TheBreakdown
Full time28 November 1998
Scotland
85–11
Portugal
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Men's Rugby World Cup Qualifying 1999Head-to-head

Scotland won by 74 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge2–0
  2. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge4–0
  3. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge6–0
  4. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge8–0
  5. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge10–0
  6. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge12–0
  7. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge14–0
  8. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge16–0
  9. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge18–0
  10. –CScotland conversion · Duncan Hodge20–0
  11. –TScotland try · Gordon Bulloch25–0
  12. –TScotland try · Scott Murray30–0
  13. –TScotland try · Budge Pountney35–0
  14. –TScotland try · Eric Peters40–0
  15. –TScotland try · John Leslie45–0
  16. –TScotland try · John Leslie50–0
  17. –TScotland try · Jamie Mayer55–0
  18. –TScotland try · Jamie Mayer60–0
  19. –TScotland try · Jamie Mayer65–0
  20. –TScotland try · Kenny Logan70–0
  21. –TScotland try · Kenny Logan75–0
  22. –TScotland try · Gregor Townsend80–0
  23. –TScotland try · Gregor Townsend85–0
  24. –PPortugal penalty · Nuno Mourão85–3
  25. –TPortugal try · Rohan Hoffmann85–8
  26. –DPortugal drop goal · Rohan Hoffmann85–11

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1Tom SmithProp
  2. 2Gordon BullochHooker
  3. 3David HiltonProp
  4. 4Scott MurraySecond row
  5. 5Doddie WeirSecond row
  6. 6Martin LeslieFlanker
  7. 7Budge PountneyFlanker
  8. 8Eric PetersNumber 8
  9. 9Bryan RedpathScrum-half
  10. 10Duncan HodgeFly-half
  11. 11Cammie MurrayWing
  12. 12John LeslieCentre
  13. 13Jamie MayerCentre
  14. 14Kenny LoganWing
  15. 15Gregor TownsendFull-back
  16. Gary ArmstrongBench
  17. Steve BrotherstoneBench
  18. Rob WainwrightBench
  19. Paul BurnellBench
  20. Alan TaitBench
  21. Shaun LongstaffBench
  22. Stuart GrimesBench

Portugal

  1. 1Paulo MarquesProp
  2. 2Paulo SilvaHooker
  3. 3Joaquim FerreiraProp
  4. 4Manuel MeloSecond row
  5. 5Manuel Sommer RibeiroSecond row
  6. 6Miguel BarbosaFlanker
  7. 7Miguel PortelaFlanker
  8. 8Pedro Melo e CastroNumber 8
  9. 9Francisco RochaScrum-half
  10. 10Nuno MourãoFly-half
  11. 11Luís LamasWing
  12. 12Salvador Ferreira do AmaralCentre
  13. 13Rohan HoffmannCentre
  14. 14Filipe SaldanhaWing
  15. 15José Maria Vilar GomesFull-back
  16. João Diogo MotaBench
  17. Joao VarelaBench
  18. Alcino SilvaBench
  19. Rui GomesBench

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Context

All-time, Scotland 3–0 Portugal in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going in
Portugal 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.