Full-timepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Scotland 36-33 Samoa
Scotland are into the World Cup quarter-finals. But that was not easy.
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Result: Samoa 33-36 Scotland
Scotland qualify for quarter-finals, will face Australia or Wales
Laidlaw scores 26 points as Scotland come from behind
Five tries in a frenetic first half at St James' Park
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Full-timepublished at 16:25 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Image source, PAScotland 36-33 Samoapublished at 78 mins
Finn Russell thumps the restart long, bagging Scotland some field position and giving Samoa the length of the pitch to make it back.
'Still in it'published at 16:23 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Scotland 36-33 Samoa
Gavin Hastings
Former Scotland full-back on BBC Radio 5 liveQuote MessageYou have to hand it to Samoa. There is still time for them."
Converted trypublished at 16:22 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Scotland 36-33 Samoa (Matu'u)
Replacement Motu Matu'u crashes over from close range.
Patrick Fa'apale thumps over the conversion and we have a three-point ball game.
If Scotland fail to win and Japan beat the US on Sunday, they are out.
Scotland 36-26 Samoapublished at 77 mins
Scotland give away two penalties in quick succession, flirting with the penalty try. Samoa tap and go again...
Scotland 36-26 Samoapublished at 76 mins
Samoa up to within a metre. Scotland defence dented but unbroken.
Scotland 36-26 Samoapublished at 76 mins
Scotland fail to deal with the kick-off. Sean Maitland is forced to dot down over his own line and Samoa have a scrum five metres from the Scotland line.
This might not be over just yet.
Four minutes to go.
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The Harlequins scrum-half is enthralled but that heroic defence has now been breached...
Converted trypublished at 73 mins
Scotland 36-26 Samoa (Laidlaw, con Laidlaw)
Image source, Rex FeaturesIs that the last-eight on a plate?
I think so.
Greig Laidlaw snipes around the fringes of the scrum, darting over with his Samoan opposite number swung out of position by the wheeled scrum.
He then adds the extras.
Princess Anne is grinning.
Image source, ReutersNo trypublished at 72 mins
Scotland 29-26 Samoa
Scotland supporters slump back into their seats with shaken heads.
Their side will restart play with a penalty after a Samoan was offside before Nel went over.
Do they kick for a six-point lead? Nope, scrum-down and hunt for the knock-out punch...
Try reviewpublished at 72 mins
Scotland 29-26 Samoa
WP Nel shunts over from short range, but has Kahn Fotuali'i got something underneath to keep the ball from terra firma?
Scotland 29-26 Samoapublished at 72 mins
Wide they go. Spilled! But backwards! And regained by Fraser Brown!
Scotland still in sniffing range.
Image source, ReutersScotland 29-26 Samoapublished at 71 mins
Scotland up to within a metre...
Scotland 29-26 Samoapublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Scotland have slowly got themselves back in this game....
Image source, OptaScotland 29-26 Samoapublished at 71 mins
Samoa concede their 11th penalty of the second half as they come around the wrong side of the rolling maul.
Referee Jaco Peyper's patience is wearing thin.
Scotland go for the knock-out blow, punting into the corner and hoping perhaps for a penalty try in the next phase,
Postpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Replacementpublished at 70 mins
Scotland 29-26 Samoa
Stuart Hogg, who has been suffering from cramp, is off. Sean Lamont on in his place.
Scotland with a line-out on the Samoa 22m.
'Scotland need more points'published at 16:09 British Summer Time 10 October 2015
Scotland 29-26 Samoa
Gavin Hastings
Former Scotland full-back on BBC Radio 5 liveQuote MessageWhile Scotland are enjoying a three point advantage, I can't help but think about the Scotland national football team the other night. Scotland have got to get more points on the board."
Scotland 29-26 Samoapublished at 69 mins
This game is teetering on the tight-rope.
Both teams are running the ball with purpose, both defences are as sturdy as a soggy paper bag and play is switching from end to end with dizzying frequency.
Breathless stuff.