No. | Name | |
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15Stuart Hogg, - | ||
14Sean Maitland, - | ||
13Mark Bennett, - | ||
12Matt Scott, - | ||
11Tommy Seymour, - | ||
10Finn Russell, - | ||
9Greig Laidlaw, - 3 5 | ||
1Alasdair Dickinson, - | ||
2Ross Ford, - | ||
3WP Nel, - | ||
4Richie Gray, - | ||
5Jonny Gray, - | ||
6Ryan Wilson, - | ||
7John Hardie, - | ||
8David Denton, - | ||
Replacements | ||
16Fraser Brown, - | ||
17Gordon Reid, - | ||
18Jon Welsh, - | ||
19Tim Swinson, - | ||
20Josh Strauss, - | ||
21Henry Pyrgos, - | ||
22Peter Horne, - | ||
23Sean Lamont, - |
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
ESPN's Tristan Barclay had this to say:
"The first-half was one of the most chaotic periods of rugby anyone inside St James' Park will have witnessed. The second-half was just as mad. Scotland came out from half-time with a plan to kick for touch in an attempt to heap pressure on the Samoan defence, but the Dark Blues failed to execute it and Samoa went with them right to the end. Greig Laidlaw thought he'd won it for his side when he touched down on 75 minutes but the Pacific Islanders ensured a terrifying final two minutes when Patrick Fa'apale went over to make it a three-point game. Scotland clung on, but there will be few fingernails left on the fingers of their fans after that heart-stopping game. "