Scotland v Samoa Rugby Union

A big day for Scotland and a big day

for this man, taking charge of his

country for the first time as head

coach at Murrayfield. He knows this

stadium so well as a player, but new

challenges lie in store and after a

summer tour which left the country

with plenty to look forward to.

Samoa have chased everything. They

have hounded everything.

Sheer

genius.

The all Blacks so, so

impressive.

New Zealand relentless.

That is a wonderful try.

Beautiful from the Wallabies.

Well,

if you're talking X Factor, this has

it.

Delighted.

Well, it's a busy start to autumn

test rugby. We are at a dry, sunny,

crisp, cold Murrayfield for this

one. Samoa the first test for

Scotland and New Zealand in the

weeks to come. It could be an

exciting series. Alongside me at

Murrayfield Andy nickle who played

alongside the Scotland coach, a

former Scotland scrum-half. Dan who

played many times for Samoa. We will

talk about off the pitch matters for

Samoa and Greg who would be out

there captaining Scotland, but an

ill-timed injury means you will

spend the afternoon with us. Guys, I

don't think we're over egg, the

sense of excitement is tangible. He

has come into Scotland with a great

summer tour under his belt apart

from the defeat to Fiji, but beating

Australia. It is a sell out today

Andy and for the next two tests.

You

expect for New Zealand and

Australia, but not Samoa. It proves

what the whole match day experience

has been like. Greg has inherited a

side that won the last three games

at Murrayfield in the six nations

Gabby. There is almost 60,000 here

today which is remarkable.

This is

going to become a more fres as it

was in the last Six Nations for

Scotland. Dan, we discussed, I said

in your introduction it has been a

disappointing and difficult week for

Samoa because of the bankruptcy and

the financial affairs for the

country and you have talked a lot

about that and we will tap into your

thoughts on that in a moment, but in

terms of getting on the pitch and

playing, are the Samoan players

ready? Have the distraction of the

financial matter been a distraction

for them?

It is a great chance to

put that behind you as a rugby

player and get on the field to do

what you're here to do. I'm

confident the guys will come with

the right mindset and rugby is a

great game to put your frustrations

on the field. So I expect this to be

a really fiery affair.

Of course,

you were involved in the British and

Irish Lions and didn't take part in

the tour. You have seen what has

gone on the camp and I know you

would love to be out there is there

a change in the atmosphere and the

tempo?

I think Andy touched on it,

we won all our three home games in

the Six Nations and leading into a

successful summer tour. I know how

excited the boys are here to play in

front of the their home fans and get

the jerseys on.

We will hear from

the man himself. He has been at the

fore front of Scottish rugby from

his school days. Playing alongside

him was Andy Nicholls. Who better to

grill him?

I think the first time

our paths crossed was in 1988. Who

would have thought almost 30 years

on, here we are I'm asking you

questions for the BBC and you the

Scotland national coach?

I remember

that. I was in first year and you

were in sixth year. You were held

back a bit! There is five or six

years difference between us.

No,

there is not.

I loved the game. It

was a breakthrough game for me

playing against all the players and

being part of the game now.

Gregor,

if we go back to our playing days.

You did your university degree and

you were working for the Royal Bank.

All of us thought you would go down

a business route. When did you think

that coaching was going to be the

future?

Back in those days the game

was amateur. It was important to

have a second career. I worked for a

year, 95 to 96 and then the game

went professional. I'm glad I did my

university studies, but I really had

another ten years of playing just

professional rugby and I felt with

my experiences I had as a player,

the coaches I had worked with, I

should have knowledge to give it a

go at coaching.

Gregor, his sixth try for Scotland.

It's 13-13 and the crowd here, well,

they're just lapping it up.

I got

working with Edinburgh to begin with

in age group rugby and it was great

working one on one with them,

especially players in your position,

young stand-offs, but there was part

of the initial coaching I didn't

enjoy and now when I look back, I'm

glad I went through that period

because I learned more about myself

and more about coaching, but I have

enjoyed the last five or six years.

You mentioned the coaches that you

played under. Who are the coaches

that you looked up to and who do you

tap into any of that resource now?

Playing for a long period with Ian

at Northampton.

COMMENTATOR:

Townsend.

With Scotland

with the Lions was amazing. Jim

Telford. Jim was a great coach for

me. They certainly helped my game.

They wanted the best out of me. And

that's been the same case since I

have been a coach and I speak with

them regularly. They're seeing

things in the game that we don't

see. They are passionate about what

they do. You have got, I don't know,

50, 60 years experience in the game,

so they're going to be very strong

in the belief of what will work and

what doesn't work.

What is your

coaching philosophy?

Well, my

coaching philosophy is more than

just a game plan. You would love the

team to play. It's how you emplament

the game plan or how you shape your

week in terms of the training. I've

grown up and watched Scotland teams

be at their best when they take the

game to the opposition, when they

play at pace. We had a fast game in

the 80s and 90s that was successful.

You fast forward to the last couple

of years and it is similar dynamics.

We suited to hard work and bringing

energy in how we play. You have to

shape your week to bring that out

and that's what we are working as a

coaching group, but also a coaching

group alongside the players to make

sure that what we do gets that

outcome at the weekend. The reason I

say that is by the Friday, Saturday,

the coach's role is much less

relevant than it is on a Monday and

Tuesday. The players should be doing

the talking. They are the ones that

lead the training and lead it the

game. From my prospective, it's all

about looking forward to seeing our

players play and looking forward to

seeing the game unfold. The way they

played against Italy, the way they

played against Australia, showed

their ability and their confidence

to take on these excellent teams.

Fiji was disappointing. But it might

be a valuable game for us in the

future. We might look back on that

game and go, "Right, we did things

wrong as a coaching team." Certain

players may not have been where we

wanted them to be and it has been a

motivator for a number of players to

go, "Right, that can't happen

again." We have Samoa who have been

a tough owe pont for Scotland and

then looking beyond that, I think we

play every team in the top eight in

the world apart from South Africa's

in the next eight months. What a

great challenge for us and we

realise that we have to be at our

best to beat the best teams in the

world.

It has been a lot of fun the

last 30 years. Go luck in the next

few years!

It was a good chat and it

was fascinating to hear his

philosophies and that will be the

key thing. You said we never thought

you would be a coach and now he is

doing it, it seems the most natural

thing in the world, he brought his

intell of electual capability to the

role of coaching.

He is a great guy.

He always has been. He has brought

those traits, the personality into,

he has got intelligence and very

good emotional intelligence. The

temperament was one of his real

qualities as a player and I think he

has brought that into his coaching

career as well. He doesn't get too

high or too low. He sticks to what

he wants, what he knows, he has got

a good philosophy and a good

understanding of what he is trying

to achieve and he stays true. It is

a real pleasure to really get in

amongst them and what makes him

tick. This is a proud day for him

making his debut at Murrayfield. It

is the first time we have had a

Scottish home-grown coach since

Frank Haddon. I think everyone is

really excited to see what Gregor

Townsend can bring to the Scotland

job.

