The Scottish men’s rugby union team dates back to 1871 when they played their first game – a 1-0 victory over England at Raeburn Place.
Since then there have been hundreds of games in the Five and Six Nations (winning 14 titles including three Grand Slams), Rugby World Cups (where they made the semi-finals in 1991), tours, friendlies and autumn internationals.
Scoring for your country is the ultimate sporting honour – and it doesn’t get much more magical than running over the line in front of a sold out Murrayfield.
Here are the 11 male players who have scored most tries for Scotland – as of the start of the 2026 Six Nations.
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5. Tony Stanger - 24
Also scoring 24 tries on the wing was Tony Stanger. It took him 58 matches to reach the total from 1989–1998. | Getty Images
6. Huw Jones - 23
Huw Jones is the final member of the current squad to make the list, scoring 23 tries in 58 games since his debut international cap in 2016. | AFP via Getty Images
7. Chris Paterson - 22
Full-back Chris Paterson scored a total of 22 tries for Scotland during his 109 cap-career spanning the years 1999–2011. | Getty Images
8. Tommy Seymour - 20
It only took Tommy Seymour seven years to become Scotland's eighth highest all-time try scorer. He scored 20 times in a 55-game career between 2013 and 2019. | Getty Images