Scotland proved far too robust for Samoa as they accomplished their three-match Pacific tour with a complete 41-12 triumph of their take a look at at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.
The Scots, with 9 gamers away with the British & Irish Lions on tour in Australia, outscored Samoa seven tries to 2 with Ewan Ashman, Rory Hutchinson, Arron Reed, Kyle Steyn, Grant Gilchrist, Kyle Rowe and George Turner all going over. Fergus Burke put over two conversions and George Horne one.
Benjamin Petaia Nee-Nee and Duncan Paia’aua scored tries for Samoa, who had plentiful assist however placed on a disjointed exhibiting of their first worldwide since final September.
4 first half tries had Scotland take pleasure in a wholesome 22-0 lead on the break as nippy scrumhalf Jamie Dobie performed a central function in organising their scores.
It was his intelligent kick after eight minutes that gained a lineout and arrange the next maul for the primary attempt for Ashman, who together with prop Rory Sutherland flies to Australia on Sunday to affix the Lions as ahead cowl.
Hutchinson’s attempt 5 minutes later got here after a intelligent chip by the Samoa defence by his centre companion Stafford McDowall with Dobie’s lengthy go to Reed on the left wing seeing Scotland going over once more within the thirty first minute.
One other kick from Dobie gained Scotland a lineout close to the Samoa tryline from which a sequence of lengthy passes discovered area for Steyn to run in on the alternative wing.
Scotland continued the scoring 5 minutes into the second half by Gilchrist however then a uncommon mistake in defence allowed Samoa lock Nee-Nee to intercept close to the road and cross over for his or her first rating.
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A spectacular dive within the nook from Rowe within the fifty fifth minute saved the vacationers effectively in command however 5 minutes later centre Paia’aua wriggled free from drained wanting Scots tacklers to get Samoa’s second attempt.
Scotland, nevertheless, completed the sport with one other show of ahead energy with Turner pushing over for his or her remaining attempt three minutes from time
That they had began their tour in New Zealand with a win over the Maori All Blacks however then misplaced final weekend in Fiji.
Samoa, who had six debutants of their beginning line-up together with former England worldwide Jacob Umaga, performed the match in New Zealand as a result of their stadium in Apia is present process renovations.
