USA (3) 6 / 24 (17) Scotland (Final Score)
The USA Eagles and Scotland did battle in the June Internationals at
BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston at 02:30 SA Time (01:30 BST, 00:30 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast by Universal Sports and streamed Live online on dailyrecord.co.uk.
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Scorers:
USA:
- Penalties – Chris Wyles (2)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Scotland:
- Penalties – Greig Laidlaw (1)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Tim Visser (1), Penalty Try (1), Stuart Hogg (1)
- Conversions – Greig Laidlaw (3)
Teams:
USA: 15 Chris Wyles (Saracens), 14 Blaine Scully (Leicester), 13 Seamus Kelly (University of California), 12 Andrew Suniula (London Wasps), 11 Luke Hume (Narbonne), 10 Shalom Suniula (Seattle), 9 Mike Petri (New York AC), 1 Olive Kilifi (Seattle), 2 Phil Thiel (Life Rugby), 3 Eric Fry (London Scottish), 4 Louis Stanfill (Seattle), 5 Hayden Smith (Saracens), 6 Todd Clever (NTT Shining Arcs, Captain), 7 Scott LaValla (Stade Francais), 8 Cameron Dolan (Northampton Saints)
Replacements: 16 Tom Coolican (Richmond), 17 Nick Wallace (James Bay), 18 Titi Lamositele (Saracens), 19 Tai Tuisamoa (Old Mission Beach), 20 Danny Barrett (USA Sevens), 21 Folau Niua (Glasgow Warriors), 22 Chad London (Glendale Raptors), 23 Tim Maupin (USA Sevens).
Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), 14 Sean Maitland (Glasgow Warriors), 13 Sean Lamont (Glasgow Warriors), 12 Duncan Taylor (Saracens), 11 Tim Visser (Edinburgh Rugby), 10 Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors), 9 Greig Laidlaw, (Captain – Gloucester), 1 Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors), 2 Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons), 3 Geoff Cross (London Irish), 4 Richie Gray (Castres), 5 Jim Hamilton (Montpellier), 6 Alasdair Strokosch (Perpignan), 7 Blair Cowan (London Irish), 8 Johnnie Beattie (Montpellier)
Replacements: 16 Pat MacArthur (Glasgow Warriors), 17 Alex Allan (Glasgow Warriors), 18 Moray Low (Exeter Chiefs), 19 Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby), 20 Kieran Low (London Irish), 21 Grayson Hart (Edinburgh Rugby), 22 Ruaridh Jackson (London Wasps), 23 Max Evans (Castres).
Date: Sunday 8 June
Venue: BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston
Kick-Off: 02:30 SA Time (01:30 BST, 00:30 GMT)
Penalty Scotland who opt for another scrum, and US player gets a yellow card
It was loosehead prop Kilifi who got the card, and lock Stanfill is on so that another prop can come on for the scrum
Penalty try Scotland – US 3/15 Scotland – 30 min
USA 3/17 Scotland as the conversion was successful and now US on the attack deep in Scotland territory, Todd Clever gets it over and touches down – TMO to decide but commentators think it was double movement.
No try as penalty given to Scotland for double movement, they kick far upfield, play now around the halfway line
Jim Hamilton down with a sore ankle as he took a boot from a US player in the last passage of play
Hamilton off and is replaced by Grant Gilchrist. Hamilton is moving from France to Saracens next season. 38th min.
Wyles misses a penalty for USA
Poor kick from Wyles was well short from near Scotland 10m line as Kolifi back on the field having served his 10 min
Scotland secure their line out and goes through the hands in the backline, grubber by Hogg just a bit long goes into touch should be half time
That’s it half time USA 3/17 Scotland, a dominant half by Scotland who had a one man advantage for 10 min but not really capitalizing and will feel they should be further ahead with quite a bit of handling errors costing tries. Scotland will be concerned about Hamilton’s injury.
Still in 1st half in the other test – Canada 8/6 Japan
Lovely aerial view of the skyscrapers lit up in the Houston night sky
A very hot and humid evening in Houston, temperature was 31C at kick off
A shot of Jim Hamilton getting treatment on his right ankle on the sidelines as second half about to start, Russell to kick off for Scotland
Still humid but the commentators the temp is 10 F lower now than at kick off, players sweating, maybe the humidity explains the Scotland handling errors in the first half.
Scrappy play ends with a Scotland scrum after a few knock ons, all started with a strong Scotland scrum pushing USA back on their own scrum, Moray Low comes on for Geoff Cross.
Ref Pape Gauzerre is talking to Scotland loosehead and US tighthead prop, now scrum gets going again.
No score yet in 2nd half been scrappy, USA 3/17 Scotland, and a big tackle on Finn Russell, – 48th min
Penalty being lined up by USA
Wyles gets it over – USA 6/17 Scotland 52nd min
Penalty to Scotland, Clever off his feet in a ruck not very clever. And Scotland kick for touch get it out inside US 22
US prop 1 Kilifi replaced by 18 Lamositile
Over the line as US took it back into their goal area and couldn’t get the ball away, so its a scrum, looks like Clever took a knock to his head but plays on
Another sub in the meantime for US, think it was lock off. Good scrum by US on Scotland throw in and they get a penalty after it collapses, time for US relieving kick. Gordon Reid who made his debut for Scotland tonight is off looks like for treatment
Alex Allan makes his Scotland debut in place of Gordon Reid – 56 min, sounds like Gordon Reid getting his right leg looked at
Scotland bench more experienced than USA – 100 caps vs 26
US on attack driving it up just outside Scotland 22 but they driven back to near 10m line and then US kick to touch, quick throw in by Scotland, Finn Russell gets a big kick away for lineout to US on halfway
High up and under, nice catch by US right wing and US drive it into Scotland half
High ball fielded by Hogg just inside his 22 and a big tackle on him by Glasgow team mate Niua
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