The Ireland national rugby union team is the men's representative national team for the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland competes in the annual Six Nations Championship and in the Rugby World Cup. Ireland is one of the four unions that make up the British & Irish Lions – players eligible to play for Ireland are also eligible for the Lions.
First Ireland rugby team: defeated by England on 15 February 1875 at The Oval, by two goals and a try to nil
South Africa and Ireland teams posing together at their 1912 test at Lansdowne Road.
1920 illustration of the Ireland versus Wales match
The Ireland team that played Argentina at Ferro Carril Oeste in 1970
The Scotland national rugby union team represents the Scottish Rugby Union in men's international rugby union. The team takes part in the annual Six Nations Championship, where they are the current Calcutta Cup and Doddie Weir Cup holders. They also participate in the Rugby World Cup, which takes place every four years.
Scotland's first national team, 1871, for the 1st international, vs. England in Edinburgh
Illustration of a Calcutta Cup match, 1890
Scotland v Ireland 2007
11 November 2006 Scotland 44–6 Romania