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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9. Gavin Hastings - 17
Legendary Scotland full-back Gavin Hastings is one of three Scottish players to have scored 17 tries during their international career. He achieved the feat in 61 appearances from 1986–1995, including the Grand Slam-winning 1990 season. | Getty Images
10. Alan Tait - 17
Centre Alan Tait racked up his 17 Scotland tries in just 27 appearances stretching out from 1987 to 1999. | Getty Images
11. Gregor Townsend - 17
The third player to have scored 17 Scottish tries is fly-half - and current Scotland head coach - Gregor Townsend. He scored his tries in 82 appearances from 1993–2003. He completes our list. | Getty Images