17 of Scotland's greatest 'non-Scottish' rugby stars - place of birth & how they made their Murrayfield mark

A look back at some of the ‘foreign’ imports that have had the biggest impact on the international stage for Scotland.

Scotland have had plenty of ‘foreign’ exports over the years that have made their names at Murrayfield.

In total, 18 players born outside of Scotland have been included in Gregor Townsend’s squad for their 2024 Autumn Nations Series tests with Fiji, South Africa, Portugal and Australia. Some of the players have stronger connections to Scotland than others but all of them will have aspirations of achieving greatness on the international stage.

Probably the most notable example is South African born Duhan van der Merwe, who is the nation’s all time top try scorer with 29 and is fighting with teammate Darcy Graham for that record. However, Van der Merwe is one of just a number of players born outside of Scotland to have endeared himself to the Murrayfield faithful.

With that in mind we take a look at 17 of the biggest ‘foreign’ stars to have represented Scotland over the years:

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