It doesn't seem two minutes

since he was running out as a

player. The speed of his success has

been quick. I love the fact that he

went out to see Roberto Martin

necessary because he wanted to talk

about transition from club to

country. He does have a real

appetite, a thirst, for bringing in

new ideas. Have you seen that this

week in the camp? Are you beginning

to feel

Yeah, he is forward

thinking. He goes out there and

speaks to people and he is always

trying to learn. He was successful

at Glasgow. He has done a great job

and you can sense the real hunger

for him to succeed at this level is

really driving the boys forward,

driving whoever it is he speaks to

forward day in and day out and he is

getting the training up to how he

wants it and the boys are sited to

show that today.

Ally Price said

that the play book has gone up from

about six or seven moves to 20 and

also he wants to play the quickest

kind of rugby in world rugby, that's

his aim. Has that changed the

dynamic at training?

Well, it has a

little bit because everybody has to

be switched on and in terms of the

players, the boys need to be real

switched on. If they put in more

players, they will have to run them

well. It comes back to the

fundamentals. Don't be too loose and

we should be OK.

Thank you. Well, of

course, he had a few selection

worries. A lot of injuries for

Scotland, but Gregor spoke to Sonia

a few moments ago.

You are very familiar with this old

place, but what was it like arriving

today, knowing I'm in charge of this

team?

Yes, I probably didn't realise

as I arrived. I was taking in the

atmosphere. It is great for our

players to see so many supporters

here. They will create a really good

atmosphere today.

We saw the best of

Scotland and the worst of Scotland

in the summer, beating Australia and

defeat to Fiji. Which Scotland will

stand up today?

We will see. I hope

it's the former. We've trained

really well and the players that

we've selected are on form. But we

also know that Samoa are a tough

side. They are very physical and

play at pace. We believe they will

move the ball a lot today. So we

have to play our best rugby.

Samoa

not without difficulties. Do you

have sympathy?

If they are in

financial difficulty, it is not

great to hear. Samoan rugby has been

one of the best places to play, one

of the best teams over the last 20

years, a real challenge for

oppositions and in the past Scotland

games have been close affairs.

Good

luck today.

Thank you.

Scotland are

down to their fifth choice loose

head. So the scrum will be

interesting today. A few headaches

for the new young head coach?

It

proves the strength and depth is

there and that's something Scotland

have not had. It is not long ago, if

we were playing fifth choice, you

would be getting somebody out of the

stand. To have Darryl Marfo from

Edinburgh. When you look at the back

line, there are so many injuries.

They have been key players for

Scotland and you look at the quality

of the back line today, Scotland

have got, you can see there is real

strength and depth.

Let's pick out

Huw Jones who made his debut last

year in magnificent style against

Australia. He spent a lot of time in

South Africa from the age of 18 and

came back and he is playing for

Glasgow. What does he bring to the

side and how big is his future in

international rugby?

He literally

exploded on to the international

scene with this catch and try here

against Australia this time last

year. What a bounce to get in about

five minutes into your debut, wasn't

it? It was brilliant. He has got

more to his game. He has good feet

and he brought pace at 13 last year.

It was a good balance. He has a

great partnership with Alex Dunbar.

He is a really exciting player and

I'm delighted that he is back

playing. Man of the Match in the

Currie Cup a few weeks ago.

How

exciting must it be for the players

like Huw Jones and Alex Dunbar when

you play your rugby with a back

line?

It is a step up and a level

and the boys will understand that

and the boys you've mentioned Huw

coming in. He is coming back from

injuries. He played really well at

Currie Cup and some of the clips

there, if Finn can reproduce some of

that form, he has given him a

tremendous ball to play off. I think

hopefully we can release the back

line and really exciting players.

Tommy Seymour. It should be good to

see.

We are getting on to Samoa now,

Dan. It has been the story of the

week really the bankruptcy of the

Samoan rugby union. The financial

handling of the second tier nation.

Not an easy week to the build up to

this. Sonia spoke to the team

manager earlier.

It has been a difficult week for

Samoan rugby. How are the players

coping with it all?

I have to tell

you that we are very relaxed. The

spirit in the camp is really good.

It really helps that Scotland Union

have really helped us a lot. They

have been really good hosts and

yeah, the spirit is really good. We

are ready for the game.

The country, the union, is in

turmoil. Does that not have an

impact on the players mentally?

Well, to be quite honest, no, not

really because the boys are here,

they are focussed on the game and

you know they are so proud to

represent Samoa and whatever is

happening back home, it's not

affecting us, we are getting paid

and we are carrying on as usual.

It's normal.

Since the news broke

that the Samoan rugby union is

broke, what sort of messages and

support have you had from people

back at home in Samoa because the

sport is huge in your country?

Yes.

Well from back home, all the

messages are encouraging messages,

you know. They keep on telling us

not to worry about it. Everything is

going to be all right. Our

government has really helped us a

lot. The rugby as a whole and world

rugby is there too helping and

lending a helping hand and the

support around the Government as

well, not just Samoa, but around the

world. People here are willing to

help. Which we are very happy, very

excited about and so thankful for

it.

Good luck today.

Thank you,

we're going to win.

He is putting a

brave face on it. These are worrying

times. There needs to be a serious

discussion about the funding of the

second tier nations. They can't rely

on the gate receipts. It is time to

have a discussion, is it not?

I

agree. It is a sad situation with

Samoa, not surprising. We have got

dominance issues that we need to

sort out within our home. The fact

that the current wealth distribution

model sees us receive none of the

gate tickets. 60,000 people here,

and possibly over 80,000 in two

weeks at Twickenham and Samoa

receive nothing. We have a capacity

of 10,000 people back at Samoa, you

can't price tickets more than £10 a

head and there is no money to be

made there.

15% of all professional

rugby players come from the islands.

The world of rugby owes a lot to the

small islands. It is time they paid

their price?

This might be the

catalyst for a discussion about it.

I think this is not about throwing

money at Samoa because there has to

be a long-term sustainable solution

to not just for Samoa, for Fiji,

because I can't imagine they are too

far behind Samoa, but all tier two

nations. World rugby as a whole, not

just the organisation, have got to

really help to make the tier two

come up to as close to the level as

tier one as possible to make it a

global game that's really

competitive.

As an international,

you love facing the other nations,

don't you? This will be a great test

for Scotland today. The perfect way

to start the autumn series.

Every

time you face Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, it

is incredible games. The World Cup

was a tough test. They always play

with their hearts on their sleeve.

We have to help these plaitions.

They have some of the best players

in the world come from the countries

we're talking about.

As the

atmosphere ramps up inside

Murrayfield and the expectation for

the new era is building, prodictions

for today. Anything other than a

Scotland win for you, Andy?

Earlier

in the week, Gabby I was confident,

maybe that's because of the turmoil

coming out of the Samoan camp. As

you see the quality of the

individuals that Samoa have, it will

be a real challenge for Scotland.

