:01:01. > :01:07.A new season, new squad, new challenges. There is always an air
:01:08. > :01:11.of anticipation before the Autumn International games to see if the
:01:12. > :01:15.players can step up from their domestic form. Japan has never
:01:16. > :01:19.officially beaten Scotland in a test match, but have grown in recent
:01:20. > :01:26.years in stature and will provide from edible opposition today. In
:01:27. > :01:29.less than 30 minutes, 15 men, strong and true, will emerge hoping to
:01:30. > :01:39.produce magic and create memories wearing the blue of Scotland. A
:01:40. > :01:59.chance for Scotland! Spencer! He is not there! Irvine is there! Going
:02:00. > :02:09.all the way! What a magnificent try! Butler scores! That is the clincher!
:02:10. > :02:25.Gavin Hastings is going to score! An incredible try! He has almost come
:02:26. > :02:34.to the 22! One of the great tries! Taking the initiative! It is a try!
:02:35. > :02:47.Intercepted! Stewart Hawkins is clear all the way to the line! Gavin
:02:48. > :02:52.Hastings! Try! A magnificent try the 21-year-old! If there was magic
:02:53. > :02:59.moments do not give you boost once, what will? ! Can Scotland replicate
:03:00. > :03:06.that today? Led by Kelly Brown 's, Scotland and Japan. They are looking
:03:07. > :03:10.at the programme to see what is written about them. Quite
:03:11. > :03:15.extraordinary. Sean Lamont, looking pensive and relaxed. There is David
:03:16. > :03:22.Denton, all good words written about him, I am absolutely sure. Great to
:03:23. > :03:27.have you here at Murrayfield. Scotland against Japan. It will be a
:03:28. > :03:32.great match, I am sure of that. We have two men here with us in
:03:33. > :03:35.Murrayfield that have 178 international caps between them,
:03:36. > :03:40.clearly, these guys know what they are talking about. Chris, the first
:03:41. > :03:45.game against Japan of the three Autumn International game Scotland
:03:46. > :03:53.have, is this perhaps the lesser opposition? They are a side to have
:03:54. > :03:57.grown in stature. Yes, absolutely. The coach knows the structures and
:03:58. > :04:02.wants them developed. They get that from the Japanese, great hard work,
:04:03. > :04:05.very powerful, not the biggest side, but really powerful. Scotland will
:04:06. > :04:10.have to work harder to get the results that they want. Eddie Jones
:04:11. > :04:16.is not here this afternoon, he suffered a stroke in October, but he
:04:17. > :04:20.is getting better. Scotland need to get off to a good start, people come
:04:21. > :04:27.here wearing the tartan, like yourself, it is an important game.
:04:28. > :04:35.Let me apologise! I did not realise how bright this tartan was! They
:04:36. > :04:46.have to get the passion and pride back into the team, which is vital.
:04:47. > :04:50.The game is set up very well. This should be the easiest, if you look
:04:51. > :04:56.at IRB rankings, because they are six places behind Scotland, it
:04:57. > :05:00.should give them a good game, but saying that, the Japanese team have
:05:01. > :05:04.a game under their belt against New Zealand and performed extremely
:05:05. > :05:12.well. Looking forward to this afternoon's game. Absolutely. Hugely
:05:13. > :05:17.important for Scotland, especially for two players making their debut
:05:18. > :05:22.in Murrayfield. It will be huge. Ever since I got my caps in the
:05:23. > :05:27.summer, it has been on my mind. I really wanted to do it. Even before
:05:28. > :05:31.I was involved in the squad, everyone that's brought into a squad
:05:32. > :05:35.at some point, they dream of going out at Murrayfield to play a game at
:05:36. > :05:38.home. For me, it would be a huge thing. It would be something that
:05:39. > :05:45.will make me very proud and hopefully I will remember for the
:05:46. > :05:53.rest of my life and make my family proud. I got a real taste of it in
:05:54. > :06:01.South Africa, I wanted to back here, and to get this opportunity, I
:06:02. > :06:05.could not let it go. It gives it some freshness on the squad when you
:06:06. > :06:08.see the boys experiencing Murrayfield for the first time. They
:06:09. > :06:12.hear from the rest of the boys thought it was like for their first
:06:13. > :06:16.time, so it is great to be on a high coming out and during the crowd
:06:17. > :06:20.behind you. It works well for the boys, and everyone is really excited
:06:21. > :06:25.to see how they can do in this test series. The final match in the
:06:26. > :06:29.autumn series last year ended in defeat to Tonga, it thought about
:06:30. > :06:36.changing in the match preparation and the coaching structure of the
:06:37. > :06:40.international side. I am confident. A change in attitude when it comes
:06:41. > :06:46.to training, short, sharp and more intense. The players are really
:06:47. > :06:50.enjoying it. The progress I like is that there is real competition in
:06:51. > :06:57.some areas, we're getting some real depth in the squad, and I quite like
:06:58. > :07:00.that, because in 22 months, an important tournament starts, and an
:07:01. > :07:05.injury or two, we would have felt a bit vulnerable. We have an injury or
:07:06. > :07:07.two now, quite a few, but we're not speaking about it. That is the
:07:08. > :07:19.progress I like. Into the corner! It is Sean Maitland
:07:20. > :07:27.with a try! The new boy on his debut! The group that we have got
:07:28. > :07:33.here, it is very exciting. We have got some great players on the
:07:34. > :07:40.backline. They are very strong on the upper backline. They have got a
:07:41. > :07:46.bit of billing about them. The Scots have never lost to today's visitors
:07:47. > :07:57.and nine years ago, racked up 100 points at McDiarmid Park. What a
:07:58. > :08:02.night it has been! Japan are a good test side, well drilled, well
:08:03. > :08:05.executed, they are fit and fast. They scored well against New Zealand
:08:06. > :08:09.last weekend, they played some quality rugby. They can be a threat
:08:10. > :08:15.from anywhere on the pitch. There is a lot of perception from outside
:08:16. > :08:19.entrance of Japan being a lesser cup, a lesser experienced team,
:08:20. > :08:23.someone that Scotland should easily win over, but I can tell you right
:08:24. > :08:29.now, the players and the coaching staff are looking at this as an
:08:30. > :08:34.incredibly hard test. A big, physical test. They are putting a
:08:35. > :08:39.lot of money into the game in their country. This would be a tough test
:08:40. > :08:43.match. They conceded a lot of points against New Zealand, but they did a
:08:44. > :08:48.lot of good things in that match, and we will need to combat that on
:08:49. > :08:53.Saturday. I have been to Japan, and people are setting themselves up for
:08:54. > :09:02.2009 for the World Cup, and they are well coached, they are strong, this
:09:03. > :09:07.is a good side. We watch them play New Zealand, they are as competitive
:09:08. > :09:12.as anyone. A different landscape. Get that out of your head. The world
:09:13. > :09:15.order has changed, this is a test match. We will see them in the World
:09:16. > :09:22.Cup, they are coming here to beat us, and we would be combative, this
:09:23. > :09:25.is a genuine test, enjoy it. Get that out of your head, the world
:09:26. > :09:31.order has changed, this is a test match, they will know all about
:09:32. > :09:36.that. Getting ready on the pitch, this is
:09:37. > :09:43.an important test match, it is very important. I believe every word he
:09:44. > :09:47.says. You always want to represent your country and yourself as best as
:09:48. > :09:52.you possibly can, no matter who it is against. These men will no from
:09:53. > :09:56.other test matches and at the end of the game, the Japanese are
:09:57. > :09:59.physical, they hit hard and low and Scotland will have to be really,
:10:00. > :10:05.really clinical on the breakdown. They will want to score. In saying
:10:06. > :10:09.that, the Japanese scrum will be very good. The line-up is good, the
:10:10. > :10:15.defence is organised, said different bits for Scotland to attack. The
:10:16. > :10:18.selection for this match is a physical one, and I think winning,
:10:19. > :10:30.the contact, it will be key in this game. You can see that. The physical
:10:31. > :10:34.presence has been noted. It is nice to see that people are being picked
:10:35. > :10:41.on performance. It is a big decision leaving Ritchie out of the team. So,
:10:42. > :10:47.well done to Scotland to be able to do that. And Ryan Grant is in, it is
:10:48. > :10:51.great to see him, he has been away on the Lions tour, it is good to see
:10:52. > :10:57.what he has got to offer. Also, Ross Ford, he has struggled a bit, so the
:10:58. > :11:02.back row, they are already firing. A lot of competition for places,
:11:03. > :11:06.especially in the second row, which is good for the game. This will be
:11:07. > :11:09.as good as a World Cup game. They always want to beat players better
:11:10. > :11:15.than them, don't get me wrong, in the last few games, Japan of 13,
:11:16. > :11:23.Scotland have only won one. Scotland have not paid for a long time. --
:11:24. > :11:26.played for a long time. The last official test match between these
:11:27. > :11:33.two was in 2004, and Scotland got 100 points. A recent inductee, Chris
:11:34. > :11:44.Paterson, he managed to get 40 point! We were behind. We were 8-3
:11:45. > :11:49.behind after 20, 25 minutes. It was late in the second half when they
:11:50. > :12:00.scored the majority of the points. Typical poaching here! Offside!
