List of national sports teams of Scotland
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Sports teams of Scotland is an incomplete list of the national sports teams representing Scotland
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Football
Rugby union
Australian rules football
Cricket
Curling
Note - curling teams are frequently mixed gender
Field hockey
Lacrosse
Rugby league
Shinty
There is an annual Composite rules Shinty/Hurling, played against Ireland.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Multi-sport events
- Scotland, the team sent by the Commonwealth Games Council for ScotlandCommonwealth Games Council for ScotlandScotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales....
to represent the country at the Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years.... - Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesScotland at the 2010 Commonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland announced on 7 July 2009 that the chef de mission for the Scotland team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be Jon Doig, the CGS Chief Executive and the General Team Manager at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.Scotland will use Flower of Scotland as...
- Scotland at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesScotland at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland announced on 3 November 2005 that Scotland would be sending 166 athletes to compete in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, supported by 70 officials...
- Scotland at the 2002 Commonwealth GamesScotland at the 2002 Commonwealth GamesScotland sent a team of 207 athletes and 85 officials to the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England.In the Manchester Games Scotland won 6 Gold, 8 Silver and 16 Bronze medals.-Gold:Cycling:Gymnastics:Judo:...
- Scotland at the 1998 Commonwealth GamesScotland at the 1998 Commonwealth GamesScotland sent a team of athletes 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Winning 3 gold, 2 Silver and 7 Bronze. Finishing 11th in the medal table.-Medals:-Gold:Boxing:Bowls:Squash:-Silver:Athletics:...
- Scotland at the 1994 Commonwealth GamesScotland at the 1994 Commonwealth GamesScotland at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was represented by the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland .Scotland joined the Commonwealth of Nations as part of the United Kingdom in 1931....
- Scotland at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Scotland at the 1950 British Empire Games
- Scotland at the 1938 British Empire Games
- Scotland at the 1934 British Empire Games
- Scotland at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Scotland, the team sent by the Commonwealth Games Council for ScotlandCommonwealth Games Council for ScotlandScotland is one of only six countries to have competed in every Commonwealth Games since the first Empire Games in 1930. The others are Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and Wales....
to represent the country at the Commonwealth Youth GamesCommonwealth Youth GamesThe Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries.-History:...
FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
- Scotland men's national football team
- Scotland at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1990 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1986 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1982 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1978 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1958 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland at the 1954 FIFA World Cup
- Scotland women's national football teamScotland women's national football teamThe Scotland women's national football team represents Scotland in international women's football. They have yet to qualify for the final stages of the World Cup or European Championships and are currently ranked 23rd in the world and 14th in Europe....
- Scotland national under-21 football teamScotland national under-21 football teamThe Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team....
- Scotland national under-19 football teamScotland national under-19 football teamThe Scotland national under-19 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national football team for players of 19 years of age or under at the start of a European Under-19 Football Championship campaign....
- Scotland B national football teamScotland B national football teamThe Scotland B national football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is a secondary football team of Scotland, run occasionally as support for the Scotland national football team as a second string side to the first team....
Rugby unionRugby union in ScotlandRugby union is a popular team sport in Scotland. The national side today competes in the annual Six Nations Championship and the Rugby World Cup. The first ever international rugby match was played on March 27, 1871, at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh, when Scotland defeated England in front of 4,000...
- Scotland national rugby union teamScotland national rugby union teamThe Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international rugby union. Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union. The Scotland rugby union team is currently ranked eighth in the IRB World Rankings as of 19 September 2011...
- Scotland at the Rugby World CupScotland at the Rugby World CupPlease note: This article is about rugby union, for Scotland in the rugby league world cup, please see Scotland national rugby league team#Rugby League World CupScotland have played in every Rugby World Cup since the inaugural tournament in 1987....
- Scotland at the Rugby World Cup
- Scotland national rugby union team (sevens)Scotland national rugby union team (sevens)The Scottish national rugby union sevens team compete in the IRB Sevens World Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games.During 2006, the side were in danger of no longer competing in the Sevens World Series due to the financial problems faced by the Scottish Rugby Union...
- Scotland A national rugby union teamScotland A national rugby union teamThe Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-History:Scotland's status as one of the leading rugby nations in the Northern Hemisphere, made the SRU to field a second team, first known as Scotland XV, and currently as Scotland A, which can play at...
- Scotland B national rugby union team
- Scotland women's national rugby union teamScotland women's national rugby union teamThe Scotland national women's rugby union team are the national women's rugby union team of Scotland. The Scots have competed in three of the Women's Rugby World Cups and have an important role in the rugby world stage....
