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)
Good very early morning USA v Scotland kicks off soon
Pipe band waiting on the field for the players to come out in Houston Texas
Commentators talking about how hot it is out there as the camera picks out some Scottish supporters in the crowd
Greg Laidlaw and Tod Clever lead their teams out to a big cheer
Teams lining up for anthems Flower of Scotland up first!
Game starts US kick off
Laidlaw launches a high one that Clever takes out of the air on his 22 and then US launch a high one carried up by Beattie
Scotland on attack a grubber by Taylor and its called back to halfway line and penalty to Scotland and Russell gets Scotland a penalty 5m out
Bad throw and US steal the lineout
Penalty Scotland near middle of field on US 10m line as US prop steals the ball from the wrong side, Russell aiming for posts
Against the upright by Russell, should really have slotted that one US 0/0 Scotland – 4th min
USA 0/3 Scot – 8th min
That score for Scotland was a penalty from Laidlaw in the 6th min
US 3/3 Sco – penalty by Wyles in 11th min
Tim Visser scores a try after a nice inside pass by Laidlaw after a little sniping run
US 3/10 Scotland as Laidlaw converts the try
Try was scored in 15th min, as Chris Wyles launches a high ball, run back by Scotland, Blair Cowan spoils it with a forward pass to Visser to butcher what would certainly have been a try for Visser arghhhh
US hooker receiving treatment and he is off, replaced by Tom Coolican 18th min
Stuart Hogg goes on a nice run but another knock on ruins all the good work
US no 12 is stretchered off with a knee injury and is replaced by Glasgow Warriors Folau Niua
Strong Scotland scrum push US backwards on their own ball but they eventually get the ball out
Scrum Scotland now on US 22, 22 min gone BIG SCRUM Scotland, finishing lets them down again in a great position after good defence on Visser, ball eventually kicked out off an American, Scotland drive it over the line from the lineout….
Called held up by the ref as Strokosch takes it over but lands on his back with the ball on his chest
Scotland scrum on US 5m line
Going to TMO to check if there was a knock on by Visser as he goes over
Visser well tackled by US scrumhalf and he knocks the ball as he stretches to try and score, no try but its penalty to Scotland as they were playing advantage – 26th min
Scotland take the scrum and Beattie picks and goes but it was held up, no try
That’s quite a few tries know butchered by Scotland
Another Scotland scrum on US 5m line
Nice to hear the views of Scotland’s Mark Bennett now and then on the commentary on the radio
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