:12:01. > :12:07.Takes the glory! I was off the field of play, I could not be offside! 98
:12:08. > :12:12.at the time, I think it was, and Robbie Russell said, you had better
:12:13. > :12:17.take this! We will hear more shortly, but Scott Johnson is the
:12:18. > :12:21.coach this afternoon, Vern Cotter will be taking over as Scotland
:12:22. > :12:24.coach in June of next year, he is currently at Clermont Auvergne, but
:12:25. > :12:32.he was around with the squad this afternoon and he spoke to our man.
:12:33. > :12:38.Has it been hands-on? Cabbie told the new players what you expect of
:12:39. > :12:42.them? Not yet, it is not my role to be saying that yet. I met the
:12:43. > :12:46.coaching staff and a number of the players for the first time, it was
:12:47. > :12:51.just to say hello and watch them go about their business. It was really
:12:52. > :12:56.positive. I have had discussions for a while with Scott Johnson as to how
:12:57. > :12:59.we see things moving forward for the month of June next year. But I have
:13:00. > :13:03.been actively following the players for quite awhile, and it is good to
:13:04. > :13:08.see them together. I am looking forward the game on Saturday.
:13:09. > :13:14.Actively following them for a while? What do you make of the current
:13:15. > :13:19.squad, given that? It is exciting. Scott is developing depth within the
:13:20. > :13:25.squad. There is a good generation coming through. There are some
:13:26. > :13:33.good, old soldiers in there that are the guardians, temple guardians, if
:13:34. > :13:37.you like. It is a good mix. There are three good games coming up
:13:38. > :13:42.against this Japanese team, which I think we have to be very careful of,
:13:43. > :13:47.and I think Australia and South Africa offer good opposition, so, it
:13:48. > :13:52.would be great, great for them to move forward as a group. You say
:13:53. > :13:56.that they are developing new players, is that with instructions
:13:57. > :14:03.from you as to what you would like to be put in place for your arrival
:14:04. > :14:10.next summer? No, we're not there at all yet, John is doing a good job of
:14:11. > :14:16.running the whole show. We are just having open discussions on some
:14:17. > :14:20.players and some strategies, and certain developments within the
:14:21. > :14:23.team, so that we would be in a strong position later on and for the
:14:24. > :14:27.World Cup. Vern Cotter, the coach to be joining
:14:28. > :14:34.as next June. Doddie, should he be here now? I
:14:35. > :14:39.think you should. You appoint someone in a job, whether Scott
:14:40. > :14:44.Johnson should've got to rector of rugby? He was good as director of
:14:45. > :14:48.coaching, you should have maybe had to stay another year to justify
:14:49. > :14:52.being put upstairs to director of rugby. But it is the decision the
:14:53. > :14:57.Scottish Rugby union have made, and they have appointed a new coach that
:14:58. > :15:03.cannot come for another year, which again is bizarre, but he comes with
:15:04. > :15:07.great credentials, but you would think you would want to be involved,
:15:08. > :15:10.because I would certainly want to be involved, and between both coaches,
:15:11. > :15:14.at least try and put some ancestors on what will happen in the next
:15:15. > :15:19.little while, because when he gets hold of the reins, he has only got
:15:20. > :15:24.just over a year before the World Cup, and so it is a strange decision
:15:25. > :15:40.that he is here. But not bring any part, I cannot understand. It will
:15:41. > :15:51.be more joined up. They know each other well. It's maybe quite a good
:15:52. > :15:56.thing because he will see exactly how the guys prepare, what their
:15:57. > :16:06.mentality is like. Sometimes, that sometimes tell more truth than when
:16:07. > :16:17.you are immersed in it. One man he will not be seen this afternoon is
:16:18. > :16:22.the flying Dutchman/Scotland. How's the injury and how frustrating is it
:16:23. > :16:29.to be sitting here isn't being out there? The injury is well. I've had
:16:30. > :16:38.my operation, and as far as I had been told, its crown well. The next
:16:39. > :16:46.six weeks, I spend in cast. It's tough, especially when the
:16:47. > :16:54.atmosphere is as good as it is in Murrayfield. Let's talk about the
:16:55. > :16:57.game. Japan are a different side, an up-and-coming side. Scotland should
:16:58. > :17:03.still expect to win this one, though. Scotland are expected to
:17:04. > :17:12.win, but Japan are an up-and-coming team. We are beating Wales, but they
:17:13. > :17:17.are becoming a good team. You would expect scrolling to win a game like
:17:18. > :17:22.this, but make no mistake, it will be tough. Do you feel being around
:17:23. > :17:27.this place is that Scotland are beginning to turn some kind of
:17:28. > :17:37.corner? Definitely. The problem at the moment is the up and downs. The
:17:38. > :17:44.autumn internationals last year, we were poor at times. In the summer,
:17:45. > :17:53.we put in good performances again. So it's a matter of consistency.
:17:54. > :18:00.Shame for him. He will be out for quite some time. Let's get the votes
:18:01. > :18:14.of the Scotland coach. Game day is upon us. We have had a good week.
:18:15. > :18:22.Now the action starts. There is always a special atmosphere and
:18:23. > :18:30.excitement. No doubt. Upgradable charity for these lads. Treat it as
:18:31. > :18:40.your last. What do you feel in particular your side must do well to
:18:41. > :18:48.win? We've got to make sure we have a contact right. It's a long day at
:18:49. > :18:52.the office. Do you feel what you are trying to build and achieve here, a
:18:53. > :18:59.win is essential? Performance is essential. Good performance is what
:19:00. > :19:06.we want. We are up against a good side. We want to know we have done
:19:07. > :19:17.everything we possibly can. You do get the feeling from the Japanese.
:19:18. > :19:29.They have beaten Wales. They are quite a good side.
:19:30. > :19:39.Scott Johnson saying a good performance is key. Victory has got
:19:40. > :19:44.to be in terms of getting the results under way for the autumn
:19:45. > :19:50.internationals. To get that victory, you need a good performance. The big
:19:51. > :19:58.key error you spoke about was contact. And that's where Japan will
:19:59. > :20:04.be strong. Their back of New Zealand origin, and the hooker and
:20:05. > :20:13.scrum-half both played super rugby, so they will drive the team.
:20:14. > :20:27.Scotland need to move the ball at the right time. You need good
:20:28. > :20:32.decision-makers. I spoke to Shane Williams, now playing domestic rugby
:20:33. > :20:45.out in Japan. He was saying Scotland have to keep it tight. Japan is a
:20:46. > :20:53.physical side. I don't know if I would agree with those tactics. The
:20:54. > :21:01.area but Japan syllabub one is defence. They have missed quite a
:21:02. > :21:08.few first-line tackles. They got good get a wit on the game. While
:21:09. > :21:13.Scotland has, they are very fate. In order to use that, you have got to
:21:14. > :21:30.get them working. I would like to see quick and fast rules. Don't get
:21:31. > :21:41.hiding to a slow, sluggish game. This Japan side have beaten Wales
:21:42. > :21:47.during the summer. They are clearly a side that can do damage to any
:21:48. > :21:59.side. Some interesting things to build on. There are some really good
:22:00. > :22:08.players. They are as good as they can be, so they need exposure to
:22:09. > :22:16.play a side like New Zealand. They will be taking this really
:22:17. > :22:23.seriously. And here come the Japan side. On to the hallowed turf at
:22:24. > :22:29.Murrayfield. It should be a beauty of a match. Enjoy it in the company
:22:30. > :22:52.of our commentary team. Big, important game. Practically,
:22:53. > :23:01.very interesting. It will be a great afternoon here. The best game of the
:23:02. > :23:05.season is always a bit nervy. You can see some of the players on the
:23:06. > :23:09.pitch before the game I you just want them up and running with a good
:23:10. > :23:15.performance. That's what Scotland haven't had in the last three
:23:16. > :23:28.competitions. Fairly full crowd. 31,000 or so. It's the time we
:23:29. > :23:37.played the Japanese. And Scotland have won all three of those.
:23:38. > :23:45.Squirrel 179 points against Japan. Young bands here looking forward to
:23:46. > :23:55.this. As the fireworks go, you can hear the crowd being wound up. The
:23:56. > :24:10.noise level goes up. And here they come, onto this page. There are
:24:11. > :24:15.stories of this pitch being not too firm. So let's keep an eye out. But
:24:16. > :24:28.fundamentally, the Japanese will be fit and fast. It's about coming out
:24:29. > :24:32.and putting their mark on the game. The physicality in the first ten
:24:33. > :24:42.minutes as to be key for Scotland. Set the tone, start with a bang.
:24:43. > :26:27.Andy Brown sounds for a minute's silence.
:26:28. > :27:01.That was Piper Ross Miller. It's now time for the national anthems.
:27:02. > :29:33.Here we go, as Lamont takes his tracksuit off.
:29:34. > :29:50.The Japanese words are not as tall as the Scots.
