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Men's Rugby World Cup 1999 · Murrayfield, Edinburgh · 8 October 1999Head-to-head
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Scotland won by 31 points.Half-time 29–6 · Tries 6–0

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Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
SCO534
URU9627
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
SCO5/51/10
URU0/04/40
← Uruguay attack · Scotland attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
14′ScotlandTry, Martin Leslie, converted8–3
20′ScotlandTry, Gary Armstrong, converted15–3
30′ScotlandTry, Gordon Simpson, converted22–6
33′ScotlandTry, Glenn Metcalfe29–6
69′ScotlandTry, Gregor Townsend, converted34–12
77′ScotlandTry, Robbie Russell, converted41–12
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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14′Martin Leslie20′Gary Armstrong30′Gordon Simpson33′Glenn Metcalfe69′Gregor Townsend77′Robbie Russell
SCO

Team stats

URU
100%Possession0%
105Carries57
464Metres gained113
9Clean breaks0
27Defenders beaten4
156Passes44
13Offloads0
53Tackles made96
4Tackles missed27
56/65Rucks won36/44
19/22Lineouts won4/5
14/15Scrums won15/15
10/11Mauls won3/3
12Penalties conceded20
24Kicks from hand39
Goal kicking
SCO conversions 5/5, penalties 1/1 · URU conversions 0/0, penalties 4/4. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Tom SmithProp
  2. 2Gordon BullochHooker
  3. 3George GrahamProp
  4. 4Scott MurraySecond row
  5. 5Stuart GrimesSecond row
  6. 6Martin LeslieFlanker
  7. 7Budge PountneyFlanker
  8. 8Gordon SimpsonNumber 8
  9. 9Gary ArmstrongScrum-half
  10. 10Gregor TownsendFly-half
  11. 11Kenny LoganWing
  12. 12Jamie MayerCentre
  13. 13Alan TaitCentre
  14. 14Cammie MurrayWing
  15. 15Glenn MetcalfeFull-back
  16. 16Shaun LongstaffBench
  17. 17Duncan HodgeBench
  18. 18Bryan RedpathBench
  19. 19Peter WaltonBench
  20. 20Doddie WeirBench
  21. 21David HiltonBench
  22. 22Robbie RussellBench

Uruguay

  1. 1Rodrigo SanchezProp
  2. 2Diego LamelasHooker
  3. 3Pablo LemoineProp
  4. 4Juan Carlos BadoSecond row
  5. 5Mario LameSecond row
  6. 6Nicolás BrignoniFlanker
  7. 7Martin PanizzaFlanker
  8. 8Diego OrmaecheaNumber 8
  9. 9Federico SciarraScrum-half
  10. 10Diego AguirreFly-half
  11. 11Pablo CostábileWing
  12. 12Martin MendaroCentre
  13. 13Pedro VecinoCentre
  14. 14Juan MenchacaWing
  15. 15Alfonso CardosoFull-back
  16. 16Jose VianaBench
  17. 17Fernando Sosa DiazBench
  18. 18Nicolás GrilléBench
  19. 19Eduardo BerrutiBench
  20. 20Augustin Ponce de LeonBench
  21. 21Guillermo StoraceBench
  22. 22Francisco de los SantosBench

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Context

All-time, Scotland 2–0 Uruguay in 2 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going in
Uruguay going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.