- Scotland national under-21 rugby union team
- Scotland national under-19 rugby union teamScotland national under-19 rugby union teamThe Scotland national under-19 rugby union team is one of several junior national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side.-See also:* Scotland national rugby union team...
- Scotland Club International rugby union team
Australian rules footballAustralian rules football in ScotlandAustralian rules football is currently played by a three-team league in Scotland, with clubs in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh forming the Scottish Australian Rules Football League...
- Scotland National Australian Rules team
CricketCricket in ScotlandCricket has a lower profile in Scotland than it has in neighbouring England. Scotland is not one of the ten leading cricketing nations which play Test matches, but the Scottish national team is now allowed to play full One Day Internationals even outside the Cricket World Cup, in which Scotland...
- Scottish cricket teamScottish cricket teamThe Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
- Scottish women's cricket teamScottish women's cricket teamThe Scottish women's cricket team is the team that represents Scotland in international women's cricket matches.-History:Scotland made their international debut at the European Championship in 2001. They lost all three games, finishing last in the four team tournament. In 2005 they played in the...
- Scottish U-19 cricket teamScottish U-19 cricket teamThe Scotland Under-19 cricket team represents the nation of Scotland in Under-19 cricket at international level.-Squad:The Under-19 team for Scotland for any upcoming games --*Calvin Burnett—Captain*Ewan Chalmers—Vice Captain*Qasim Ashraf*Aman Bailwal...
CurlingCurlingCurling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
Note - curling teams are frequently mixed gender- Scotland national curling team
- Scotland men's national curling team
- Scotland women's national curling team
Field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
- Scotland men's national field hockey team
- Scotland women's national field hockey teamScotland women's national field hockey teamThe Scotland women's national field hockey team represents Scotland in international women's field hockey. Scotland finished 10th in the 2006 Women's Field Hockey World Cup Qualifier, failing to qualify for the 2006 Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain....
LacrosseLacrosse in ScotlandLacrosse in Scotland is primarily played by women and is nationally governed by Lacrosse Scotland. At school level, it is strongest in private schools.-History:...
- Scotland national men's lacrosse teamScotland national men's lacrosse teamThe Scotland Men's National Lacrosse Team represents Scotland at lacrosse. It is governed by Lacrosse Scotland.-History:Prior to the Lockerbie air disaster in December 1988, the men's game had not been represented in Scotland since the turn of the 20th century...
- Scotland national women's lacrosse teamScotland national women's lacrosse teamThe Scotland national women's lacrosse team represents Scotland at women's lacrosse. It is governed by Lacrosse Scotland-1982:* 1st United States* 2nd Australia* 3rd Canada* 4th Scotland* 5th England* 6th Wales-1986:* 1st Australia...
- Scotland national indoor lacrosse teamScotland national indoor lacrosse teamThe Scotland national indoor lacrosse team represents Scotland at box lacrosse. It is governed by Lacrosse Scotland.-World Indoor Lacrosse Championship:...
Rugby leagueRugby league in ScotlandRugby league is comparatively minor sport in Scotland, dwarfed by the popularity of association football, and to a lesser extent sports such as rugby union, curling and shinty...
- Scotland national rugby league teamScotland national rugby league teamThe Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
- Scotland A national rugby league teamScotland A national rugby league teamThe Scotland A national rugby league team is made up of amateur players, who either play in the Rugby League Conference or university leagues. The Scotland team is usually made up of some players who play in the Scottish division of the RLC, but also of players who play in the English or Welsh...
ShintyShintyShinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
There is an annual Composite rules Shinty/Hurling, played against Ireland.- Scotland national shinty teamScotland national shinty teamThe Scotland national shinty team is the team selected to represent Scotland and the sport of shinty in the annual composite rules international with the Ireland national hurling team. The team represents the Camanachd Association....
- Scotland national women's shinty team
- Scotland U21 national shinty team
- Camanachd na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic Speakers)
See also
- Campaign for a Scottish Olympic TeamCampaign for a Scottish Olympic TeamCampaign for a Scottish Olympic Team is a pressure group in Scotland, established in 2005, which aims to persuade politicians to establish a team to represent Scotland at the Olympic Games....
- Sport in ScotlandSport in ScotlandSport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football, rugby union and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness...
- Scottish ClaymoresScottish ClaymoresThe Scottish Claymores were an American football team from Scotland. The franchise played in the World League of American Football between 1995 and 2004, initially playing all home games at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh and latterly sharing home games with Hampden Park, Glasgow...
- Ecurie EcosseEcurie EcosseEcurie Ecosse was a motor racing team from Scotland. The team was founded in 1952 by Edinburgh businessman and racing driver David Murray and mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson, its most notable achievement was winning both the 1956 and 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans. The team also raced in three Formula One races...