:29:51. > :30:08.These scrum-half has been playing for the Highlanders in New Zealand.
:30:09. > :30:18.It is to bench is packed with talent.
:30:19. > :30:30.There is the referee, JP Doyle of England. They also have the video
:30:31. > :30:32.referee here to look for infringements. Here we go, Japan
:30:33. > :31:03.against Scotland at Murrayfield. The Japanese against the all Blacks
:31:04. > :31:10.got some momentum. The Scots will have studied the tape, they play a
:31:11. > :31:14.very flat game from the scrum-half. Yes, it allows the Scottish line
:31:15. > :31:27.speed and defence to really come up and hit them.
:31:28. > :31:51.Japan are keeping possession, a good break, and that was the first little
:31:52. > :31:59.chink in Scottish armour. Anyone that gets behind, they are
:32:00. > :32:01.dangerous. He was thinking that Ono would be on his shoulder, but sadly
:32:02. > :32:22.he was taken out. Just over the halfway line, looking
:32:23. > :32:42.for runners. De Luca and Matt Scott with these initial drives.
:32:43. > :32:51.This is better by Scotland. Kept in by Tommy Seymour? Yes, play on. The
:32:52. > :33:29.Scots have a bit more space. Swinton is doing a lot of ball
:33:30. > :33:53.carrying. A little chip kick through, back
:33:54. > :34:07.those Goromaru, and he watches as carefully. -- back goes. It is it
:34:08. > :34:12.true into Japan. -- a throw in. Lots of running from Denton and Swinton,
:34:13. > :34:18.but no great inspiration. A slow ball. On a few occasions, Scotland
:34:19. > :34:29.got on the front foot and got a quick ball, but did not deliver.
:34:30. > :34:37.The Japanese, lots of long throws against the all Blacks, this time, a
:34:38. > :34:49.free kick for Scotland. I think they will run it.
:34:50. > :35:02.First scrum of the day, they need to exert some pressure. Does Scotland
:35:03. > :35:07.have the push? This is the main news, the Scots are about two
:35:08. > :35:20.kilograms per man has a is the heaviest. -- about two kilograms per
:35:21. > :35:29.man heavier, Euan Murray is the heaviest for Scotland.
:35:30. > :35:35.This is the first time in international rugby that they have
:35:36. > :35:39.played the new engagement rules in the scrum. The referee will tell
:35:40. > :35:47.Greg Laidlaw went to put the ball in. It has to go down the middle of
:35:48. > :36:03.the tunnel. This Japanese front row, they did well against New Zealand.
:36:04. > :36:17.It is a penalty, says JP Doyle. There is the pitch already. Number
:36:18. > :36:25.one, hand on the ground, collapsing. Look at that pitch, there is no
:36:26. > :36:29.structure. One scrum and it has gone to that. Kelly Brown is taking the
:36:30. > :36:43.penalty. He is seven points away from 200
:36:44. > :37:00.with his career, Craig Laidlaw. That is easy as you like it.
:37:01. > :37:06.Straight between the posts, Laidlaw, Scotland three ahead. For more point
:37:07. > :37:18.and he is in 200 test points in his 22nd cap. Laidlaw is going well. --
:37:19. > :37:22.four more points. The grounds man, they are coming on to fix it, an
:37:23. > :37:52.army of men with pitchforks to keep it in check.
:37:53. > :38:03.The analysis these teams do love each other, they might have a hint
:38:04. > :38:10.of what might be coming ahead. -- the analysis these teams do on each
:38:11. > :38:14.other. I do not think Euan Murray was expecting that. He was knocked
:38:15. > :38:22.back because he was static. When you are a sitting target, Japan, any
:38:23. > :38:28.country will smash you back. He might have been part of a runaround.
:38:29. > :38:48.The Japanese, against All Blacks, they really close down around
:38:49. > :38:53.injury. These Japanese for -- forward players, they are not all,
:38:54. > :38:56.but they try to make their players stronger. If you look at that,
:38:57. > :39:06.Japan, they make their players stronger. You can see the difference
:39:07. > :40:03.coming in. 16 very professional teams in the top 16 league.
:40:04. > :40:13.Eight minutes gone, Andy, and just the one piece of scoring. I am
:40:14. > :40:18.laughing at JP Doyle, he is saying, you have to wind before you engaged.
:40:19. > :40:25.He just said to number one, you do not need to pre-bind before you
:40:26. > :40:38.bind. The craziness of the modern scrum,
:40:39. > :40:42.if you look at the state of the pitch, the ball did not go in
:40:43. > :40:47.straight, it is supposed to go in straight, and secondly, I think
:40:48. > :41:01.there were some moving forward. Ross Ford, you could not get his leg in.
:41:02. > :41:08.It is a lost art. For years, the hookers never hoped, they always
:41:09. > :41:14.went forwards. You can see the ball is stuck in the tunnel because Ross
:41:15. > :41:23.Ford could not get his right foot forward. Nice and solid strike to
:41:24. > :41:30.move it forward. Denton has it at his feet, and there is the penalty.
:41:31. > :41:35.That is a statement of intent, even on your own ball, you can move
:41:36. > :41:41.forward. We have seen three scrums and it has been fairly powerful.
:41:42. > :41:51.That is good. Euan Murray is on this side, he is in a good, strong
:41:52. > :42:00.position, really having a go. It means McCarney has two come in the
:42:01. > :42:10.angle. -- it means McCarney has to come in the angle. Playing with some
:42:11. > :42:34.real directness, I want to see good angles, some good passing.
:42:35. > :42:51.Jackson, sneaking in between two players.
:42:52. > :43:05.Good Japanese defence. They are up quickly.
:43:06. > :43:08.Grand toes better and gets through the first tackle and bundles up the
:43:09. > :43:40.pitch. -- grant does better. Seymour has got speed? Did he bumped
:43:41. > :43:52.into colour? No, says the referee. -- did he bump into Kellogg?
:43:53. > :44:08.Ono kicks on, Scottish defences lazy. A penalty to the Japanese. It
:44:09. > :44:13.is hard to decipher that. The Scots are getting across the gain line and
:44:14. > :44:16.try to get with and it went wrong. A lot of that play was good, there was
:44:17. > :44:22.the directness that you need, and Sean Maitland, this was the second
:44:23. > :44:27.part, he came out to Tommy Seymour and set it up. It was good they were
:44:28. > :44:33.be cycling. This is the penalty at the end and you see Scotland being
:44:34. > :44:38.penalised. They got in behind and it was the composure that let them
:44:39. > :44:44.down. It is that balance, one to get behind a team, it is all about
:44:45. > :44:48.exerting that pressure. They will play to the pattern. That is what
:44:49. > :44:56.they are doing, patterns are very effect. This will be a line-out to
:44:57. > :45:04.the Japanese. Goromaru, a key man, scored 14 tries.
:45:05. > :45:19.This one is long, that is what he does.
:45:20. > :45:49.That's a good break this time! Battering away at the Scottish
:45:50. > :45:58.defence. Thumping tackle! I think I felt up here. Was that a knock on?
:45:59. > :46:02.Yes, it was. Great hit by Swinson. And it was the first time the
:46:03. > :46:06.Scottish defence came off the line well. Look at that! Sheer
:46:07. > :46:15.commitment. But before that, there were a number of faces -- phases
:46:16. > :46:24.where the Scottish defence were a bit weak. Scotland were too passive
:46:25. > :46:36.there. The Japanese do that a lot. They do two or three flat passes.
:46:37. > :46:45.And Swinson read it. It's been two thirds Scotland. Who has impressed
:46:46. > :46:51.so far? Laidlaw has been good. Swinson, we've just seen a tackle
:46:52. > :47:01.there. He's always a nuisance that the contact. And Maitland as well.
:47:02. > :47:04.Really impressed with him. This is a chance, though, for Scotland to set
:47:05. > :47:47.a platform to clear the lines. Scotland have advantage in
:47:48. > :48:00.territory. Yes, but a really disappointing scrum. The coach is 20
:48:01. > :48:04.yards away. When they've got that dominance, Scotland should never be
:48:05. > :48:31.losing the ball. That will just stuck there in the tunnel.
:48:32. > :48:50.There's a penalty in the middle of the pitch. There's been an advantage
:48:51. > :49:06.for Scotland. It was clearly from taking them all down.
:49:07. > :49:11.You can see Japan they have taken it down. This is where Scott was taking
:49:12. > :49:25.a player out. Laidlaw's chance to get three more
:49:26. > :49:36.points. That was a dangerous and stupid
:49:37. > :50:27.tackle. It was high because he was going
:50:28. > :50:39.down. A penalty is enough for that. All the penalties are going
:50:40. > :50:54.Scotland's way. Scots have won three line-outs, and line-outs going well.