The game two years ago in St James'

Park was amazing before this man got

a try late on to win it by a couple

of points for Scotland, but I think

it will be a bit easier for Scotland

today. I think they will play at

pace which means they have got to

have the accuracy. If we get that,

then I think they'll win and win

guide well.

There is exciting talent

on the pitch today from Samoa?

There

is. Tim Nanai-Williams at 10. I'm

really looking forward to seeing the

reserve scrum-half. He earns five

quid a week.

Wow.

He will play in

front of 60,000 people today and I'm

sure he will do his family proud.

Confidence high?

Scotland are in a

good place. As we touched on before,

returning back to Murrayfield, I

think Scotland can start well and I

think Scotland will win.

Thank you

very much, guys. Let's get you up to

the commentary team as the teams

come out on the pitch. Our team in

the box today are Chris Patterson

and John Bettie.

COMMENTATOR: Thank you. Welcome to

Murrayfield.

Samoa have lost their last four

internationals. Their worst record

since 19.81. The beauty of

international sport, you can't

predict the future unless you have a

lightening strike and it gives you

335 way before Chuck Berry. And we

begin with a minute's silence.

A stillness fell over this stadium

as we remember the fallen.

And now the anthems.

APPLAUSE

Please remain standing for the

Flower of Scotland.

# O flower of Scotland

# When will we see your like again

# That fought and died for

# Your wee bit hill and glen

# And stood against him

# Proud Edward's army

# And sent him homeward

# Tae think again

# Those days are passed now

# And in the past they must remain

# But we can still rise now

# And be the nation again

# That stood against him

# Proud Edward's army

# And sent him homeward

# Tae think again. #

Well, there is a huge crowd here at

Murrayfield. The pitch is bone dry.

It's going to be one heck of a game.

Chris Patterson.

Yeah, looking

forward to this one. Good afternoon,

everyone. I think it will be quick.

We heard Gregor and saying he wants

Scotland to play as quick as anyone

else and in world rugby you have to

be disciplined and fit to play like

that, especially when you're playing

against a like Samoa who feed off

mistakes and a real firecracker at

number 10. There is Gregor Townsend.

He got off to a cracking start as

coach of Scotland in the summer.

This is his first home game as head

coach. The Scotland team will face

the Samoans pre-match. They will

have a huddle together. They will be

focussed, John, they will be

focussed and proud of their heritage

and ready to take on Scotland.

Here

we go then.

The words include, "Let's go to war.

Here I come completely prepared. My

strength is at its peak. Make way

and move aside."

APPLAUSE

Well, this there is the challenge

and that's the task ahead of these

Scots. Much depends on how the

Samoans play today. Tim

Nanai-Williams a genius at 10. The

Scottish forwards are made up of

more foe and McInally. -- far foe

and McInally. Barclay the veteran

and talisman.

Now the Samoan forwards have an

uncompromising look.

Lam and Alapati Leiua.

And the scrumming line out with a

success at 75% average over ten

games, Scotland is closer to 100%.

And the Samoan backs.

All eyes on Tim Nanai-Williams,

cousin to Sony Bill. The referee is

Nic Berry from Australia, helped by

George Clancy from Ireland and Simon

McDowell is the TMO.

To Perez.

By the Scots.

Gregor Townsend said he wants the

team to play the fastest rugby.

Stuart Hogg supported by Price.

Dunbar with a late hit.

through. Tommy Seymour is after

this.

It is that man Stuart Hogg. A

devastating try by the Scots!

Stuart

Hogg inside the first two minutes, a

try for Scotland. That is really

good game management from Russ

Wilcox. It all started from a

turnover.

Darryl Marfo won the important

turnover and Scotland went through

the phases. Not far through the

strong Somoan defence and then the

chip through.

Andrew Marr on his feet, this is

after three or four phases of good

defence from Samoa.

Tommy Seymour as sharp as ever and

then Stuart Hogg running that inside

support channel.

He scores underneath the post.

A really important kick from Russ

Wilcox.

The Samoan defence was strong.

Scotland weren't getting in from

behind.

The change from 14 to 15 and to

Stuart Hogg, with a try. A great

start to the score.

Russ Wilcox is the most successful

kicker in the Pro-14. He doesn't

miss many.

-- Finn Russell.

Penalty for Scotland.

Russ Wilcox's long range effort is

missed.

Half escapes the tackle. White

jerseys surround him.

Jones kicks this one.

Taken by Ah See Tuala.

A good play by Lee Jones.

Didn't

want to risk a penalty.

Tyrell is in there. This is Tim

Nanai-Williams.

A good break by Kieron Fonotia.

Scots' up quickly in defence.

Turnover ball.

Taken well. Was he bundled into

touch? Piula Fa'asalele with a

delicate pop to Jordan Lay.

Out to this big number 8, Lamb,

cousin of Pat Lam.

-- Lam.

You can see how the Samoans want to

keep the ball in hand. Getting a

little bit of success in and around

the breakdown.

Hamish Watson winning that turnover.

Nic Berry, the referee is having a

word with the Samoan captain.

Samoa

won't be happy with that play. They

didn't kick. A tremendous bursts up

the middle by the hooker. Jack Lam

was prominent. David Lemi, the

left-winger was on hand.

He used to play at Glasgow Warriors.

Some of the players may remember

playing with David Lemi. But Finn

Russell started well. Two chip kicks

through all right. Trying to force

the pressure on to Samoa.

Stuart McInally, the Scots have had

an average of 95% line-out success.

This is the way that they will have

chosen to tire out the big Samoans.

Price with the educated left boot.

Tim Nanai-Williams behind that.

Taken by Jordan Lay.

The kick from Tim Nanai-Williams

that was forced there. Lee Jones

forced into touch. I'm not sure if

it was what he was expecting. Maybe

he expected it to be longer.

Perez to chase. They are not playing

a hugely structured game. Whatever

position they fall into, they play

well on the ball. Samoa are very

dangerous and difficult to defend at

times.

Russell trying to chip it over.

Intercepted by Kieron Fonotia.

You say that the Samoans are

enjoying this unstructured game?

It's a good attack from Samoa. You

can see how hard they are to defend.

The footwork is so good.

The Scotland defence coach will be

asking players to get off the

defensive line harder.

This is the full back, this is where

the penalty came, not rolling away

quick enough.

I think it is number 9, Ali Price.

The Samoans have opted to kick at

goal. The way to shut down that

attack is to take the time and the

space away from the attack. So

Scotland have to get organised

quickly, then get off the line

before these passes.

And this is Tim Nanai-Williams, who,

as we said, Sony Bill's cousin.

He doesn't usually play stand-off.

This is his first game at 10.

That one's going to drop short and

right.

Russell just pulls that right foot

back and sends it lock.

-- long.

Out the back door.

It's a long advantage for Nic Berry.

But I like to see that to promote

positive play. Again the Samoans

finding time to get the ball free

and contact.

