When to watch Scotland’s men’s and women’s teams in action this season
Scotland’s rugby fixtures resume in September, when the women’s team kick-off their WXV Global Series campaign. Soon after, the men are back in action in the home leg of the Nations Championship.
This autumn, Scotland’s women welcome Canada, New Zealand and Australia to Edinburgh before flying to Australia for two matches against the Wallaroos. They then head into a Women’s Six Nations where they’ll be looking to improve on the 2026 edition, where they won a single game and finished in a disappointing fifth place.
The men, meanwhile, are on something of a high, after narrowly missing out on their first ever Men’s Six Nations title in 2026, and emerging from the away round of Nations Championship games with two wins out of three.
The next men’s Scotland rugby fixtures bring New Zealand, Australia and Japan to Murrayfield, before they head into a packed 2027 featuring the Six Nations and the Men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia. Uruguay, Ireland and Portugal will be their opponents.
Read on to find out about confirmed Scotland rugby fixtures for the men’s and women’s teams in 2026 and 2027. You can check out other teams’ itineraries in our guides to upcoming England, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa and Wales fixtures. For other international and club sides, visit our detailed round-up of rugby fixtures around the world.
SCOTLAND RUGBY FIXTURES: WOMEN’S TEAM
WXV Global Series 2026
Saturday 12 September 2026
- Scotland v Canada
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 4.10pm BST (local) / 5.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEST (Sunday) / 3.10am NZST (Sunday) / 11.10am EDT / 8.10am PDT
Saturday 19 September 2026
- Scotland v New Zealand
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 5.10pm BST (local) / 6.10pm CET / 6.10pm SAST / 2.10am AEST (Sunday) / 4.10am NZST (Sunday) / 12.10pm EDT / 9.10am PDT
Saturday 26 September 2026
- Scotland v Australia
Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 4.10pm BST (local) / 5.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEST (Sunday) / 3.10am NZST (Sunday) / 11.10am EDT / 8.10am PDT
Saturday 17 October 2026
- Australia v Scotland
Stadium Australia, Sydney/Wangal
Kick-off: 3.00am BST / 4.00am CET / 5.00am SAST / 1.00pm AEDT (local) / 3.10am NZDT / 10.00pm EDT (Friday) / 7.00pm PDT (Friday)
Friday 23 October 2026
- Australia v Scotland
GIO Stadium, Canberra
Kick-off: 9.45am BST / 10.45am CET / 10.45am SAST / 7.45pm AEDT (local) / 9.45pm NZDT / 4.45am EDT / 1.45am PDT
Women’s Six Nations 2027
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Saturday 10 April 2027
- Scotland v Ireland
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 5.00pm BST (local) / 6.00pm CET / 6.00pm SAST / 2.00am AEST (Sunday) / 4.00am NZST (Sunday) / 12.00pm EDT / 9.00am PDT
Saturday 17 April 2027
- England v Scotland
Venue: TBC
Kick-off: 4.45pm BST (local) / 5.45pm CET / 5.45pm SAST / 1.45am AEST (Sunday)/ 3.45am NZST (Sunday) / 11.45am EDT / 8.45am PDT
Saturday 24 April 2027
- France v Scotland
Venue: TBC
Kick-off: 2.45pm BST / 3.45pm CET (local) / 3.45pm SAST / 11.45pm AEST / 1.45am NZST (Sunday) / 9.45am EDT / 6.45am PDT
Saturday 8 May 2027
- Scotland v Italy
Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 5.00pm BST (local) / 6.00pm CET / 6.00pm SAST / 2.00am AEST (Sunday) / 4.00am NZST (Sunday) / 12.00pm EDT / 9.00am PDT
Saturday 15 May 2027
- Scotland v Wales
Venue: Hive Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 2.30pm BST (local) / 3.30pm CET / 3.30pm SAST / 11.30pm AEST/ 1.30am NZST (Sunday) / 9.30am EDT / 6.30am PDT
SCOTLAND RUGBY UNION FIXTURES: MEN’S TEAM
Nations Championship 2026
Saturday 7 November 2026
- Scotland v New Zealand
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 2.10pm GMT / 3.10pm CET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 3.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 9.10am ET / 6.10am PT
Sunday 15 November 2026
- Scotland v Australia
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 3.10pm GMT / 4.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST / 2.10am AEDT (Monday) / 4.10am NZDT (Monday) / 10.10am ET / 7.10am PT
Saturday 21 November 2026
- Scotland v Japan
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
2.10pm GMT / 3.10pm CET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 3.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 9.10am ET / 6.10am PT
Friday 27 – Sunday 29 November 2026
- Nations Championship Grand Finals Weekend (fixtures TBC)
Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Men’s Six Nations 2027
Saturday 6 February 2027
- Scotland v Italy
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 2.10pm GMT / 3.10pm CET / 4.10pm SAST / 1.10am AEDT (Sunday) / 3.10am NZDT (Sunday) / 9.10am ET / 6.10am PT
Saturday 13 February 2027
- Scotland v Wales
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 4.40pm GMT / 5.40pm CET / 6.40pm SAST / 3.40am AEDT (Sunday) / 5.40am NZDT (Sunday) / 11.40am ET / 8.40am PT
Sunday 21 February 2027
- France v Scotland
Stade de France, Paris
