How to get Scotland Rugby tickets The Scottish Rugby Union team is ranked as the fifth best in the world (at the time of writing) – only Ireland and France are ranked higher in the northern hemisphere. It has never been more exciting to be Scottish Rugby fans, especially with the Rugby World Cup just around the corner. We thought it would be helpful to dedicate this article to looking at some of the different ways you can get Scotland Rugby tickets for the various competitions that they take part in – of course the Six Nations is the most common, given it is an annual event, but we will also be looking at World Cup match tickets as well. A (very) brief history of Scottish rugby Way back in 1870, a group of Scots fancied a game of rugby. To be more specific, they fancied a game of rugby against the English. So they wrote a letter of challenge which was published in The Scotsman, and on March 27th, 1871, Scotland and England played in the first ever rugby international match. Scotland won 1-0, because nobody had devised an effective scoring system, and therefore you didn’t get anything for a try! Seven years later, the Calcutta Cup was created, which is still awarded to the winner of the games between England and Scotland, and in 1882 the Home Nations Championship was born – the precursor to what we now know as the Six Nations Championship. In 1925, they moved to their home at BT Murrayfield Stadium, now the biggest stadium in Scotland and the fifth biggest in the UK. The post-war era was a mixed bag, but in 1971 they appointed Bill Dickinson as head coach – the first step towards professionalism in what had always been considered an amateur sport. It worked – 104,000 people packed into Murrayfield to watch, in the Five Nations, Scotland beat Wales 12-10 – one of nine wins on the trot at their home stadium. The best year for Scottish rugby in the modern era was 1990, when they beat England in a Grand Slam decider. There have been lows since then, but now Scottish rugby is back on the up – they’ve held the Calcutta Cup since 2021 and there is more cohesion in their play than there has been for a long time. There are high hopes for Scottish rugby union once again. The Lions’ tours provide a unique opportunity to see some of the world’s best rugby talent play together, creating an exhilarating blend of rivalry and camaraderie among the nations of the British Isles. This tradition has not only shaped rugby’s history but also contributed to the sport’s cultural heritage, with every tour adding to the legacy of epic contests, unforgettable moments and a fierce pride in wearing the iconic red jersey. Where to get Scotland rugby tickets If you want to buy tickets for Scotland Rugby matches, there are a few options available to you. For home matches at BT Murrayfield, you can purchase tickets from the Scottish Rugby website. We should warn you, though, that ticket sales for the Six Nations Championship matches are incredibly popular – you will need to be on the ball if you want to secure tickets this way. Tickets for the next Six Nations Championship are expected to go on sale in September.