Italy and Scotland have played each other at rugby union in 38 matches, with Scotland winning 29 times, Italy winning 9 times and no matches drawn.[1]
Scotland won their most recent encounter, 31–19 on 1 February 2025 during the 2025 Six Nations Championship.
The two nations compete for the Cuttitta Cup, an annual trophy contested during the Six Nations to commemorate Massimo Cuttitta, a former Italian captain and Scotland scrum coach.
Summary
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by Italy | Won by Scotland | Drawn | Italy points | Scotland points |
| In Italy | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 302 | 344 |
| In Scotland | 19 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 281 | 564 |
| Neutral venue | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 82 |
| Overall | 38 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 641 | 990 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was set.
| Record | Italy | Scotland |
| Longest winning streak | 1 (nine times) | 13 (22 Aug 2015 – 29 July 2023) |
| Largest points for |
| Home | 34 (5 February 2000) | 52 (20 March 2021) |
| Away | 37 (24 February 2007) | 36 (27 February 2016) |
| Largest winning margin |
| Home | 14 (5 February 2000) | 42 (20 March 2021) |
| Away | 20 (24 February 2007) | 17 (16 February 2002 & 22 February 2020) |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 14 December 1996 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 29 – 22 | Scotland | |
| 2 | 24 January 1998 | Stadio Comunale di Monigo, Treviso | 25 – 21 | Italy | |
| 3 | 6 March 1999 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 30 – 12 | Scotland | |
| 4 | 5 February 2000 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 34 – 20 | Italy | 2000 Six Nations Championship |
| 5 | 17 March 2001 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 23 – 19 | Scotland | 2001 Six Nations Championship |
| 6 | 16 February 2002 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 12 – 29 | Scotland | 2002 Six Nations Championship |
| 7 | 29 March 2003 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 33 – 25 | Scotland | 2003 Six Nations Championship |
| 8 | 23 August 2003 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 47 – 15 | Scotland | 2003 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches |
| 9 | 6 March 2004 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 20 – 14 | Italy | 2004 Six Nations Championship |
| 10 | 26 February 2005 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 18 – 10 | Scotland | 2005 Six Nations Championship |
| 11 | 18 March 2006 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 10 – 13 | Scotland | 2006 Six Nations Championship |
| 12 | 24 February 2007 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 17 – 37 | Italy | 2007 Six Nations Championship |
| 13 | 29 September 2007 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | 18 – 16 | Scotland | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 14 | 15 March 2008 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 23 – 20 | Italy | 2008 Six Nations Championship |
| 15 | 28 February 2009 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 26 – 6 | Scotland | 2009 Six Nations Championship |
| 16 | 27 February 2010 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 16 – 12 | Italy | 2010 Six Nations Championship |
| 17 | 19 March 2011 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 21 – 8 | Scotland | 2011 Six Nations Championship |
| 18 | 20 August 2011 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 23 – 12 | Scotland | 2011 Rugby World Cup Warm up |
| 19 | 17 March 2012 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 13 – 6 | Italy | 2012 Six Nations Championship |
| 20 | 9 February 2013 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 34 – 10 | Scotland | 2013 Six Nations Championship |
| 21 | 22 June 2013 | Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria, South Africa | 30 – 29 | Scotland | South African Quadrangular tournament third place final |
| 22 | 22 February 2014 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 20 – 21 | Scotland | 2014 Six Nations Championship |
| 23 | 28 February 2015 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 19 – 22 | Italy | 2015 Six Nations Championship |
| 24 | 22 August 2015 | Stadio Olimpico di Torino, Turin | 12 – 16 | Scotland | 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-ups |
| 25 | 29 August 2015 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 48 – 7 | Scotland |
| 26 | 27 February 2016 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 20 – 36 | Scotland | 2016 Six Nations Championship |
| 27 | 18 March 2017 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 29 – 0 | Scotland | 2017 Six Nations Championship |
| 28 | 10 June 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 13 – 34 | Scotland | 2017 mid-year test |
| 29 | 17 March 2018 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 27 – 29 | Scotland | 2018 Six Nations Championship |
| 30 | 2 February 2019 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 33 – 20 | Scotland | 2019 Six Nations Championship |
| 31 | 22 February 2020 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 0 – 17 | Scotland | 2020 Six Nations Championship |
| 32 | 14 November 2020 | Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence | 17 – 28 | Scotland | Autumn Nations Cup |
| 33 | 20 March 2021 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 52 – 10 | Scotland | 2021 Six Nations Championship |
| 34 | 12 March 2022 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 22 – 33 | Scotland | 2022 Six Nations Championship |
| 35 | 18 March 2023 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 26 – 14 | Scotland | 2023 Six Nations Championship |
| 36 | 29 July 2023 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 25 – 13 | Scotland | 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up |
| 37 | 9 March 2024 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 31 – 29 | Italy | 2024 Six Nations Championship |
| 38 | 1 February 2025 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 31–19 | Scotland | 2025 Six Nations Championship |
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