<P> Victory over Samoa in November 2017 was followed by a breathtaking performance against New Zealand at a sold - out Murrayfield . Tries from Jonny Gray and Huw Jones brought Scotland to 17 - 22 with barely a minute to go, but it took a superb cover tackle from the All Blacks fly - half Beaudan Barrett to prevent Stuart Hogg from scoring a winning try . A week later Scotland registered a record win over the Wallabies, inflicting eight tries on the visitors in what was the Australian hooker Stephen Moore's final international game . Scotland won 53 - 24, their biggest ever margin of victory over Australia . </P> <P> The thistle is the national flower, and also the symbol of the Scotland national rugby union team . According to legend the "guardian thistle" has played its part in the defence of Scotland against a night attack by Norwegian Vikings, one of whom let out a yell of pain when he stepped barefoot on a thistle, alerting the Scottish defenders . The Latin Nemo me impune lacessit ("No - one provokes me with impunity!" in English) is an ancient motto of the Kings of Scotland, and also of Scotland's premier chivalric order, the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and of the Scots Guards (the latter both "belonging" to the monarch). </P> <P> "Flower of Scotland" has been used since 1990 as Scotland's unofficial national anthem . It was written by Roy Williamson of The Corries in 1967, and adopted by the SRU to replace "God Save the Queen". In the first year of using "Flower of Scotland" as an anthem, Scotland walked onto the pitch at the beginning of the Five Nations Championship deciding match against England . This combination was explosive and Scotland went on to beat England 13--7 and win the Five Nations Championship with a Grand Slam . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (February 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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