:50:55. > :50:55.I have been impressed by this Japanese back row. Lots of
:50:56. > :51:15.uncompromising players. The game is a bit stop - start,
:51:16. > :51:28.isn't it? The conditions are not great for underfoot. Japan have
:51:29. > :51:35.certainly done their homework. Borthwick has been working as a
:51:36. > :51:45.technical coach with Japan. And he has worked really hard with the
:51:46. > :51:51.line-outs. They do get the likes of Thomson, the Kiwi. He has won 21
:51:52. > :52:39.caps. And there he goes again. That was a really low tackle there.
:52:40. > :52:42.Another penalty. Just that lack of discipline for the Japanese, coming
:52:43. > :52:52.round the corner. Poor decision-making. They just kept
:52:53. > :52:53.going. They went after it, tried to get their hands on and they have
:52:54. > :53:47.been penalised. And Laidlaw's kick makes it six - 04
:53:48. > :54:06.Scotland would nearly 22 minutes played. We've had the bigger sides,
:54:07. > :54:08.so this time, that coaching team there pretty happy with the setup so
:54:09. > :54:48.far. This is the big second row. That's a
:54:49. > :55:00.good little break by no, who was one of the better players. And it's a
:55:01. > :55:15.penalty to the Japanese. Japanese playing this zip bang rugby.
:55:16. > :55:31.Look how flat they go. Now they go for wit, just that little bit more
:55:32. > :55:37.depth. Wing, the number 12 for Japan, he is on the ground but he is
:55:38. > :55:42.a great player. One of the best Australian rugby league players, and
:55:43. > :55:53.easier playing for Japan for rugby union. Really capable player.
:55:54. > :56:09.Brown, the captain there. He got on the ball.
:56:10. > :56:17.If Brown had let him between them, they would have got their hands on
:56:18. > :56:23.the ball legitimately. During that, we missed the fact that they kept
:56:24. > :56:29.into touch directly. This will be a scrum to Scotland. It will give
:56:30. > :56:51.Scotland a chance. Three officials now, and they have
:56:52. > :57:04.talked to each other. Good referee management. I quite like him.
:57:05. > :57:22.Murray, the heaviest player on the pitch. The tallest Japanese player
:57:23. > :57:37.is six foot five, but Swinson is six foot four.
:57:38. > :57:49.Scott is trying to make a point again. It's going to be a penalty,
:57:50. > :57:56.though, to the Scots because you cannot pool and wheel, you have to
:57:57. > :58:04.push and wheel. Absolutely. It's real pressure at scrum time. You can
:58:05. > :58:12.see you again, no hook. The hook comes now. Scotland have got the
:58:13. > :58:16.large, and as pleasing as it is for the coach, it must be a nightmare
:58:17. > :58:26.for the ground staff because they are having scrum after scrum! The
:58:27. > :58:31.other assessment is also that a wet pitch gives a scrummage team an
:58:32. > :58:36.advantage, because once they team slides back, they have no chance.
:58:37. > :59:02.But the Scots keep this going, they will have a huge advantage.
:59:03. > :59:14.Knocked on. Not the best pass by Scott. A little bit low. Up to that
:59:15. > :59:21.point, I was really impressed, actually, with how Scotland were
:59:22. > :59:27.coming off. Scott was the first will receive, but just couldn't get that
:59:28. > :59:36.pass. Up to that point, Jackson took in. Good to see Scott stepping in
:59:37. > :59:43.first receiver. I am a big fan of his. I want to see him do much more
:59:44. > :59:47.of that. In South Africa and last season, Scott has really come on.
:59:48. > :59:55.Here's a chance for Scotland to exert some pressure. Good scrum by
:59:56. > :00:05.the Japanese. And that was into the right winger. Japanese very quick to
:00:06. > :00:09.spin around. The winger and a centre, lots of ability. Broadhurst
:00:10. > :00:29.has done so well, hasn't he? Somebody is down in the Scottish
:00:30. > :00:44.colours. Not good. It looks like Kelly Brown. This is Male Sau. He is
:00:45. > :00:53.trying to get going. More zip and vigour about this. The Japanese are
:00:54. > :01:03.playing against 14 men, Raman. I think there is a case in point for
:01:04. > :01:12.stopping these games. If somebody is injured, stop the game. Some speeds
:01:13. > :01:17.down the left. What a break by Fukuoka. That is the break of the
:01:18. > :01:22.game so far. The game rumbles on. As it stops, we go back to look at that
:01:23. > :01:29.injured player. Not looking good to me. A good play by Fukuoka. It is
:01:30. > :01:42.Ryan Grant that is injured. He got his head in a bad position. I
:01:43. > :01:49.do not know if he was caught by a knee. A different angle. Straight on
:01:50. > :01:57.the head. Maybe a bit of compressions. This was the break.
:01:58. > :02:00.Fukuoka, he gets on the outside and does really well. He is beaten by 23
:02:01. > :02:15.tackles. That is a sad moment for Ryan Grant,
:02:16. > :02:23.he was definitely given a bang on the head. That could be a problem
:02:24. > :02:29.for the next few weeks. They will take the concussion rule to the side
:02:30. > :02:33.of the pitch, he might be OK. I do not know if there is any blood or
:02:34. > :02:37.anything. They will check him out. If they are 100% sure he can
:02:38. > :02:48.continue, he would be returned to the pitch of play.
:02:49. > :02:55.This might not have the same solidity as it would with Ryan
:02:56. > :03:18.Grant, but we will see. At K am up against Dickinson. -- Hatukayama Up
:03:19. > :03:26.against Dickinson. The game plan is to take the scrum as long as they
:03:27. > :03:31.can. They were looking for David Denton to pick up and go, but if you
:03:32. > :03:35.know the outcome will be a penalty like this, then Scotland's will be
:03:36. > :03:43.40 yards further down with line-out to start the game again. I think
:03:44. > :03:46.Euan Murray is doing some damage on the right-hand side. The tight head
:03:47. > :03:56.props of the most valuable in these teams.
:03:57. > :03:59.Euan Murray, he cannot play next week, because of his religious
:04:00. > :04:18.beliefs. The ball is coming back more sweetly
:04:19. > :04:25.now. A lovely ball through to Maitland. And he keeps on going. He
:04:26. > :04:45.off-loads, and Ross Ford hazard. -- has it.
:04:46. > :04:52.Scotland's look like they have got a platter and going here now. -- a
:04:53. > :05:06.pattern going. Swinton is good, he picks up his
:05:07. > :05:25.knees, and he always makes two or three yards.
:05:26. > :05:39.Seymour in for the try! That is a good score! Seymour goes in for his
:05:40. > :05:48.first try of the day, but that really was a team score, because it
:05:49. > :05:55.was phase after phase. Really impressive play. They kept it going
:05:56. > :06:01.forward, and eventually, the defence came through, they really good quick
:06:02. > :06:07.line speed. Kelly Brown to Ruaridh Jackson and a really good finish to
:06:08. > :06:11.the missed tackle. If you watch Seymour, he has two come around the
:06:12. > :06:13.angle. He is behind the play and then he comes around to take it
:06:14. > :06:31.passed. Good, quick possession. This is Laidlaw's chance to get up
:06:32. > :06:34.to 200 points. He is on 199 for his country. Scotland are 11-0 up
:06:35. > :06:44.against Japan heading towards half-time . A little bit short.
:06:45. > :06:54.Scotland have got patterns going now.
:06:55. > :07:04.Sean Maitland was very prominent early on in that phase. He got
:07:05. > :07:10.around the defence and scored a great individual try. Scotland,
:07:11. > :07:12.after a slow first ten minutes, they are now beginning to function as a
:07:13. > :07:28.back division. A Japanese substitution, it's good
:07:29. > :07:36.because of an injury, or it could be because Scotland are dominating, I
:07:37. > :08:04.think it could be the latter. Scotland have been dominating.
:08:05. > :08:19.This man has tonnes of speed, her seat and then Fukuoka on the left.
:08:20. > :08:42.From. -- Horosi But. That was a great pass, but I think
:08:43. > :08:48.Tommy Seymour sold himself a little bit. This is the penalty, not really
:08:49. > :08:51.releasing, allowing the ball to be played. Scotland will be
:08:52. > :08:55.disappointed, having gotten 11 points up, giving away a penalty,
:08:56. > :09:03.because they allowed Japan to get in behind them. That was a great
:09:04. > :09:12.off-duty to Male Sau. Google will go has had some blistering breaks
:09:13. > :09:33.already. -- Fukuoka has had some blistering breaks.
:09:34. > :09:44.Japan, you feel, have to start scoring to get into this game.
:09:45. > :09:47.Goromaru, he slotted some games against the Welsh and the All
:09:48. > :09:58.Blacks. That is a good looking cake, had it
:09:59. > :10:08.has worked, for three points. -- a good-looking kick. That try was key,
:10:09. > :10:13.the scrummaging was key, they are all key to Scotland, and Scott
:10:14. > :10:19.Johnson has said they had to keep the ball away from the Japanese
:10:20. > :10:26.entry would keep them that way. Everything you have said is
:10:27. > :10:30.positive. Scotland have let Japan getting behind on another of
:10:31. > :10:31.occasions, and they have only conceded three points, but it could
:10:32. > :11:13.have been more. The Japanese are flying in here.
