Scotland 44-38 Samoa
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Nic Berry (Australia)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Samoa Match Reports
Scotland survived a second-half fightback to kick off their international season with a 44-38 win over Samoa at BT Murrayfield. The hosts looked to be cruising to a comfortable win when 32-10 up early in the second half, but the tourists fought back gamely in Edinburgh in a match that saw 11 tries. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Scotland survive second-half fightback to beat Samoa at Murrayfield
- BBC: Scotland edge 11-try thriller against Samoa
- Guardian: Scotland edge Samoa in 11-try thriller thanks to Peter Horne
- Telegraph: Stuart McInally harnesses his power to edge 11-try thriller
- Sky Sports: Gregor Townsend's men see off spirited Samoa
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland vs Samoa match report
Scotland v Samoa - Match Highlights
Scotland v Samoa - Match Stats
Scotland: (25) 44
Try: Hogg (2'), Jones (35'), McInally (41'+1, 46'), Dunbar (66'), Horne (74')
Conversion: Russell (3', 41'+2, 47'), Horne (76')
Penalty: Russell (15', 25')
Samoa: (10) 38
Try: Tyrell (28'), Fa'asalele (50'), Nanai-Williams (63'), Fonotia (67'), Treviranus (77')
Conversion: Nanai-Williams (28', 51', 64', 69', 78')
Penalty: Nanai-Williams (12')
Man of the Match: Stuart McInally (Scotland)
Scotland v Samoa - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team
Forwards
- 1 Darryl Marfo
- 2 Stuart McInally
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Ben Toolis
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay (Captain)
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Ryan Wilson
Backs
- 9 Ali Price
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Lee Jones
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 George Turner
- 17 Jamie Bhatti
- 18 Zander Fagerson
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 Cornell Du Preez
- 21 Henry Pyrgos
- 22 Pete Horne
- 23 Chris Harris
Samoa Team
Forwards
- 1 Jordan Lay
- 2 Manu Leiataua
- 3 Donald Brighouse
- 4 Josh Tyrell
- 5 Chris Vui (Captain)
- 6 Piula Fa'asalele
- 7 Tj Ioane
- 8 Jack Lam
Backs
- 9 Pele Cowley
- 10 Tim Nanai-Williams
- 11 David Lemi
- 12 Reynold Lee-Lo
- 13 Kieron Fonotia
- 14 Paul Perez
- 15 Ah See Tuala
Replacements
- 16 Motu Matu'u
- 17 James Lay
- 18 Hisa Sasagi
- 19 Fa'atiga Lemalu
- 20 Ofisa Treviranus
- 21 Mealani Matavao
- 22 Aj Alatimu
- 23 Alapati Leiua