Kick-off: 3.10pm GMT / 4.10pm CET / 5.10pm SAST / 2.10am AEDT (Monday) / 4.10am NZDT (Monday) / 10.10am ET / 7.10am PT
Friday 5 March 2027
- Scotland v Ireland
Scottish Gas Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 8.10pm GMT / 9.10pm CET / 10.10pm SAST / 7.10am AEDT (Saturday) / 9.10am NZDT (Saturday) / 3.10pm ET / 12.10pm PT
Saturday 13 March 2027
- England v Scotland
Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Kick-off: 4.40pm GMT / 5.40pm CET / 6.40pm SAST / 3.40am AEDT (Sunday) / 5.40am NZDT (Sunday) / 11.40am ET / 8.40am PT
Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027
Sunday 3 October 2027
- Scotland v Uruguay
Docklands Stadium, Melbourne/Narrm
Kick-off: 7.15am BST / 8.15am CET / 8.15am SAST / 5.15pm AEDT (local) / 7.15pm NZDT / 2.15am EDT / 11.15pm PDT (Saturday)
Sunday 10 October 2027
- Ireland v Scotland
Perth Stadium, Perth/Boorloo
Kick-off: 10.45am BST / 11.45am CET / 11.45am SAST / 8.45pm AEDT / 10.45pm NZDT / 5.45am EDT / 2.45am PDT
Sunday 17 October 2027
- Scotland v Portugal
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane/Meeanjin
Kick-off: 7.15am BST / 8.15am CET / 8.15am SAST / 5.15pm AEDT (local) / 7.15pm NZDT / 2.15am EDT / 11.15pm PDT (Saturday)
Knockout stages TBC
Facts Only
* Scotland’s women’s team plays Canada, New Zealand, and Australia in Edinburgh in September 2026.
* Scotland’s women’s team plays two matches against Australia in Sydney and Canberra in October 2026.
* Scotland’s women’s team plays Ireland, England, France, Italy, and Wales between April and May 2027.
* Scotland’s men’s team plays New Zealand, Australia, and Japan at Murrayfield in November 2026.
* Nations Championship Grand Finals take place November 27–29, 2026, at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
* Scotland’s men’s team plays Italy, Wales, France, Ireland, and England between February and March 2027.
* Scotland’s men’s team plays Uruguay in Melbourne, Ireland in Perth, and Portugal in Brisbane in October 2027.
* The Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 takes place in Australia.
* The women's team finished fifth in the 2026 Six Nations with one win.
* The men's team won two of three away games in the Nations Championship following a near-title win in the 2026 Six Nations.
Executive Summary
Scotland's national rugby teams enter a dense competitive cycle spanning late 2026 through late 2027. The women's program focuses first on the WXV Global Series in September and October 2026, featuring home games in Edinburgh and away fixtures in Australia, followed by a 2027 Six Nations campaign aimed at recovering from a fifth-place finish in 2026.
The men's program is currently operating from a position of strength after nearly securing the 2026 Six Nations title. Their immediate schedule includes home Nations Championship fixtures in November 2026, leading into a high-stakes 2027. This upcoming year includes the Six Nations and the Men’s Rugby World Cup in Australia, where they will face Uruguay, Ireland, and Portugal in the group stages. While the core itinerary is confirmed, specific venues for several women's Six Nations matches and the knockout stages of the Men's World Cup remain undetermined.
Full Take
The strongest version of this narrative is a logistical roadmap designed to mobilize a fanbase around two teams at different trajectories: a women's side seeking redemption and a men's side capitalizing on peak momentum. It provides a clear temporal bridge from the immediate autumn fixtures to the pinnacle of the sport, the 2027 World Cup.
The framing utilizes a classic "momentum vs. recovery" dichotomy. The men are described as being "on something of a high," while the women's efforts are framed as "looking to improve" on a "disappointing" previous performance. This creates a psychological gradient where the men's fixtures are presented as a victory lap or a quest for a crowning achievement, while the women's matches are presented as a climb back to relevance. This is a standard sports media trope—the "redemption arc" versus the "dominant force"—which simplifies complex team dynamics into digestible emotional narratives.
Patterns detected: none
The underlying paradigm is the professionalization of rugby, emphasizing the global nature of the sport through the heavy integration of Australian venues and diverse international opponents. This reflects a shift toward a truly globalized sporting calendar, though it implicitly places a high physical and logistical burden on the athletes.
If this were a coordinated influence campaign, the playbook would involve inflating the "near-miss" of the men's title to create an artificial sense of inevitable dominance to drive ticket sales and sponsorship. The actual content does not match this; it remains a functional schedule with minimal hyperbole.
Bridge Questions:
1. How does the disparity in venue certainty between the men's and women's schedules reflect the current institutional support for each team?
2. In what ways does framing a season around "disappointment" versus "highs" impact the perceived pressure on the athletes?
3. What are the physiological implications of the 2027 calendar's density for the players involved?