:11:14. > :11:18.Laidlaw is demanding that his forwards go around the corner.
:11:19. > :11:23.The first tackle goes low. They are trying to do the Irish tilled tackle
:11:24. > :11:43.to get the ball off the ground. A good line speed from the Japanese,
:11:44. > :11:56.getting up from the string of bodies across the pitch.
:11:57. > :12:05.De Luca, what a great start from the De Luca. This could be the try.
:12:06. > :12:11.Taken to Laidlaw. And it is going to be another one by Sean Lamont! That
:12:12. > :12:14.is a break and a half by Nick De Luca! If that is a, it is all down
:12:15. > :12:21.to him. Sean Lamont is over the line, it could be a score. I think
:12:22. > :12:34.it is a try. Nick De Luca, twinkle toes to get through. Remember, we
:12:35. > :12:41.said, you can go back to phases. He wants to check an obstruction
:12:42. > :12:47.outside the 22. He is right to go back. He is right to go back,
:12:48. > :12:54.because De Luca came back with an inside ball, and there was a lot of
:12:55. > :13:01.traffic. That check this then. There is De Luca and Denton takes it up.
:13:02. > :13:11.He is on the ten metre line. Denton did well. If we watch it, this is
:13:12. > :13:19.what happens. It goes to the right. Going back to, three phases. The
:13:20. > :13:34.TML, he could be looking for foul play, infringements. -- TMO. I think
:13:35. > :13:41.it is the phase after this. De Luca, number 13, Jackson brings it
:13:42. > :13:56.back. I think Swinton might have blocked. Here we go. Is Craig Wing
:13:57. > :14:01.obstructed by Swinton? Maybe not. I do not think it was deliberate, if
:14:02. > :14:08.it was obstruction. I think we are going to watch it again. Is there
:14:09. > :14:16.obstruction ahead of Nick De Luca? Yes, is the answer, I think. It is
:14:17. > :14:21.one of those ones, before you could go back, before the art of scoring,
:14:22. > :14:27.it was a try. Because you can do it in slow motion and because it comes
:14:28. > :14:38.back, is Craig Wing prevented from making the tackle?
:14:39. > :14:48.Obstruction penalty, he engaged the defensive player. Obstruction
:14:49. > :14:56.penalty outside the 22, no try. The crowd doesn't like it. BOOING. This
:14:57. > :15:08.is the moderate face of rug you, you can go back a few paces. -- Moder in
:15:09. > :15:10.face of rugby. If you go back, there is always a chance there will be an
:15:11. > :15:28.obstruction around it. Complicated line-out. They trust
:15:29. > :15:49.that long throw, don't they? The Japanese do play with real
:15:50. > :15:51.impetus on a dry pitch. They beat Wales on a dry pitch and you can see
:15:52. > :16:18.why. Flat ball with a little drift from
:16:19. > :16:50.oh no. You can hear these Japanese voices.
:16:51. > :16:56.They like what they are doing here. This could be half-time, I think. A
:16:57. > :16:58.good piece of play, but it's half-time. Scotland are leading
:16:59. > :17:25.11-3. There's a lot of good things. They have only scored 11 points,
:17:26. > :17:33.though. Defensively, they should be concerned that I may number of
:17:34. > :17:38.occasions, Japan has got through. I would like to see their line speed,
:17:39. > :17:46.intensity and defence increase in the second half. That's it. 11-3.
:17:47. > :18:05.What's to come in the second half. It didn't start as well as we might
:18:06. > :18:17.have expected. Relied very heavily on the boot of Laidlaw. Scotland did
:18:18. > :18:25.finally get over the line, but after a tremendous amount of work and big
:18:26. > :18:30.and hard hits. Laidlaw missed again. But it was a war of attrition in
:18:31. > :18:39.that first half from Scotland's point of view. Seymour on his
:18:40. > :18:47.Murrayfield debut got across the line. 11-3 at half-time. And that's
:18:48. > :19:04.the way it stands at the moment. 58% of total territory to Scotland.
:19:05. > :19:13.We weren't expecting that. Japan did everything right. Scotland were
:19:14. > :19:22.strong in defence but managed to keep things together, but only 11
:19:23. > :19:29.points scored. Scotland got better as the half went on. The Japanese
:19:30. > :19:39.were exactly what I expected them to be. Scotland settled into the game,
:19:40. > :19:49.and they could try from Seymour after a big build-up. You thought
:19:50. > :19:56.the ball might have been thrown about a bit more by Scotland. But he
:19:57. > :20:05.said the tactics were right. They were, and you can see that. But I'm
:20:06. > :20:11.forced errors. Scotland are making way and making inroads. It has been
:20:12. > :20:34.a very combated Japanese side defending well, it's just that last
:20:35. > :20:50.phase. It's Seymour and Swinson's debut here at Murrayfield. Swinson,
:20:51. > :20:58.especially here, very aggressive. It puts the players down. Just the way
:20:59. > :21:08.he goes in is unbelievable. He gets around a field as well and takes the
:21:09. > :21:16.ball up, which is very important. Swinson there, just a more physical
:21:17. > :21:23.player. That's what we want to see from players. The big hits are part
:21:24. > :21:32.of the game now. If he hadn't made that tackle, they probably wouldn't
:21:33. > :21:40.have scored. He has been doing at the Glasgow and has been doing that
:21:41. > :21:48.well here. When Scotland had opportunities, it wasn't utilised
:21:49. > :21:54.particularly well. Denton taking it forward. Again, driving forward.
:21:55. > :22:02.They are trying to put Japan on the back foot. This was a great pass
:22:03. > :22:16.forward. I thought they would squeal here. What's nice as well, it's
:22:17. > :22:26.great to see the links between backs and forwards. The forwards and backs
:22:27. > :22:35.linking, changing the angles as well. That was a role in the
:22:36. > :22:43.build-up to Seymour's try. The forwards taking it on. Watch Jackson
:22:44. > :22:55.here. A classic finish. Brochures of the tackle. The backs and fraud are
:22:56. > :23:06.doing the job correctly is a full team. Very much so. It took 30
:23:07. > :23:12.minutes for that to happen. That could have resulted in a try, but
:23:13. > :23:21.this time, they kept their patients. It resulted in a good Seymour Drive.
:23:22. > :23:27.Let's have a look at some of the attacks that didn't go quite so
:23:28. > :23:38.well. Fine tuning, really. A set piece move. Timing is slightly off.
:23:39. > :23:49.The result is a poor pass. That's not fine tuning! He shouldn't be as
:23:50. > :23:58.far away from a player as that. You are right, but the fine tuning is a
:23:59. > :24:07.big thing. That pass was a second too quick. That would've been timing
:24:08. > :24:13.and accuracy. It's great to see Scott in there, doing that, but they
:24:14. > :24:20.were challenging the Japanese defence. Lamont did go over for a
:24:21. > :24:27.try, though. Swinson was involved in some way. Unfortunately, he is
:24:28. > :24:34.playing the referee. A great build-up as well. If Swinson didn't
:24:35. > :24:46.hurt his right hand up, he would have been away with that. It was a
:24:47. > :24:56.correct call at that stage. But if he said, I'm sorry. The right hand,
:24:57. > :25:02.just to hold onto the player. It might have been a try. Almost didn't
:25:03. > :25:18.have to do that because the player was away. Let's get the view from
:25:19. > :25:23.inside the Scotland camp. Do you think the players will be happy with
:25:24. > :25:29.that versatile? Japan have been quite physical. They have been good
:25:30. > :25:35.in terms of error count. That's keeping the game tight at the
:25:36. > :25:41.moment. We can't complain. We have made yards. You will see that
:25:42. > :25:46.continue in the second half, and hopefully, lead to more tries. All
:25:47. > :25:52.Scott Johnson be looking for more than the second half? We need to
:25:53. > :25:58.keep our patients. We are physical and going forward well. If we keep
:25:59. > :26:12.doing that, it just depends when that will be. Scotland had to do the
:26:13. > :26:20.same thing. Yes, that better. You have to use the game is 80 minutes.
:26:21. > :26:25.What they have learned from the first half, how the Japanese are
:26:26. > :26:31.defending, for incidents, they have to keep the ball also had to finish
:26:32. > :26:34.the moves they are creating. Japan created a couple of chances, and
:26:35. > :26:43.their winger has some pace about them. He has been the danger man.
:26:44. > :27:01.Not a lot of room here. It shows what they can offer here. A great
:27:02. > :27:08.tackle. It is causing problems. Seymour read that wrong. But you can
:27:09. > :27:18.see how fast he is. He's a top try scorer for them. It is such a close
:27:19. > :27:27.game. You can see that by the stats at half-time. It's very even. They
:27:28. > :27:32.have to keep an eye on him because he would be a focus. Let's get the
:27:33. > :27:41.view from inside the Scotland coaching camp. What was the message
:27:42. > :27:51.at half-time? In attack, we have to get quicker balls. How tricky is
:27:52. > :27:55.that pitch to deal with? It's not easy. It's our first game, but
:27:56. > :28:01.that's no excuse. Dropped a couple too many balls. We need to get
:28:02. > :28:09.quicker balls second half. Overall, happy? Fairly. Quite a few mistakes
:28:10. > :28:21.there but the defence needs to improve. Nice to improve in certain
:28:22. > :28:30.areas, but Scotland are 11-3 ahead. What you think, in the second half?
