Summary

  • Turner gives Scots lead; tries from Tuicuvu & Rotuisolia puts Fiji in front; Hastings & Van der Merwe reply for hosts with White adding late try

  • Turner & Hastings both go off for Gregor Townsend's side

  • Scotland lost series opener against Australia

  • Scots face New Zealand and Argentina later this month

  1. Postpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    John Barclay
    Former Scotland captain on Amazon Prime Video

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    To me that's a swinging arm, high degree of danger, catches him in the jaw. For me that should be a red card.

  2. Sin-bin - Vinaya Hambosi (Fiji)published at 62 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    The Fiji wing goes for 10 minutes in the sin bin. He's probably lucky not to be sent off.

    He swings his arm with a lot of force and makes heavy contact as Rory Sutherland dived on the ball in his own 22.

  3. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    There's a review ongoing for a high shot on Rory Sutherland from Vinaya Hambosi.

    A swinging arm...

  4. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    Huge defensive set from Fiji!

    Jack Dempsey splinters off the maul and goes close, and Albert Tuisue jackals over the ball and wins a big, big, penalty.

  5. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    It's now the Fiji penalties are mounting. They're up to 10 and Scotland come back for another advantage as Blair Kinghorn has the ball ripped from his clutches.

    It's nudged into the corner again. Fiji must be close to a sin-bin here.

  6. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    Fiji just hold up Ewan Ashman over the line!

    Both Darcy Graham and Richie Gray made sniping breaks to get Scotland on the front foot.

    Referee Nic Berry goes back for a Scotland penalty.

  7. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    Jack Dempsey immediately makes an impact as he gets over the ball and wins his side a penalty on halfway.

    Scotland's discipline has been much better in this half.

  8. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    Scotland make some changes. Rory Sutherland, Jack Dempsey, and Ben White are all on for the final half hour.

  9. Postpublished at 14:14 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    Scotland 21-12 Fiji

    Rory Lawson
    Former Scotland captain on Amazon Prime Video

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    It's all built from the pressure of that maul. Duhan van der Merwe just too powerful, it's almost impossible to stop him in that situation. Too big, too powerful, too good.

    van der merwe scoresImage source, SNS
  10. try

    Try - Scotland 21-12 Fijipublished at 49 mins

    Duhan van der Merwe

    Scotland are over.

    The maul does the damage, and then they go wide. Chris Harris flings a huge miss-pass out to Van der Merwe, who is unstoppable from close range.

    Blair Kinghorn curls in the touchline conversion. It's a two-score game now for Scotland.

  11. Postpublished at 48 mins

    Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Blair Kinghorn is on at 10 for Scotland, incidentally. After Adam Hastings was forced off after that thumping hit.

    Scotland nudge the ball into Fiji's 22 after a maul penalty.

  12. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Much better from Scotland.

    Duhan van der Merwe gathers a high, hanging kick. It's worked wide as Hogg feeds Darcy Graham.

    The winger skips up the touchline by Vinaya Hambosi hauls him into touch.

  13. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Fiji go so close!

    It's whipped out to the right wing, but the final pass to Levani Botia is forward. Scotland survive.

    It was a better defensive set, though. No easy way through. Then, Scotland get the scrum penalty.

  14. Postpublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    John Barclay
    Former Scotland captain on Amazon Prime Video

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    That is an unbelievable tackle. Big man against small man, and great timing. You will not see a bigger hit this autumn.

  15. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Ouch. Adam Hastings throws a dummy and is smashed into next week by Ratu Leone Rotuisolia.

    The Scotland fly-half is being taken off, presumably for an head injury check.

    Fiji mean business, with Sam Matavesi winning the penalty and they are up to the Scotland line...

  16. Kick-offpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Second half is under way.

    Can Scotland improve? Or will it be a first ever Murrayfield win for Fiji?

  17. Postpublished at 14:02 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    HT: Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Tom English
    BBC Scotland's chief sports writer

    The Fiji back-row has been terrific, carrying in a way that the Scottish back-row are not. Mata has carried for 48 metres, his counterpart Matt Fagerson for 20m. Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson are 19m combined. Levani Botia, the Fiji openside, is more than double that number all on his own.

    Scotland better wake up quickly or else the conversation is going to turn rapidly to the future of Gregor Townsend.

  18. Postpublished at 14:00 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    HT: Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Speaking of territory, Fiji have had 63% of it in that first half.

    63%!!

  19. Postpublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    HT: Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Mike Blair
    Edinburgh head coach on Amazon Prime Video

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    The frustrating thing for Gregor Townsend is that it's unforced errors giving penalties away. Those penalties are giving Fiji territory to capitalise on.

  20. Happy Hastingspublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2022

    HT: Scotland 14-12 Fiji

    Adam Hastings scores for ScotlandImage source, SNS
    Scotland celebrate Adam Hastings' tryImage source, SNS