Forcing Perez into touch.

This is an interesting decision for

the captain Chris Vui.

That will please Matt Taylor, trying

to get forward taking the time and

the space.

But maybe jumping there a little too

quickly. This is where Samoa can get

joy after the hard work going

forward first. Tim Nanai-Williams,

having recently missed his first

attempt. It was difficult, it was a

long way out. He will have to

refocus. A difficult decision for

the captain, Chris Vui. Chris

Tim Nanai-Williams, successful!

And

to be fair, the Samoans have been

playing good rugby. Their first

Scottish try.

They have done. Most of the

possession and made good use of the

possession.

Congratulations to Tim

Nanai-Williams. That is not easy to

stand up so soon after missing in

the first place.

It will be a line-out to the Scots.

Quickly into mid-field. Russell,

with that sliding ball to Jones.

Intercepted! Lovely delayed pass to

How Jones. It just slid out of his

area.

That was a slick attack from

Scotland. Well defended by Ah See

Tuala to read the final pass it

would have been a score by Tommy

Seymour but Ah See Tuala reads it

and no more.

A great pass.

Taken by Ah See Tuala.

Actual -- Ben Toolis.

There's a Scot down in the

mid-field. Toolis has a chance.

Samoans counterruck on top, pulled

back for a penalty.

Nic Berry... Not rolling away.

John Barclay takes a hit off the

ball.

Number two just needs to get out of

there much quicker. They are looking

at Alastair, Jack Lam.

Difficult to

call. Lam stands his ground. The

TMO... He almost does more than

stand his ground. It's hard to get

out of the way.

If he launches towards him in a

tackle position...

We're looking at

it again. Here it comes.

It is so

flat to the line. I don't think Jack

Lam can pull out of it. But he makes

more of a hit than he could have

done.

Alex Dunbar, out for six weeks after

a knee operation.

Came back against Leinster last

Friday, only to be yellow carded.

Russell keeps the scoreboard ticking

over.

It's an important three points for

Scotland. They've not had a huge

amount of possession.

After the try, Samoa have had good

attack, good possession, a good

three points of their own. So that's

an important three points for

Scotland.

.

Samoa take their time before the

game restarts.

This front row of Jordan Lay and

Donald Brighouse standing the ground

mid-field. Williams is popping up

all over the place. The blue jerseys

are coming in. Perez wants it but it

looks like the Scots have turned it

over.

Russell is knocked on.

The Samoans have to work quickly to

get into position. The Scots are

very well organised.

They are putting pressure on.

That

play causing all manner of problems

for the Samoans at breakdown.

Taken up by Lay.

It's that open field running.

Finn Russell attacking on the

left-hand side.

A kick through to Jones! It's

carried on by Hogg. Was that ball in

touch? Or is that his second try?

He's not sure.

Everyone thought this had finished.

But Lee Jones kept going. Let's

watch this again.

Well, really quick thinking. I

thought that the ball kissed the

line and no more. It was the ball I

was looking at...

It's inside. Just.

That's a quick-thinking attack from

Ali Price and Finn Russell with the

kick-through again. One more look at

it.

The ball's crossed the line, hasn't

it, John?

I would say that Jones is

the 7s expert.

I have a decision reline.

To Samoa.

Having a word.

I think Scotland have been effective

at the breakdown.

Scotland have been disrunting

Samoa's possession.

With the last three games, the

line-out success has been 75%. Over

the top.

Pting Samoa's possession.

With the last three games, the

line-out success has been 75%. Over

the top.

You're talking about something, and

they have the line-out under way.

The only place to speed a game of

rugby up is on the line-out.

When the ball is off the field. You

can't really run any quicker, you

can't see what the defence will do

but with the line-out, the ball is

quickly tapped in. That is a way of

bringing tempo to the game.

If they get possession from here, it

looks like they're going to attack.

That's a good first shove by the

Scottish scrum.

Scotland have over the last ten

games had a scrum success of their

own put in of nigh on 100%.

Which is refreshing. That means that

they are treating it as a tool to

get the game up and running.

Trying to manipulate the scrum.

Helping defenders out wide.

That was the new loose head prop,

Andrew Marr. He qualifies because of

a Scottish mother. So far, he's been

effective.

He's done well. He's won two

turnovers. Busy around the contact

area.

He will be comfortable in the front

row alongside Edinburgh colleagues,

Stuart McInally. They train together

and play together. It makes a big

difference when you are working

together as a unit.

Definitely got the upper hand.

But not according to the ref who

says that the Scots were wheeling.

Let's have another look at the

scrum. But it looked as though

Scotland were driving straight and

won the battle. The momentum shifts

forward and then round. I think that

Pele Cowley can play that. If the

ball is the at the back, the referee

could opt to use it to get the ball

in play.

It's just outside the Scots '22. But

have they played on and dropped it?

Tim Nanai-Williams tries to go

between a couple of defenders.

Price is fishing for it.

These little kicks are effective.

David Lemi has the control.

He's done really well David Lemi to

buy himself time and space in a few

metres, as well.

There's a trend developing for

Andrew Marr with that turnover.

-- Marfo.

A free ball, Chris.

Yeah, I'd like to see them keep it

in hand and challenge. Nic Berry

played the long advantage in the

opening minutes. That ball's been

disrupted. He'll come back for a

penalty.

Price thinking about it again with

Finn Russell.

Ali Price chatting away as a good

scrum-half does. Always barking at

the forwards ahead of him. He is so

quick. He's on fire for Glasgow.

Beaten more defenders than anyone

else in the Pro14. Despite only

playing under 300 minutes. So sharp

with the ball in hand. And here is

his flatmate and friend, Finn

Russell.

He's just sending that ball between

the uprights. It is vital for the

Scottish.

13-3.

Samoans have looked surprising ball

in hand. Lots of class players but

the Scots have turned them over.

I think as there are so many good

individuals. And sometimes getting

further into the defensive line. And

it allows the Scotland's defensive

players to get in and win the

turnovers.

Scotland have been trying to contain

and look after possession and clear

the lines.

William Nel, and Price with the kick

again to Tuala.

Taken down by Jones.

Lam, leave it is for Pele Cowley.

Owen says he's had enough of this.

-- Ioane.

Lay, his brother is on the bench.

The two of them moved down to their

new club together.

It's another penalty. Scotland are

putting a lot of pressure on.

A good tackle from Jonny Gray.

John Barclay was penalised for not

rolling away. If you are a tackler

or an assist tackler, you have to

roll from the ball as quick as you

can. To get up and out of the way as

quick as possible to promote free

flowing attack and keeping an eye on

the referee, as soon as he tells you

hands off, you have to do that and

get away.

Leiataua with the target.

Ioan earthquake ises having a great

game.

Here he is.

Perez at nine.

A counterruck by the Scots and

another penalty.

Taken quickly.

Piula Fa'asalele, the big number

two. Here are the crowd, thinking

this could go Samoa's way. And they

are up to the line and claiming the

try.

