Three of the players on Scottish rugby's all-time scorers list.Three of the players on Scottish rugby's all-time scorers list.
Three of the players on Scottish rugby's all-time scorers list.

Scottish Rugby Top Points Scorers: The 10 rugby union players who have scored most points for Scotland - from Chris Paterson to Gavin Hastings

Scoring for your country is the ultimate sporting honour – and these rugby players have all racked up hundreds of points on the pitch.

The Scottish 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 Cup (where they made the semi-finals in 1991) tours, friendlies and autumn internationals.

Here are the 10 players who have scored most points for Scotland in that time.

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