Scotland 19-16 Argentina
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Ben O'Keeffe (NZRU)
Attendance: 50,481
Scotland v Argentina Match Reports
Greig Laidlaw scored a penalty with the last kick of the match to give Scotland a 19-16 victory over Argentina at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. The teams were tied 16-16 going into the final play of the match, when Juan Leguizamon was penalised for an illegal tackle. Greig Laidlaw stepped up to slot his fourth penalty of the match and give his team the win. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Laidlaw seals win for Scotland over Argentina
- Guardian: Scotland steal victory over Argentina thanks to Greig Laidlaw’s late penalty
- Independent: Greg Laidlaw seals scrappy win to boost World Cup hopes
- Telegraph: Greig Laidlaw penalty secures dramatic late win and vital world-rankings boost
- Sky Sports: Greig Laidlaw snatches 19-16 victory for Scotland over Argentina
- ESPN: Scotland snatch victory at the death against Argentina
- Scotsman: Scotland snatch victory at the death against Argentina
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland 19-16 Argentina
Scotland v Argentina - Match Highlights
Scotland v Argentina - Match Stats
Scotland: (6) 19
Try: Maitland (54')
Conversion: Laidlaw (55')
Penalty: Laidlaw (3', 28', 68', 80')
Argentina: (3) 16
Try: Orlando (50')
Conversion: Sánchez (51')
Penalty: Sánchez (39', 44', 63')
Man of the Match: Jonny Gray (Scotland)
Scotland v Argentina - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Allan Dell
- 2 Fraser Brown
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Grant Gilchrist
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Magnus Bradbury
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 John Barclay
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (CAPTAIN)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tommy Seymour
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Ross Ford
- 17 Alex Allan
- 18 Moray Low
- 19 Tim Swinson
- 20 Ryan Wilson
- 21 Ali Price
- 22 Peter Horne
- 23 Tim Visser
Argentina Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Lucas Noguera
- 2 Agustín Creevy (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Ramiro Herrera
- 4 Guido Petti
- 5 Matías Alemanno
- 6 Pablo Matera
- 7 Javier Ortega Desio
- 8 Facundo Isa
Backs
- 9 Martín Landajo
- 10 Nicolás Sánchez
- 11 Santiago Cordero
- 12 Juan Martín Hernández
- 13 Matías Orlando
- 14 Matías Moroni
- 15 Joaquín Tuculet
Replacements
- 16 Julián Montoya
- 17 Santiago García Botta
- 18 Enrique Pieretto
- 19 Leonardo Senatore
- 20 Juan Manuel Leguizamon
- 21 Tomás Cubelli
- 22 Jerónimo De la Fuente
- 23 Juan Pablo Estelles