Well this is a little task for the

TMO, isn't it?

What's the question,

Nic Berry.

Is it a try, yes or no? Well, let's

look at the angles. It is

aggressive.

Is this the Samoans getting back on

the scoreboard?

I think it is over

the line.

I think it's down.

I think at the end of that, if we

can see it a little bit quicker, it

is number four, Josh Tyrell. On his

debut. On the other angle it looks

as if he was under control of the

ball.

Let's have a look at this. I hear

that they have slowed this down for

everybody. Tyrell, has the ball

under control, he's over the line...

Does the point of the ball touch the

ground? I think it does.

It doesn't

matter what you think, or me...

I

have a decision, you may award the

try.

Well, it's a try for Samoa.

And this game which we thought was

going Scotland's way very much

showing some of the Samoan talent

just kept that ball moving, Chris.

It was direct. Lam carried it. The

hooker made in roads. It was just

Tyrell who kept the ball under

control. Some great camera work and

managed to convince us and the

referee and the television match

official that it was a try.

They

were under the posts and the

anything number four, Tyrell took

his time, but just that power got

over the line. And it's a 3 point

game.

Scotland are trying to keep the

tempo in the game. Stewart McInally

with a quick throw.

Well, that was

fascinating. Two very quickly taken

line-outs. Watson with the charge.

The game has picked up in tempo.

McInally into a Samoan sandwich.

Marfo. Price again. Around the

corner they come. Wilson. McInally

involved. Another carry. Nel. You

can hear the call for pick and go.

Watson.

Just a little knock-on. I

think it was Hamish Watson. Just

unfortunately for him. We go back to

that Samoan try and we are talking

about the speed that Scotland are

trying to bring to the game. That

was a quick penalty from Samoa in

the shadow of the post as well. So,

they have signed up to the

entertaining game, the quick tempo.

It is a try score there.

Well, there

is a um can of New Zealand medical

journal papers about islanders

comparing them to the rest of the

population and the islanders in New

Zealand compared to the average,

carry 11% more lean skeletal muscle

and have 6% more bone mineral

content. There is power and this

just demonstrated much of what

they're good at.

Here is a quick tap

penalty in the shadow of Scotland's

posts. Jonny Gray makes a tackle.

Scotland are scrambling because it's

so quick to try and stop the power

that's coming through and then the

pass comes from Pele Cowley. He just

shifts it from the break down out to

Tyrell. That pass there. It allows

space for Tyrell to use that

strength and the power to drive

forward with the help of Lee.

Donald Brighouse on this side of

that Samoan scrum has his own

channel on YouTube. He has not

played many games at tighthead. He's

a big unit. He is up against another

big unit. So this is the key area.

Tighthead props are incredibly

valuable in world rugby. If you can

hold your tight hand up, your team

can attack.

He did.

Hogg. Brilliant take.

Marfo. McInally. Tried to feed it

on. Price. Winning the ball with

just one or two bream in Break Down.

Wilson. I think he thought he was

coming on a dummy line.

It was a

late pass, wasn't it, for Finn

Russell. So often those are the

delayed passes are the ones that

break the line. It was almost half a

dummy from Russell and then the

delayed pass. Wilson will be

disappointed not to take that, but

he's such a good quality handler, he

won't let that get to him. The

skipper gets his pack in and Stuart

Hogg tells him what he has seen from

the back.

Double.

Double the

distance. He is maybe going to have

to leave us.

Well, Scots about 61%.

Zander Fagerson will replace him. He

is a man with experience. A big,

strong forward.

He works so hard

around the field. He carries hard.

He tackles hard. He takes the field

in the place of WP Nel.

Well, Scotland have lost just one of

their ten encounters with Samoa. One

eight, drawn one and that was in

2013. And Samoa won by 10 points if

Durban. -- in Durban. The game is

tight just now and the 10 point

victory in 2013, the only game in

the last five meetings between these

two sides to be decided by more than

7 points.

The last outing was at the

Rugby World Cup 2015, St James'

Park. A late Greg laid law try. Four

tries to Samoa and three to Scotland

that day. A lot of damage from the

boot as well. It's another tight one

here.

Good pressure, Tim

Nanai-Williams. Turned over. Given

it to Stuart Hogg. Diagonal kick.

Chased by Jones. Tim Nanai-Williams

screams back as does Paul Perez.

That's a good decision for Stuart

Hogg. The hooker had a cracking game

and I thought he was going to take a

quick 22. Stuart Hogg resisting the

temptation to run there and finding

the space in behind the Samoan line.

That's mature play from Stuart Hogg.

Unfortunately for him the ball just

rolled over the try line. It's a...

Well, let's...

Jones.

Jones does well. He just avoided

contact. Price looks up. Has Toolis.

Toolis had a bunch of bodies with

him. Russell sneaks through. The

Scots are trying to win the ball

with just one or two people at Break

Down. Jonny Gray. Hogg in from 15.

Can they get the offload away?

Intercepted by Tim Nanai-Williams.

He had a good game, Tim

Nanai-Williams. Again, these are

quick plays. Russell. What a game.

Price. Hogg skips it. To Jones.

Jones. Jones. Jones!

Huw Jones. Oh, what a score!

Everything was quick. The quick

line-out. The quick hands and the

shimmy and the haund off. Delightful

try. Huw Jones scores almost every

time he takes the feel and it was

about pace and power. Into Finn

Russell and Russell does well to

keep the ball alive and get out of

the contact. Hogg gets himself to

first receiver. Zips out an

excellent pass. To Huw Jones and Huw

Jones is so quick. His feet are so

dangerous. Perez stands off and

that's an open invitation for Jones

to use his speed and power and score

a brilliant finish in the corner.

Huw Jones, good score.

Well, he has

not had the ball in his hands too

often, Huw Jones. He collected a

couple of kick-offs and made a few

yards and this is his first

opportunity to attack. His footwork

is so good. He drove through two

tackles and got Scotland's second

try.

A bit of a test for Hugh

Russell. Left touchline. He has been

successful. Look at the crowd. Look

at the kick. Just to the right. Of

the post. There is 18-10. You can

see the difference, can't you?

Gregor Townsend, it's quicker

line-outs. Little passes. Try to win

the ball with fewer people at ruck

time.

It is quick. It's tempo and

the longer the game goes on, the

harder that is to do, but the more

benefit you will have if you are the

more kind of fitter and stronger

team. But there is always a danger

against a team like Samoa. Tim

Nanai-Williams.

Pa A good game

today. To Russell. Price. Price.

Everything at speed. McInally.

Watson. Price has bodies to the

left. Toolis. Price. Ferguson.

Fagerson.

Well, Scotland went into this game

with injury issues upfront

especially at prop. They have

another one because WP Nel hasn't

gone off for a head injury

assessment. I am told they think he

has fractured his fore arm.

That's

an unlucky break. He has had so many

injuries, hasn't he?