:28:31. > :28:41.Not a happy man there! A lot of issues. They have taken 30 odd
:28:42. > :28:53.minutes to come into this game. The line-outs are going well. In the
:28:54. > :28:56.scrums, they have the upper hand. They are working well together,
:28:57. > :29:03.backs and forwards. They just have to keep the opportunities and
:29:04. > :29:14.patience and don't throw any daft passes away. Keep the focus and
:29:15. > :29:22.things will come together. Can Scotland close this game now?
:29:23. > :29:28.Traditionally, Scotland will pull out, but Japan are a very fit side.
:29:29. > :29:37.They are very physical unfit. Scotland have to be more accurate.
:29:38. > :29:38.Accuracy required. Let's see if they are able to achieve that in the
:29:39. > :29:52.company of our commentators. Scotland have only managed to win
:29:53. > :30:00.once in their last five matches. The most recent, a win over Italy in
:30:01. > :30:11.June. Two great games after this one as well: South Africa. So far, it's
:30:12. > :30:16.been a lot of good impetus for the Japanese. The Scots trying to get
:30:17. > :30:18.their patterns ready. Enough of a foundation to build on for a second
:30:19. > :30:55.half. Goromaru is ended and there is a
:30:56. > :30:57.counter rock by Scotland. -- ruck. This is Denton Way out of the left
:30:58. > :31:27.wing and he is brought down. Jackson is dipped late into the
:31:28. > :32:00.tackle. When you have a chat at half-time,
:32:01. > :32:04.you want to come out and truly get going in the second half. This is
:32:05. > :32:09.the start of the second half, and jury Jackson, I cannot imagine that
:32:10. > :32:19.is the best ever contact! -- Ruaridh Jackson. A poor connection from
:32:20. > :32:27.Ruaridh Jackson. It is not often you see Denton up in the air like that.
:32:28. > :32:33.It just shows you the rules now these days, you have to bring the
:32:34. > :32:36.player down gently. In the olden days when you had tipped tackles,
:32:37. > :32:38.the next thing was to drill them down, and Denton is playing well
:32:39. > :33:19.today. This is a flyer, Fukuoka, that is an
:33:20. > :33:27.incredible try from Japan, from one end of the pitch to the other. That
:33:28. > :33:41.is how you get back into a game! That is well work at. -- worked.
:33:42. > :33:49.Jackson flies up, but picks the wrong man is to fly upon. -- the
:33:50. > :33:54.wrong man to fly upon. He runs straight, textbook, simple rugby,
:33:55. > :34:03.executed well. A great try from Japan. They left men out wide, and
:34:04. > :34:05.it was those last tip on passes, and Fukuoka, he has proven that he can
:34:06. > :34:35.run today. And Goromaru dissects the kick
:34:36. > :34:52.strait between the posts. It signals intended that the Japanese are
:34:53. > :35:11.here. That was a great try. Tanaka in gauges the play. Great buy Japan,
:35:12. > :35:49.focal logo as the great scorer. -- Fukuoka is a great scorer.
:35:50. > :35:56.This could be Japanese possession. Scotland will get it back. Jackson
:35:57. > :36:23.is looking for the short one. Lamont has come off his wing, and
:36:24. > :36:29.making the extra few inches. This is better play from Scotland, picked up
:36:30. > :36:39.by Dickinson. A couple of feet from the try-line and picked up again.
:36:40. > :36:44.Goromaru is in there. Strokosch is within a foot. And Laidlaw looks up
:36:45. > :36:50.and sees Denton and gives the ball to Denton and he is through again.
:36:51. > :36:52.This is good play by Scotland. Lots of bodies to the left if they want
:36:53. > :37:26.them. Good defence from Japan also. They are determined to make this
:37:27. > :37:29.power advantage count. What a way to bring up that iconic milestone in
:37:30. > :37:39.your rugby career, Greig Laidlaw slips over the line. A great try and
:37:40. > :37:45.he puts Scotland back in the lead. Great decision-making, 18, 19, 20
:37:46. > :37:51.paces. He passes it to the first runner. The Japan defence were
:37:52. > :37:55.expecting Greig Laidlaw to pass it, but he did not. A great scrum-half
:37:56. > :38:04.try. You can see Kelly Brown holding a
:38:05. > :38:08.leg to make sure the defence couldn't get out quick three. --
:38:09. > :38:35.quickly. Scotland back into the lead after
:38:36. > :38:42.that's right from Japan. -- that fright from Japan. He didn't do
:38:43. > :38:44.anything badly wrong, it was a very well taken try. A very good clear
:38:45. > :39:13.red. -- clear red. Seymour seems full purpose this
:39:14. > :40:10.afternoon. He has got a spring in his step.
:40:11. > :40:23.A loss of power from Le Monde, but not on by Swinson on a very good
:40:24. > :40:28.off-load. -- from Lamont. Let's go back to this try that has just been
:40:29. > :40:34.scored, Euan Murray, look at number three on the screen, look at what he
:40:35. > :40:39.does. He takes out the Japan defender and Greig Laidlaw goes
:40:40. > :40:43.straight through. If you contrast that to Tim Swinson's involvement
:40:44. > :40:50.just before half-time in the Sean Lamont try. The vagaries in the law,
:40:51. > :40:55.we can look at this in slow motion, if this was to be asked, which is
:40:56. > :41:05.more obstructive, these are the vagaries in the law.
:41:06. > :41:13.Are you saying there is some cheating going on that is
:41:14. > :41:18.undetected? All the time. If you're looking in slow motion, you pick it
:41:19. > :41:25.up with a fine tooth comb, but when you have a moment like this, where
:41:26. > :41:29.Euan Murray takes out the Japanese defender he was not involved, then
:41:30. > :41:34.it is a clear obstruction, the try is allowed. You should be allowed to
:41:35. > :41:36.examine foul play and violent conduct at any time, but there are
:41:37. > :41:57.so many replays you can do, I think. The Japanese have done well, they
:41:58. > :42:02.have got the ball. Goromaru is a good player here, he has scored 14
:42:03. > :42:09.tries for his country. A lovely little try by Fukuoka. His second
:42:10. > :42:14.try. That started with a scrum that went wrong and the Japanese showing
:42:15. > :42:21.they have come on so much. This is a dangerous game. Goromaru with a
:42:22. > :42:28.great escape. What a scrum Japan have put in, having been completely
:42:29. > :42:32.dominated at scrum time by Scotland in the first 50 minutes. They
:42:33. > :42:39.absolutely destroyed Scotland. Good hands, and Goromaru, and a good
:42:40. > :42:43.angle and De Luca gets pulled in. Look at this off-load, he almost
:42:44. > :42:55.passes it to Fukuoka for a second try. Absolute power. Euan Murray is
:42:56. > :43:00.getting absolutely done there. He is not, Makabe was coming in the angle.
:43:01. > :43:13.Lots of distribution. A bad scrum. There is Goromaru. His brakes are
:43:14. > :43:23.put through the back by Male Sau. Back to within three points.
:43:24. > :43:41.That is a beautiful kick, right between the posts. Japan within a
:43:42. > :43:52.point of Scotland on home turf. They have never beat Northern Hemisphere
:43:53. > :43:58.country in own territory. If that was hoped, dare I say it,
:43:59. > :44:04.old-fashioned leak, that try was not conceded. -- if that was hooked.
:44:05. > :44:22.Goromaru made that ball available to focal -- Fukuoka.
:44:23. > :44:36.This could be a real key line-out. A great kick by Ruaridh Jackson.
:44:37. > :44:43.Scotland now have a line-out, five guards from the line.
:44:44. > :44:55.This will be a catch and drive or something quick to Sean Lamont,
:44:56. > :45:03.Kelly Brown cooking something up. They will try to get Denton to the
:45:04. > :45:08.back. They do not contest the Japanese, they just try to drive
:45:09. > :45:15.back. The Japanese are keeping this going. Side entry. A penalty to
:45:16. > :45:42.Scotland and a free ball. That's a good try! Another good try
:45:43. > :45:53.by Scotland. It tried to take them further ahead. Very good decision,
:45:54. > :46:02.off-the-cuff. When you get a good off-loaded, there's every chance you
:46:03. > :46:09.will get good try. Good defence by the Japanese to start with. It
:46:10. > :46:15.allowed Japan to throw everything at it and they have got the penalty
:46:16. > :46:28.here. They went inch by inch. That is now the three ball.
:46:29. > :46:38.This is a great pass. All of Japan's defence have been pulled in and a
:46:39. > :46:45.good finish by Seymour. That's the beauty of Jackson 's version. And
:46:46. > :46:54.the kick is to the left. But Laidlaw has had plenty of good vision today
:46:55. > :47:02.as well. There's that long spin pass by Jackson to see more for his
:47:03. > :47:10.second try. It was that little turnaround then off-loaded by the
:47:11. > :47:19.lucre. It needed to be scored, but you needed to get the right pass.
