Scotland vs. Argentina: Score and Report from Autumn Rugby International

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Published: November 8, 2014

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Scotland defeated Argentina 41-31 at home on the back of an excellent first half, as the hosts dominated the match for 70 minutes, allowing several late tries that made the score look a lot closer than it really was.

The hosts had a nightmare start to the match, after Jonny Gray played a terrible pass to Greig Laidlaw. The scrum-half got laid out, and Javier Ortega Desio picked up the loose ball and returned it all the way across the pitch for the opening try.

Scotland soon found themselves on level terms, however, Richie Gray playing a beautiful dummy to fool Manuel Montero before sliding over the line.

Former Scotland international Andy Nicol told BBC Sport that was exactly how the hosts needed to answer the early setback.

"That was a very good reaction by Scotland to conceding an early try," he said. "Very simple play with numbers in the wider channels and it's a great example of what Richie Gray can do."



Laidlaw added the conversion from a difficult angle, tying things up 7-7.

Small errors held back the Scots' attempt to move ahead, with Mark Bennett spilling a ball forward from a strong scoring position before a disintegrating ruck led to an Argentina penalty. Nicolas Sanchez converted it beautifully, giving the lead back to the visitors.

Rodrigo Baez left the pitch with an injury for Argentina, and Juan Imhoff was sent to the sin-bin for a bodycheck on Tommy Seymour. The Scots saw their chance, and Jonny Gray followed the example set by his brother by scoring a try of his own, with a similar dive.



Sean Maitland added another just two minutes later, racing past the Argentina defenders to push Scotland's advantage to 21-10 following another successful conversion.

The visitors were scrambling for answers, but some sloppy play gave the ball back to the Scots, who added another three points via a penalty. Everything was ...
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