If he has

fractured a fore arm, it shows what

these guys are made of. These guys

are tough. If you fracture your fore

arm and walk off shaking your head,

it's incredible.

In the match

programme he talks about coming from

a small village, 200 people, small

school, didn't play rugby until he

was in his late teens and then

suddenly found that he was a prop to

be reckoned with. Started off as a

hooker and key to Scotland, hasn't

he? He has been key.

He has been for

Edinburgh and Scotland as a try

scorer and tighthead prop as well,

but we wish him well if that's the

case.

Perez.

It was fed back inaccurately

between the two players. Watch this.

Piula Faasalele. Perez is on it and

rightly so.

We talk about important

moments and important times in a

match. The five minutes before and

after half-time are always hugely

crucial. For Scotland if they can

get their set piece dominant, they

can launch an attack. It could have

a big bearing on the game that

mistake. They did well to cover it,

but they will have to defend with

the crowd at Murrayfield getting

behind their team too.

Price. Free-kick to the Scots.

Jordan Lay.

This is the nuts and bolts.

You can put a stable platform before

the ball comes in and the referee

manages that process now. Driven by

safety, but you want the guys to be

as close as possible so they can't

charge at each other. Touch in and

just fold in and then the pressure

comes in when the ball comes in.

We

should remind people, Stuart Hogg in

scoring that try saw him become

Scotland's joint try scorer with

Gregor Townsend. Penalty for

Scotland.

I think we might see

another scrum here. He is making

sure he knew what the penalty was,

but the decision is to go to the

line. I thought they would go for a

longer scrum. It the clock is in

red. It's over 40 minutes. Last year

that would have been game over, but

now, you can kick a penalty and then

play from there.

McInally. Taken by

Toolis. He is being used a lot. And

this could be the grind. 18-10 the

score. They are driving forward. He

tries to hold them back. Price is

thinking of taking it. Samoa has

done well. It's a try for Scotland.

And a bit of a dust up as well. It

looks as if Stewart McInally.

McInally was just piloting that ball

at the back. Stayed in his position

and the men in front helped him

across.

There was disappointment in that

ball. McInally had his hands on it.

The discipline not to breakaway and

go for the line on your own, it's so

difficult to do when you're so

close. He stays with his unit. As a

team and as a pack, Scotland drive

over and get the third try.

Credit

to McInally. Edinburgh taught him

much about the work of a hooker. So

we are in extra time first-half. 10

point lead. Finn Russell. He has

enjoyed his partnership with Price.

And Russell just brings the half to

a close. An extraordinary first 40

minutes.

A really enjoyable first 40

minutes as well. The first Autumn

International here and Finn Russell,

a few tries for Scotland. A kick

through by Finn Russell and followed

on by the sharp, Tommy Seymour. Huw

Jones was brilliant and McInally

scored Scotland's third. Samoa had a

sky scored and they will be happy

with the possession they had, but

disappointed with the territory.

Scotland are looking sharp.

It's

half-time, the score is Scotland 25,

Samoa, 10.

Plenty of tries in that first-half.

Stuart Hogg got things going early

on with the 17th try of his Scotland

career equalling the best. And then,

a bit bitty. It went quiet, but

Samoa were awarded. Josh Tyrell

there. Huw Jones as well, the

centre, making it his fifth in nine

tests. What a force he is going to

be and then over they went, McInally

to make it three tries to Scotland.

Let's have a look at the stats and

see if they back up that story.

Well, it was interesting because

beforehand Dan you were saying it

was going to be an offloading game

for Samoa. He hoped that was going

to be the way they set themselves

up. They went for territory and

possession and certain periods of

the game, possession was higher than

the 54%, but they had six offloads

to Scotland's two, but as the game

went on, Scotland got more into it.

They managed to disrupt Scotland a

little bit. It wasn't quite the

speed of rugby perhaps that Gregor

would have enjoyed.

He will be

pleased with the scoreline at

half-time, but maybe not the

performance. In patches, you have

seen the pace and the offloading

game, but they have not put any

sustained phases together. So it has

been a bit bitty, they have not got

that tonne it continuity and the

game never flowed. You need two

teams for that, but they will be

pleased 25-10 up at half-time.

What

will the mood be in the Samoan

dressing room?

They came out to play

and they have done that well. We've

picked a side that's low to the

ground, not much height. Their

offloading game as we spoke about

and they are close to the line, but

struggled at the line-outs, they

will be talking about that and

fixing that up in the changing rooms

now, I'm sure.

Did you see the game

plan? Was it being executed there?

I

think so. Scotland will be happy

with the score, but it has been

scrappy at times. It's the first

game of a new series. It takes

longer, but Scotland trying to be

positive which is brilliant to see.

A couple of quick line-outs. A

couple of counter attacks by Finn to

hold the Samoan defence and put it

behind them and I think 25 points,

Scotland will be happy with that and

enter the dressing room at half-time

and try and reassess.

Stuart Hogg

kept them going within a couple of

minutes. What a start. He had a

disrupted summer with injury and was

sent back from his Lions experience.

He looks different. He has lost

weight, hasn't he? He seems sharper?

He is ripping up trees with Glasgow.

I think he will have enjoyed his

first 40 minute ins international

rugby and it is in turn over ball

that Gregor's team gets excited.

Unstructured defence and a great

turn over there. But then with the

bounce of the rugby ball, you just

need to take a chance. It is a good

kick by Finn. Tommy Seymour kicks

over beautifully. This ball can go

anywhere as it bounces over the head

into Stuart Hogg. He will not get an

easier try, but you have got to buy

the raffle ticket to have a chance

of winning the prize. Russell puts

the ball in that area of

uncertainty. That ball can go in.

Tommy Seymour does well and after

that that, it is the bounce the

rugby ball can sometimes go for and

sometimes it doesn't. It goes into

Stewart's hands.

The lads have been

giving him stick for the new figure.

He has got a bad haircut. If he

could sort that out, that would be

good. It is credit to Hoggy. He

works hard on his game. He loves his

rugby and he is talking about his

speed. He has done tremendously well

and get the ball in his hands more

and he will probably grab another

try today.

There was just that one

try away and suddenly the score

lines closed in together and Samoa

took the advantage or seized the

moment when they had the chance?

It

came down to a penalty here. A quick

work play and that's why Samoa need

to lift the tempo and play more. Run

these breakdowns. They are a low

squat team and good technically in

the pick and go. Those are the sorts

of areas we need to be playing more

rugby in.

Taking the opportunity

when they had the penalty because

the boot working particularly well

for them.

The body angles were very

good. Scotland's defence is not

doing anything wrong. They are quite

low, but sometimes the referee does

a block in there, but there is good

leg drive to get across the line to

finally close down. What we see

here, he gets over the line. Can you

see the ball going down? No, but you

know it has

see the ball going down? No, but you

know it has done. You can see just,

that's where it comes down, before

before it, Gabby, I think there is

an incident with Piula Faasalele who

starts with the quick penalty. The

referee gave it and it was the right

try, but before it, Piula Faasalele

came in and I thought using the

shoulder. The penalty has been

given. Marfo is over the ball.