:47:20. > :47:28.The Scots, at the moment, have 13 men on the pitch. I don't see
:47:29. > :48:04.anybody else. Gray is certainly not on the pitch.
:48:05. > :48:11.Scott is appealing for a penalty, and they've got it. And here's the
:48:12. > :48:31.big blonde, Richie Gray. You're making a substitution. You've
:48:32. > :48:42.got to take a guy off before the guy coming on as ready. Scotland had to
:48:43. > :48:51.defend for 14 men. Protocol fell down a wee bit.
:48:52. > :48:59.Enough about Japan to be worried about. Scotland, I think, would
:49:00. > :49:16.prefer a pitch a little bit faster for them.
:49:17. > :49:23.You run into one of the best rugby league players of all time. Good
:49:24. > :50:23.movement. Look how low these tackles are. The
:50:24. > :51:05.Scottish players arrived quickly. It's a penalty. There's going to be
:51:06. > :51:11.a card. If it wasn't for this one. The slow ball came back. That's why
:51:12. > :51:25.the yellow card should be used, when it is slowing the ball down. He
:51:26. > :51:37.actually gave away a lot of points. He's given away a few penalties
:51:38. > :51:44.today. You can see him here. He's on the back there. He's on his feet. He
:51:45. > :51:53.has release that. The referee will be calling hands off. Static start.
:51:54. > :52:06.Good pace. Just opened up, didn't it?
:52:07. > :52:16.They are a man up in the pack now. Broadhurst doing his best, as Liz
:52:17. > :52:42.Thompson. What a great place to attack from.
:52:43. > :52:51.Swinson, the first hour, you has really put a shift in. Yes, but that
:52:52. > :52:53.all could have gone wide. If you were to look at that wide, they
:52:54. > :53:18.could have gone wide. The last scrum was very much Japan
:53:19. > :53:31.scrum. This should be a try, definitely.
:53:32. > :53:42.Yamashita is now on the tight head because the first half was bad. Now,
:53:43. > :53:50.they are down a man, and Denton would fancy his chances. Lamont has
:53:51. > :54:22.lined up straight behind the pack. As the world stood last year, they
:54:23. > :55:09.just called it soft it. Inevitably, you will go over the mark.
:55:10. > :55:21.Punishing series of attacks by Scotland. This could be a try here.
:55:22. > :55:58.He's lost his footing. The game as" and it's a deserved try. Great score
:55:59. > :56:00.by Scotland there. Some great play. They just about lost a bit of
:56:01. > :56:21.composure but they got back. To finish off a really well worked
:56:22. > :56:26.try. I agree with you there. Dickinson has come off the bench for
:56:27. > :56:40.Grant. And Dickinson has done well since he's come on.
:56:41. > :56:57.Scotland 30. Again, Scott was really prominent in the build-up to that
:56:58. > :57:11.try. Two fantastic breaks. Look at that. Very well executed try.
:57:12. > :57:14.Sometimes, Jackson gets bad press, but he's coming off. He's had a good
:57:15. > :57:30.game today. It will be scrum to the Scots on the
:57:31. > :57:34.halfway line. This game has become more comfortable, more open.
:57:35. > :57:44.Obviously, the Japanese are a man down. 74% territory to Scotland
:57:45. > :57:50.second half. Japan's two tries have come from deep in their own half
:57:51. > :57:52.from a turnover ball. Scotland didn't do too much wrong to concede
:57:53. > :58:46.the tries. Shows you exactly what is happening.
:58:47. > :58:57.And what's happening is complete scrum dominance from Scotland there.
:58:58. > :59:10.Still a fairly technical part of the game. So many debates about
:59:11. > :59:18.engagement over the years. Almost 12 minutes per scrum. I saw a referee
:59:19. > :59:26.sin bin to props for Glasgow, and I thought it was a good thing.
:59:27. > :59:34.Sometimes, there's a soft hit. There, they've both gone down. It's
:59:35. > :59:42.a scrum to Scotland, although a penalty to Scotland, rather. There
:59:43. > :59:46.was obviously a lapse of concentration which led to Japan
:59:47. > :59:51.school, but since then, they have screwed the nut. They know every
:59:52. > :59:55.scrum is vital. And they've got the dominance back again. 12 minutes
:59:56. > :00:16.left. Duncan Weir, a very good player,
:00:17. > :00:43.blighted with injury a bit. Scotland have the ball again.
:00:44. > :00:53.Try for Duncan Weir! Extraordinary! So many passes! JP Doyle wants to
:00:54. > :00:59.look at the video again, but good backing up by Duncan Weir and great
:01:00. > :01:10.down the wing. Let's see if this is a tried? -- try? It came from a
:01:11. > :01:22.Japan player. It alleged Duncan Weir to pick it up. It was a very well
:01:23. > :01:31.work is trying. -- well worked try. Was it forward to Duncan Weir?
:01:32. > :01:45.V what happened here. -- let us see what happened here. It came off
:01:46. > :01:57.Japan. A legitimate try. A good touchdown. Comes off wing. Duncan
:01:58. > :02:09.Weir, no problem. A tried for Scotland. -- try for Scotland. We
:02:10. > :02:19.have a decision, that is a try. Duncan Weir was like he was right in
:02:20. > :02:26.the right place. Good passing, good pace. Sean Lamont, very good on his
:02:27. > :02:46.feet. Good work by Sean Maitland. A good finish by Duncan Weir.
:02:47. > :02:52.11 minutes left or so, and here is another look at the try. Andy
:02:53. > :03:00.Nicholls started off well with Maitland and Lamont. They set it up.
:03:01. > :03:03.Keep the ball in play, that is a good message to any young players,
:03:04. > :03:14.and followed the ball, support on the inside. Some were substitutions,
:03:15. > :03:24.Pat MacArthur coming on. -- some more. He replaces Ross Ford. Pat
:03:25. > :03:29.MacArthur, there he is. He is coming on for his second cap. He was capped
:03:30. > :03:33.in the summer and then he got injured. This is a player who I
:03:34. > :03:41.think will play for Scotland for some time. A very talented player.
:03:42. > :03:54.Some Japanese subs happening also. Scotland are feeling comfortable. De
:03:55. > :04:01.Luca has exercised a few Demons today, he has played well. A lot of
:04:02. > :04:20.players have played well. Executing some tries.
:04:21. > :04:24.Plenty of West on the ball. Not the ideal day for with, but I have
:04:25. > :05:10.always liked Duncan Weir's passing. This would be a penalty to the
:05:11. > :05:17.Japanese. Swinson is there, and you have got Kelly Brown. The Scots
:05:18. > :05:20.would be pretty happy with what has happened here, apart from some
:05:21. > :05:29.lapses, principally, in the first half. In the second half, bit more
:05:30. > :05:35.dominant. Lots of aspects of this would be really pleasing. There are
:05:36. > :05:39.things you want to work on as well, and there is an awful lot to work
:05:40. > :05:57.on. The scrum, that needs to be sorted out. The hulking. --
:05:58. > :06:07.hooking. The Japanese are on the attack ran the corner, because
:06:08. > :06:12.Kikutani was taken down. Look at the scrambling of this blue defensive
:06:13. > :06:18.line. Matt Taylor has his work very much of the four.
:06:19. > :07:05.Lots of figure and speed. -- vigour.
:07:06. > :07:18.That went slightly forward and it is pulled back. Did it go off the hand
:07:19. > :07:26.or off the body? Not sure. I do not think Richie Gray went at that.
:07:27. > :07:34.Fukuoka takes to the open space and is under pressure.
:07:35. > :07:46.Greig Laidlaw and Euan Murray leave the pitch. They have put in some
:07:47. > :07:48.good work. Euan Murray will not be available next weekend, as Andy
:07:49. > :07:56.Nicholls has said, because of his beliefs.
:07:57. > :08:17.Geoff Cross is on, and Henry Pyrgos Islam. -- is on.
:08:18. > :08:23.If you want to watch good rugby, go to schools rugby, there is a final
:08:24. > :08:28.here on Wednesday the 22nd of Bamber in Murrayfield. Some great sides
:08:29. > :08:38.playing and a great night of entertainment.
:08:39. > :08:51.Not good to see a player limping off. But here is what matters, the
:08:52. > :09:15.scorer, 35-17. Hatakeyama is back on.
:09:16. > :09:21.Come this way. A little bit closer. Come closer to the mark so we can
:09:22. > :09:54.get it in. This is the problem with modern
:09:55. > :10:07.rugby, still the scrummage. Of course, it is almost impossible to
:10:08. > :11:05.bind now on skintight jerseys. Pre-bind allows them to huddle up.
:11:06. > :11:12.They haven't really had that grinding ability up front, the
:11:13. > :11:14.Japanese. Fukuoka, he catches it, and he has got to Scott on him, one
:11:15. > :11:42.of them being Duncan Weir. Turned over by Berkeley. He really
:11:43. > :11:52.is the arch porter of the ball. The pirate.
