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Nicknames: None
Colors: Blue/White
Homeground: Murrayfield Stadium
Honors: Five Nations Grand Slam (1925, 1984 & 1990), Four Nations (1886, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1895, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1907), Five Nations (1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1933, 1938, 1964 - shared - 1973, 1999).
Traditions: The Flower of Scotland
Anthem: Flower of Scotland

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Scottish rugby dates back to 1871, where they beat England in the first international rugby union match at Raeburn Place. Since it started in 1883, Scotland competed in the Five Nations winning it 14 times outright and sharing it another 8. 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 five competitions, the last being in 2003. Scotland's 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 is played out as part of the Six Nations. It was last held by Scotland after a famous victory in 2006, beating England 18-12, but England regained it in the opener of the 2007 Six Nations.

Anthem

Flower of Scotland

As Scotland is currently part of the United Kingdom and thus officially falls under the British national anthem, the popular and powerful "Flower of Scotland" has been adopted as the country's rugby anthem. Written in the 1960's, it began to be sung at Scotland games during the 1970's. It celebrates the Scottish victory over the English king Edward II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.

O Flower of Scotland
When will we see
Your like again,
That fought and died for
Your wee bit Hill and Glen
And stood against him
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward
Tae think again.

The Hills are bare now
And Autumn leaves lie thick and still
O'er land that is lost now
Which those so dearly held
That stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward Tae think again.

Those days are past now
And in the past they must remain
But we can still rise now
And be the nation again
That stood against him
Proud Edward's Army
And sent him homeward, Tae think again.