That's been penalised a lot. Going

in out of control. Then he gets up

and takes the quick penalty as if to

think the referee might penalise me

here, I will start the game quickly.

I think that maybe should have been

called back for the shoulder.

If he

was going to have a vantage point he

had it, didn't he?

Yes, he did, but

these things happen so quickly. It

is Nic Berry's first international

match today. He has done a good job.

It happens fast and credit to the

Samoans.

Dan is being quite quiet at

the moment?

I think I will use that

tactic!

LAUGHTER

And then Huw Jones who, we of

course, talked about pre-match and

now his try rate for internationals,

five in nine, that makes it. He is

going to be some force on the stats,

isn't he? He will be challenging

Stuart Hogg.

This is the ambition

that Scotland are playing at. They

get the ball. Stuart Hogg throws it

in there to Finn Russell and takes

it forward and they recycle it well

and we didn't see a lot of this. But

you just think, Huw Jones, this

doesn't look like this should be a

try. Perez misses the tackle, but

when somebody has got the confidence

with the try line then they just

find a knack of getting there. It

was a great finish.

A lovely offload

there as well and Scotland playing

at this point in the game, you can

see the fast tmp owed rugby that

Gregor said he wants. He wants them

to be the quickest team in the world

and there were glimpses of that.

T-Scotland have taken the

initiative. There is a Samoan player

marking the quick line-out and the

killer ball was from Ali Price.

Hoggy shifted it to Huw. Perez will

be disappointed with his tackle.

Players in space with a hand on

ball. Difficult to defend. McInally

going over, but Samoa will be

disappointed with this line-out.

This was after they got a scrum

penalty. I was saying to Greg would

you go scrum or line-out? They get

good control. McInally is at the

back. You think Price has taken it

away. McInally said no, no, I'm

going over. That kick came from a

Samoa line-out that they should have

been able to control. So at 18-10,

that's probably a good score for

Samoa. 25-10, and that's just the

game might have just been taken

away. In a moment of madness when

the Samoan number eight threw the

ball to nobody. It led to the

penalty. Led to the line-out and led

to the try.

For me, that's a

composure thing and composure comes

from knowing and trusting president

guys around you. We don't have the

build up. The guys only came into

camp eight days ago. That's really

reflected in the set piece of the

line-outs. Scotland is doing a good

job of speeding up the set piece and

Samoa have got a big job on their

hands to really try and reign that

in.

Thank you. Earlier this week,

the rugby community was out

in.

Thank you. Earlier this week,

the rugby community was out in

force. This summer, the devastating

news was delivered by Dodi Weir that

he has motor neurone disease. The

rugby community rallied. 1300 people

turned out for a dinner, including

150 rugby players. It was a great

tribute to the big man.

Rugby man.

Scotland international.

A professional.

It is a degenerative

muscle issues. It closes down the

body so you can't speak, can't eat,

can't limp, walk, talk, the only

muscle that's left maybe one that

you can see, so you have to chun

kate withure eyes.

When Doddie rang me, he was laughing

about it. He said stop that, get on

with it.

He is never down. He is

always positive and that's brilliant

in a man like Dodge.

With this

issue, you don't know what your

timetable is, it could be five weeks

or ten years. Who knows what's

around the corner. I was diagnosed

in December last year. The professor

said I couldn't walk into his

surgery a year after. That's given

me a goal to prove these people

wrong.

We set a trust up for my good lady,

the family and others.

The focus is where the nations can

come forward and find support for

this.

Everybody is celebrating Donnie, you

can see the people, the rugby

players, the ex-rugby players. He's

a good man.

a good man.

It is just unbelievable It was great

the support from the rugby community

and wider.

We are here for him. With

a dreadful diagnosis, he needs a lot

of support. We need to support his

family and to support the

foundation.

Quite by accident he has almost

become the figure head. And globally

as well. It is the love and the

affection for the big man.

I have to make a difference. That is

what I would like to do, to fight.

There is no known cure. One drug in

21 years for people with MMD, so I

want to raise awareness of this

awful condition.

I'm here to continue this fight.

I was at an event with him last week

in Newcastle at his club. He spoke

there very well. Yes, we are all

pulling with him, that he can fight

this.

He's just cracking on, getting MMD

out there, so that hopefully, some

day, one day may be saved. He said

himself, it may not come quick

enough for him but if it can save

somebody else it is a big part of

what is happening here.

Family man...

Frazer...

Fighter...

An inspiration to everybody...

My

goal is to get a cure. To show aware

Miss As well, to provide a cure, to

put more money in. It will be

brilliant if I'm here to annoy you

for many a year.

An incredibly emotional evening on

Monday night. But he is such an

inspiring, huge and joyful

character, Doddie, it is impossible

to keep that spirit down. Everybody

in the room was relieved to see that

spirit there in abundance.

As we said, we didn't want to be

there but for Doddie, it is all

about the awareness of MMD, to find

a cure. He is so self-depricating.

He stole the show while you were

trying to host it.

It was a remarkable night. All of

our wishes are with him.

A real

testament to what an incredible

family rugby is, when they are

needed they all come together.

Will there be more tries in the next

40 minutes? Will the game get a bit

more of a rhythm? Will Stuart Hogg

become Scotland's top try scorer of

all time? John Beattie will be

helping answer those questions for

you.

Thank you. And Doddie is here at

Murrayfield, and we wish you well,

Doddie.

Murrayfield, and we wish you well,

Doddie.

Great territory in the first half.

Sparkling attack.

Stuart Hogg picked Ofwatson. They

have it wide.

Watson carries. Knocked by Ioane.

Not quite the same structure from

the men in blue. Tim Nanai-Williams

to Lee Jones, left-wing.

I think that it was held and lost

there, as he broke free from that

tackle. A delayed pass again from

Finn Russell. Close to the

defenders. It was dislodging the

tackle.

Allister had it.

Was it Piula Fa'asalele on the blind

side.

We saw a Samoa kick but no advantage

given.

This try before half-time, is always

crucial.

Let's see how Scotland and Samoa

react.

Tim Nanai-Williams, you are right,

they are kicking more.

Tommy Seymour...

Ping-ponging this than the first

half.

Russell, confidence, whoa, Finn

Russell, what a boy! Price! Ali

Price, up into the opposition 22.

Stays on the ground.

A whole stack of white jerseys. Gray

is left to Russell. What an attack!

Finn Russell!

I think he had an

invisible cloak on there. The kick

was too long. He had lots of time to

pick up and look for options. He

found a way. Off loading to Toolis,

who has been astounding.

The defence got back and covered

from this pass. Zipping it out to

How Jones. Good counterattack, good

intent from Scotland.

Four man line-out. Successful, The

Samoans have given the Scots a

line-out in their own 22.

That's five pieces of possession,

and they've kicked every single one

of them.