:11:53. > :12:05.Goromaru goes loose, he has got it, he's going to off-loaded. This is
:12:06. > :12:13.real, real up and at them stuff. He is having a look to see a Sean
:12:14. > :12:21.Lamont was held. Penalty try? Let's have a look. Can you check if the
:12:22. > :12:29.last Japanese player tackles the Scottish player off the ball,
:12:30. > :12:35.please? Goromaru, rather pestering to get back there. He doesn't
:12:36. > :12:47.collect. Does he take him out? I do not think he intends to. You don't
:12:48. > :12:57.think he intends to? ! But he did! That is a penalty try. He is over
:12:58. > :13:03.the top of him. He has taken him out. He has not meant to, it is not
:13:04. > :13:14.a red card, a penalty, but not yellow card. The TV match official
:13:15. > :13:22.is watching this. His decision will be final. Was he obstructed Stella
:13:23. > :13:31.Brickley? I have a decision. A yellow card for number 15 and a
:13:32. > :13:48.penalty to Scotland. -- was he obstructed Stella Brickley?
:13:49. > :13:57.That is harsh on Goromaru, he has had a good game. He doesn't collect
:13:58. > :14:03.it, but he's not doing anything intentionally. You could argue he
:14:04. > :14:08.was just going for the ball. That is a tough one. A penalty to Scotland
:14:09. > :14:31.by all accounts. A chip ahead. That might be a try by
:14:32. > :14:37.Sean Lamont! I am not sure it was touchdown by Japanese player. His
:14:38. > :14:47.brother, he was saying that the teams do not make enough of the dead
:14:48. > :14:57.ball area. It is a little chip. The video referee has a lot of work this
:14:58. > :15:05.afternoon! Come on, Mr Doyle, let the video referee run this. Is the
:15:06. > :15:14.onside? Yes, he is onside. He is obstructed. That is a try. He
:15:15. > :15:18.deserved that, because you could argue the last time he was taken
:15:19. > :15:22.out, he was definitely behind. That is probably more cynical than the
:15:23. > :16:02.number 16 then we saw from Goromaru. So, Lamont what has been a very good
:16:03. > :16:22.display today. And that is a 12 try in blue, and a belt it was, too.
:16:23. > :16:42.A good afternoon at Murrayfield. Lamont with the try. A lot of good
:16:43. > :16:52.performances today. But I have to say, my man of the match is
:16:53. > :17:02.Scotland's second row, Tim Swenson. He will be doing the full 80 minutes
:17:03. > :17:14.and has had a fantastic game. Not many people would argue against you.
:17:15. > :17:34.He's been involved in everything. Tracks the far side. Half a minute
:17:35. > :17:38.left. It's academic now. Swinson is not the biggest man in terms of
:17:39. > :17:50.sixth at seven or eight or nine, but he's good.
:17:51. > :18:05.Japanese getting a bit lost. And that's time up. Broadhurst has
:18:06. > :18:14.chucked the ball up a couple of times.
:18:15. > :18:29.It's been commanding. So many elements have been key. There's been
:18:30. > :18:34.a lot of vision from Jackson. It's an 80 minute game. The 80 minute
:18:35. > :18:40.performance has ultimately been a good one. The first half, a few
:18:41. > :18:44.things didn't work, but the second half has been good, which means
:18:45. > :18:59.that, overall, a very good start for Scotland.
:19:00. > :19:14.Unless they get a try from this, but it's just training. But good play
:19:15. > :19:19.from the Japanese, real perseverance. Laidlaw has also been
:19:20. > :19:43.good. Just that extra bit of vision. That is a knock-on to Scotland. It's
:19:44. > :19:48.been entertaining in the second half. Scrum dominance and good
:19:49. > :19:58.performances by the likes of Swinson. It's been a really good
:19:59. > :20:03.game. Japan have contributed enormously to that. Their two tries
:20:04. > :20:07.were very well taken and they were a much better Japan side than I can
:20:08. > :20:13.remember. A real improvement, a lot of influx of new players. But
:20:14. > :20:17.overall, Scotland will be quite happy with that 80 minute
:20:18. > :20:26.performance. Six tries. They have had to really dig deep after the
:20:27. > :20:40.first half. Maitland had a good game as well. Dickinson, battered and
:20:41. > :20:45.abused -- bruised, scored a try. Ten of these players were capped in
:20:46. > :20:54.South Africa first, and he's brought them on. But the centre pairing of
:20:55. > :21:03.Scott and Joe Luker, they look an item. Scott wanted to be the
:21:04. > :21:12.playmaker. He's a good player, and I really like him. We've enjoyed it.
:21:13. > :21:22.We hope you have, too. Final score, Scotland, 42, Japan, 17.
:21:23. > :21:34.Not a bad Murrayfield debut. It's fantastic. The code shows have made
:21:35. > :21:44.it great. At times, it looked a very tough shift. It's going to be hard.
:21:45. > :21:48.If international rugby. The Japanese are a quality test side. For those
:21:49. > :21:54.of us who have not had the pleasure of running over this white line
:21:55. > :22:02.here, explain the experience. The awe-inspiring. You are the man of
:22:03. > :22:25.the match. Well done. Swinson man of the match there, and
:22:26. > :22:32.really deserve it as well. 62% of possession for Scotland, a big
:22:33. > :22:38.improvement on the first half. 92% tackle completion. The fact was, the
:22:39. > :22:44.Scotland man has two score many more tries. A good start to be without
:22:45. > :22:48.international series for Scotland. The players run around the pitch
:22:49. > :22:55.there. Big smile on their faces there. Quite interesting as well,
:22:56. > :23:03.Dickinson with a nosebleed there, did the job and got a try. But as we
:23:04. > :23:08.said at half-time, there were a few dangerous men in the Japan side. But
:23:09. > :23:20.Scotland managed to respond. They dad. -- they did. It was strange how
:23:21. > :23:29.they let the Japanese score. They way they threw the ball about. The
:23:30. > :23:39.forwards and back, using the ball in the second half was great. Patience
:23:40. > :23:49.as well is great. There were 20 faces for this squad. Lovely to see
:23:50. > :24:05.as a spectator. The timing on the ball so much better. He kept giving
:24:06. > :24:09.the ball. You got to make the most of your chances, at the end of the
:24:10. > :24:19.day. That put Scotland ahead by a little bit. Brenton had a fine game
:24:20. > :24:27.as well. That was a massive win. Massive for us. We knew it would be
:24:28. > :24:34.tough. The majority of the team showed. Scotland took a little bit
:24:35. > :24:40.of time to get into their stride. Yes, it's our first game, we haven't
:24:41. > :24:49.been together for a long time. But the end result was outstanding. That
:24:50. > :24:54.was a huge win and a game that could have been a banana skin for
:24:55. > :25:03.Scotland. Japan played well in parts. But we scored 42 points and
:25:04. > :25:10.two or three nice tries in amongst that. Judge Scott Johnson was saying
:25:11. > :25:17.he wanted this game to be about people saying, I am your man for the
:25:18. > :25:24.autumn test series going forward. When you score 42 points, we have
:25:25. > :25:33.done that. On the whole, a lot of the boys played well. We will go
:25:34. > :25:37.look at the two tries conceded. Let's bring in the man who scored
:25:38. > :25:43.two tries and made his debut this afternoon. Doesn't get much better
:25:44. > :25:48.than that. It's great to get out here finally at Murrayfield. To get
:25:49. > :25:55.two tries is really special. My parents are in the stands. There are
:25:56. > :26:05.parts of the game we are not too happy with. But I will not complain
:26:06. > :26:12.about our performance today. You've not been around this squad too
:26:13. > :26:17.often. Can the supporters begin to start dreaming big about Scotland?
:26:18. > :26:23.Hopefully, they will take at the same as the players. We've got to
:26:24. > :26:30.look at it one step at a time. We are building towards something,
:26:31. > :26:37.which is the World Cup in 2015. Tonight 's performance is the first
:26:38. > :26:40.foot, hopefully. That's positive. I would like to think supporters can
:26:41. > :26:53.come away from here and hope for the future. Incredible there. See more
:26:54. > :26:58.scoring his two tries on his debut. He is an out and out finisher. He is
:26:59. > :27:06.very quick and powerful. But he also works hard. The trailer was a
:27:07. > :27:18.wonderful off-load. They needed more accuracy at half-time. Manages to
:27:19. > :27:26.get the ball away here. Inch perfect. All in all, performance
:27:27. > :27:33.from Scotland's point of view, would they be pleased? The first half was
:27:34. > :27:43.difficult to watch sometimes. We got much more would happen. The second
:27:44. > :27:46.half was quite delightful. Looking forward to the next two games. There
:27:47. > :28:12.have been some other matches today. Later this afternoon, more live
:28:13. > :28:19.rugby coming up. We will be back with Scotland against South Africa
:28:20. > :28:25.next Sunday. In the first autumn international against a team, it was
:28:26. > :28:30.Scotland to blossom at the end of the day.