The nickname for the Scotland rugby team is the "Scots" or "Scottish Thistles."
Scotland Rugby League was created in 1994.
Scotland
Scotland national rugby union team was created in 1871.
David Rose - rugby - was born on 1931-02-20.
Soccer and Rugby
Rory Lawson
Scotland are one of the first nations to play Rugby Union, indeed the first ever international match was between Scotland and England. However, Rugby was invented in 1876 in England. Scotland did invent Rugby sevens though, the shorter version of the game in Melrose in 1883.
George Rose - rugby league - was born on 1983-03-13.
Oh Flower of Scotland Scotland the Brave
The thistle's
The measure of a rugby team is their performance in the World Cup. The national rugby team of Scotland has appeared in this tournament four times. Their best result was fourth place.