13-3 defeat to Ireland at the same venue. He played all four matches in the 1950 Five Nations Championship, starting with a third consecutive victory over France, 8-5 in Edinburgh. Scotland lost 12-0 to Wales and 21-0 to Ireland in Cardiff and Dublin respectively. Regaining some pride with a 13-11 win against England at Murrayfield. In 1951 Dawson played on five occasions

neg: History of rugby union in Scotland an unauthorised tour of Bermuda. He broke down after less than a quarter of an hour of the first World Cup match against France and never played for Scotland again. Scotland had been in the lead but the match finished level and Scotland had to face New Zealand in the quarter-final. They lost. Their greatest year in the modern era, however, was 1990 when, captained by prop David Sole, their season came down to one game, a Grand Slam decider at Murrayfield against the "auld enemy" and hot favourites, England. Sole famously walked his men onto the field with quiet

neg: Graeme Morrison four tests against Australia in 2004. He scored his first international try in the win over Japan at McDiarmid Park in the same year. Since then, he has gone on to win more than 30 test caps for Scotland. He was recalled to the Scotland team for the first time in four years, for the Calcutta Cup tie against England on 8 March 2008, following some excellent displays for his club side, Glasgow Warriors. Graeme Morrison Graeme Morrison (born 17 October 1982 in Hong Kong) is a retired Scottish rugby union footballer. He played for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland as

neg: Murrayfield Stadium June 2014, One Direction performed to over 64,000 fans at Murrayfield as part of their Where We Are Stadium Tour. Foo Fighters performed at Murrayfield Stadium as part of their Sonic Highways World Tour on 8 September 2015. The band were originally supposed to play Murrayfield on 23 June 2015 but this was cancelled and rescheduled after Dave Grohl broke his foot at European Festival that same month. Murrayfield Stadium Murrayfield Stadium is a sports stadium located in the west end of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Its all-seater capacity is 67,144 which makes it the largest stadium in Scotland

neg: Scotland national rugby union team 1950s. The Scots finally ended their losing run with a 36–20 win over Italy in Rome; John Barclay, John Hardie and Tommy Seymour all scoring tries. Scotland followed that win up with a victory over France at Murrayfield; Stuart Hogg, Duncan Taylor and Tim Visser scoring tries in a 29–18 win. It was Scotland's first victory over France since 2006, and also ended a 10 match losing streak against "Les Bleus". Scotland had a successful tour of Japan in June (winning both test matches), and during the Autumn Internationals recorded a third consecutive win against Argentina (their seventh recognised win

neg: Murrayfield Wanderers RFC Murrayfield Wanderers RFC Murrayfield Wanderers Football Club is a rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Formed in 1997 after the amalgamation of Murrayfield RFC (1971) and Edinburgh Wanderers F.C. (1868), both clubs brought together a long history of rugby excellence which can trace its roots back to 1868 when the Edinburgh Wanderers Club was formed. The team currently compete in East Regional League Division One and play their home matches on the back pitches of Murrayfield Stadium, the home of Scottish Rugby. Murrayfield Wanderers finished in 10th place at the end of season 2010–11 but had a much more