Scotland 59-21 Portugal: Hosts produce dominant show as Darcy Graham equals Duhan van der Merwe's nationwide attempt document – Eurosport

Scotland bounced again from their 30-15 defeat to world champions South Africa with a nine-try victory over rugby minnows Portugal within the Autumn Nations Collection at Murrayfield.

Gregor Townsend’s males, with 14 adjustments comprised of the punishing loss to the Springboks, scored 4 high quality tries and a penalty attempt within the first half, with Will Hurd (4′), stand-in captain Stafford McDowall (12′), Darcy Graham (34′) and Josh Bayliss (38′) all going over earlier than Luka Begic powered off a maul within the forty third minute to spice up the visiting facet’s temper at half-time in a 33-7 lead for the Scots.

The guests remained undaunted within the second interval as they added two extra tries by way of the ending energy of Samuel Marques (55′) and Raffaele Storti (67′) to safe a document rating towards a house nations facet.

However Scotland ended their day with 4 extra tries of their very own within the second interval as Jamie Bhatti (44′), Arron Reed (59′, 62′) and Jamie Dobie (73′) prolonged the successful margin.

Scotland, who opened the Autumn Nations Collection with 57-17 win over Fiji a fortnight in the past, additionally handed 19-year entrance row Freddie Douglas a full skilled debut, the youngest participant to attain the feat for the nationwide facet since Donald White in 1963.

Scotland have been removed from excellent in a cushty if typically careless outing earlier than 60,000 followers in Edinburgh, however will once more make adjustments after they host a rejuvenated Australia every week tomorrow at Murrayfield.

It is going to be a unique facet that steps out at Murrayfield subsequent Sunday, however a randomly malfunctioning line-out and a scrum that was demolished by Portugal’s personal tackle the ‘Bomb Squad’ present loads of speaking factors for Townsend’s squad earlier than the Wallabies arrive within the Scottish capital for subsequent Sunday’s Check match.

They have been additionally boosted by Edinburgh winger Darcy Graham equalling absent team-mate Duhan van der Merwe’s nationwide try-scoring document in mentioning his twenty ninth attempt for Scotland.

“We have had some actually good video games towards Australia over the previous few years, tight video games primarily,” stated Townsend. “Joe Schmidt’s groups all the time attempt to play rugby and maintain possession. They are a high quality facet with all of the gamers they wished to pick out there. We all know they seem to be a prime 5 facet, and we’ll should play our greatest rugby to win.”

Solely his third match for the nationwide facet, however the full-back appears to be like like he has been performing at nighttime blue for years. The one participant retained from the South Africa defeat, Jordan is clearly made for his vocation in life after posting some extra staggering figures with 13 carries, 137 metres made and 6 sort out breaks summing up his excellence forward of the Australia check to come back.

Scotland: S McDowall 7, T Jordan 8, R Hutchinson 7, A Reed 7, D Graham 7, A Hastings 7, G Horne 7, J Bhatti 7, P Harrison 7, W Hurd 7, A Craig 7, A Samuel 7, L Crosbie 7, B Muncaster 7, J Bayliss 7

Portugal: S Bento 7, R Storti 7, J Lima 7, T Appleton 6, D Cabral 7, L Martins 7, S Marques 8, D Costa 7, L Begic 7, D Hasse Ferreira 7, J Madeira 7, D Torgal 7, A Cunha 7, N Martins 7, F Couto 7

4′ TRY! SCOTLAND (HURD) 5-0 PORTUGAL A lot strain already approaching that visiting defence in Scotland’s first go to to the 22. After a few makes an attempt to push over the road, Will Hurd is the person to get the ball down for 5 factors. Hastings lacking the conversion.

27 TRY! SCOTLAND 38-14 PORTUGAL (MARQUES) Samuel Marques does brilliantly to race over after Portugal change their complete entrance row which demolishes Scotland’s scrum. What a transfer that’s! Abel da Cunha, Pedro Vicente and Antonio Prim got here on to assist the guests demolish the house defence. Simple conversion too.

34′ TRY! SCOTLAND (GRAHAM) 26-0 PORTUGAL Guests everywhere in the present in defence as Graham scurries by way of three Portugal chasers to attain a superb attempt. Accepts the move from Horne and that equals the nationwide document for tries on 29. Hastings with the conversion.

40 TRY! SCOTLAND 33-7 PORTUGAL (BEGIC) An enormous celebration from the small posse of visiting followers as Begic spins off the again of the rolling maul to rampage over for his or her first attempt of the day. Bento thought he had scored on the opposite facet, nevertheless it was introduced again for a penalty benefit and the Scots could not maintain out. And that’s the half-time whistle!

55′ TRY! SCOTLAND 38-14 PORTUGAL (MARQUES) Samuel Marques does brilliantly to race over after Portugal change their complete entrance row which demolishes Scotland’s scrum. What a transfer that’s! Abel da Cunha, Pedro Vicente and Antonio Prim got here on to assist the guests demolish the house defence. Simple conversion too.

73 TRY! SCOTLAND (DOBIE) 59-21 PORTUGAL Reed virtually dancing by way of for one more attempt on the primary part assault from the scrum, however the energy sport pays off for Scotland as Dobie picks as much as end off one other high quality transfer. Jordan provides the conversion to increase the hole.

79′ PORTUGAL SO CLOSE TO ANOTHER TRY! However a TMO name denies the guests after the referee determined no attempt initially. Undecided how Darcy Graham managed to carry that up with Baptista all the road like a rash! However he did. Enormous frustration for the guests chasing a fourth attempt.