Scotland will play four internationals at Scottish Gas Murrayfield this November in the series previously known as the Autumn Nations Series and now sponsored by Quilter.
This year the New Zealand All Blacks and Argentina return for the first time since 2022, Tonga visit for the first time in 4 years, and USA, who last played here 25 years ago, in November 2000.
Tickets went on sale in May, and the game against New Zealand quickly sold out and the Argentina match already boasts a crowd of almost 60,000.
There are still hospitality spaces available for New Zealand (and the other games) and match tickets are still available for Argentina from £31.50 (adults) and £15.75 (U18s) and for Tonga and USA from £26.50 (adults) and £13.13 (U18s) and £1.50 (U12s, with a paying adult).
As well as individual match tickets, there is still a range of multi-match packages available giving supporters a chance to come along to two or three games this November.
Scotland v USA Saturday 1 November, kick-off 5.40pm Scottish Gas Murrayfield
This is the USA Eagles’ first visit to Scottish Gas Murrayfield since the two teams first played each other 25 years ago. Current Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend played stand-off that day in November 2000 and scored 33 points – including two tries – in the 53-6 win.
In the intervening years the teams have met twice in Rugby World Cup tournaments (in 2003 and 2015) and on summer tours in 2002, 2014, 2018 and 2024. In last year’s match on the Skycanner Americas tour Scotland recorded a 42-7 win courtesy of a Ewan Ashman hat-trick and tries from Duhan van der Merwe, George Horne and Matt Fagerson.
USA Rugby celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and is hosting the Men’s Rugby World Cup in 2031 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup in 2033. This summer the Eagles beat Samoa in the last round of the Pacific Nations Cup to finish in 5th place. A great way to kick off The Quilter Nations Series.
Scotland v New Zealand Saturday 8 November, kick-off 3.10pm Scottish Gas Murrayfield (Sold Out)
Tickets for this game went on sale in May and quickly sold out.
Rugby World Cup 2023 runners-up (they lost by a single point to South Africa in the final) New Zealand are heading to Scottish Gas Murrayfield for the first time since 2022.
Scotland were ahead 23-14 in that game going into the last quarter, then only a point behind in the last few minutes until Mark Telea’s converted try took the visitors to 31-23 win.
Scotland were even closer to winning in 2017 when Beauden Barrett’s try-saving tackle right at the end denied the Scots a famous first-ever win against the All Blacks.
Over the summer New Zealand completed a 3-0 Test series win against reigning Guinness Six Nations Champions, France and have recorded wins over South Africa, Argentina and Australia in the Rugby Championship.
Scotland v Argentina Sunday 16 November, kick-off 3.10pm Scottish Gas Murrayfield
Argentina reached the semi-finals of the 2023 Rugby World Cup and then, after appointing former stand-off/centre Felipe Contepomi as head coach, climbed up to 5th in the world rankings after a run of eye-catching wins against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa in last year’s Rugby Championship.
In this year’s championship they recorded a home win against New Zealand (their first ever win against the All Blacks on home soil) and beat Australia in front of a sold-out crowd in Sydney. It’s three years since Los Pumas were last at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, when the crowd enjoyed a 12-try thriller, eight of them coming from Scotland – including a hat-trick from Darcy Graham – for a 52-29 win.
Scotland v Tonga Sunday 23 November, kick-off 1.40pm Scottish Gas Murrayfield
The series ends with a game against the entertaining and flamboyant South Sea Islanders. Scotland last faced Tonga at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, winning 45-17 in Nice, and Tonga’s last visit to Scottish Gas Murrayfield was in 2021.
That year’s game was the first at the Home of Scottish Rugby for twenty years – although the teams had played in Aberdeen (2012) and Kilmarnock (2014) – and the crowd was treated to winger Kyle Steyn scoring four of Scotland’s ten tries.
In the recent Pacific Nations Cup Tonga finished 3rd after beating Canada in the 3rd Place play-off.