They are trying to get territory and

put pressure on Scotland.

Toolis and Berkeley have been the

main line-out men. I think many

would think that Johnny Gray would

be the target. Barclay, barking at

his team-mates! Penalty advantage,

Price. It's a free ball. Russell

with the short ball. Dunbar is hit.

Gray makes the vital yard or two.

Wilson in the back.

Finn Russell has the ball in his

hand. It's a quick penalty.

There is a small matter of a mild

disagreement.

Maybe they just didn't want Finn to

take it quickly.

This is what happened off the ball.

Stuart McInally, and Fonotia, and

Rey Lee-Lo... Oh, he's got a cut.

As a result Scotland can't take it

quickly, they will go to the

line-out where they were successful

at the end of the first half.

Stuart McInally there, ready to get

the ball in quickly. No hanging

around.

Not hanging around at all.

Chris Vui is there, number five,

sneaking around the corner. Keep

going says Price and the white

jerseys get closer. They've got a

penalty, I think they've got a try!

It's another try! And I think this

could be Stuart McInally.

Stuart McInally, sealing what has

been a commanding performance with

two tries!

Absolutely. It's been

excellent. Difficult to play so

quickly and get the ball so quickly.

The throw was good, the catch good,

the drive took time to set up but

then this was only going one way to

the line. A finish, waiting for the

gap, he drives and explodes through

towards the line.

You can see Stuart McInally at the

back. He is a converted wing

forward. And then look at the leg

drive. Well done.

Both his tries have been excellent

in terms of continue youity and the

teamship. But the final has been

excellent.

The discipline to wait for the first

try. And the aggression to drive

when he sees the space.

And two figures doing ahead of the

ball, doing the blocking, the hard

yard. Here is Finn Russell.

Oh, he's enjoying his kicking today.

He gets another two points on the

scoreboard.

Not to harp on about it but we spoke

about it, that's three tries

Scotland have scored in a ten minute

window. Impressive stuff.

Samoa have to look to win possession

back in Scotland territory and bring

some of the spark into their

attacking that we saw earlier on in

this match.

Well, there's Stuart McInally, we

saw him first a few years ago.

He is a good leader. A good captain.

His discipline is outstanding. He

has to get there, get the ball and

get it in. It is different to what

he is used to in previous games.

He has to execute the call and the

throw. He is playing well,

certainly, Stuart McInally.

A bit more bite to this team.

A little off load.

Ioane, out wide to the right.

Inside. David Lemi off the

left-wing. Narrow but making ground.

Tim Nanai-Williams, no, it's not,

it's Fonotia.

Again, these are Samoans smashing

up.

There's the try lean.

Chris Vui tackled by Watson.

Another pick and go, this time by

Donald Brighouse. Is he over the

line? That could be a score. He

thinks he's got it. This is Piula

Fa'asalele, number 8.

Chris, the Samoans in the pick and

go, well they have made ground?

Yes.

George Clancy there said he didn't

get a grounding.

But the pick and go has worked well.

It is how Samoa have worked a try.

This is Piula Fa'asalele trying to

get to the line. There is a boot

underneath that. Ali Price's hands

there. And Berkeley comes in. All

you have to do is touch a blade of

grass. And here we are, a decision.

He doesn't need the other angle.

We're going show you the other

angle. But two series of pick and

goes and two tries for Samoa. They

desthefsh try.

It is similar to the first try that

they scored. I don't think it is

quite as conclusive as the first

one. There is a foot underneath the

hand of John Berkeley. It is so, so

close but the try has been given.

It's been awarded and it is similar

to the first one.

Fa'asalele did well to see the space

and attack it.

50 minutes gone.

There's a try scorer there.

There was space to pick up the ball.

But he had the strength to get over.

Good take by Tyrell.

And there's a replacement at

scrum-half.

Matavao is on at 21.

Trying disrupt

the breakdown.

We spoke about the team, Melani

Matavao coming on, was the only

Samoan based player in the squad,

playing in the Super 9 domestic

competition.

Hisa Sasagi is coming on too.

He is replacing Donald Brighouse.

Stuart McInally at the back again.

Couldn't take it quickly because of

substitutions.

He's done well, Chris Vui. Coming

through the middle of that lot.

Good defence by Samoa, isn't it?

Congratulating each other.

Chris Vui, right through the middle.

It was perfectly legal. His hands on

the ball. Even though on Scotland's

side. There was a ball.

No need to roll away as it was not a

tackle, it was a maul. And quite

rightly, it's a maul when it's a

turnover.

Good hard work from the Samoans.

There is Chris, he got his big hands

on the ball and stopped it coming

out.

This has slowed the tempo down. With

spoke about the speed of the game.

This is maybe astute playing from

the Samoans to disrupt that flow of

Scotland.

Well, a solid scrum from Samoa.

Taken up by Lam.

Oh, Stuart Hogg! Stuart Hogg, what a

break.

But, accord tolling the ref, he's

not happy!

Samoa looking to take it

quickly. But it looked a decent

kick-chase from Samoa.

He's saying that eight shifted off

his position. Let's watch this. You

call it.

So, Ryan Wilson and number 8 and

number 5.

He doesn't have to change his line.

He doesn't have to get out of the

way but he can't move towards the

Samoan captain to stop him from

making the tackle.

Well done that man.

He's going to keep the ball.

He's going for a counter attack.

He is off.

There is Ryan Wilson. I saw an

article, when he is playing, he goes

to work. No prisoners, he goes to

work.

Scotland have won 12 linouts, the

Samoans have won five. A good

drive-by Samoa. Taken by the loose

head prop, Lay.

Perez off the wing. Hisa Sasagi on

the pitch.

Turnover by Watson. That's where you

earn your money. Price looks up and

take as little break. Ally price, a

dangerous attack.

Good play by both teams. It was

looking like Samoa would make the

more ground after the first and

second try but that man there,

Hamish Watson, got his timing spot

on. A window of opportunity. A

fraction of a second or him to get

in. He got in ahead of Piula

Fa'asalele and won the turnover.

There is no point in going in early,

or you are penalised from coming in

at the side.

Look at that the Scots have won 12

of their observe lineouts.

Back to Watson, he knows he's not

billing but he says that having the

low centre of gravity works for him.

He is tremendously strong. And here

is another strong player.

Matu' u. You want to keep out of the

way of him. He's a big man.

Samoa with a bit more zip to them

now.

Stuart Hogg carries that ball.

Berkeley with a kick through for Lee

Jones. Samoa to run it from here.

Game today! Full of explosions and

running.

A good phase of play there. Scotland

coming out with territory. Fatigue

is starting to come in. So long play

like that will be what Gregor

Townsend wants his players to do.

There they are quickly quickly away

again.

Listen to the crowd. They're loving

this. A great game of rugby. A great

turnover by Samoa.

Well done.

Here's a big moment for three

players in the Scottish jersey.

That was quite a tackle.

Once they are down, it is difficult