Scotland 20-26 South Africa
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v South Africa Match Reports
Scotland gave as good as they got but were denied their first win over South Africa since 2010 as they were edged out 26-20 at BT Murrayfield. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Scotland show spirit as Springboks scrape to victory
- BBC: Pollard leads way as South Africa edge Scotland in thriller
- Guardian: Handré Pollard’s 18 points guide South Africa to narrow victory over Scotland
- Telegraph: Handre Pollard holds off Scotland as South Africa wait for Siya Kolisi 'butt' inquest with trepidation
- Daily Mail: Springboks come out on top as Handre Pollard stars in win at Murrayfield
- Sky Sports: Handre Pollard stars as Springboks triumph at Murrayfield
- ESPN: Strong South Africa edge past Scotland
- Scotsman: Springboks hold off Scotland
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland v South Africa Match Report
Scotland v South Africa - Match Highlights
Scotland v South Africa - Match Stats
Scotland: (17) 20
Try: Horne (19'), Watson (34')
Conversion: Laidlaw (20', 35')
Penalty: Laidlaw (27', 47')
South Africa: (20) 26
Try: Kriel (6'), Pollard (21')
Conversion: Pollard (7', 22')
Penalty: Pollard (25', 39', 50'), Jantjies (73')
Man of the Match: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
Scotland v South Africa - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team
Forwards
- 1 Gordon Reid
- 2 Stuart McInally
- 3 Willem Nel
- 4 Ben Toolis
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 Sam Skinner
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Ryan Wilson
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (Captain)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Sean Maitland
- 12 Pete Horne
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Tommy Seymour
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Allan Dell
- 18 Simon Berghan
- 19 Josh Strauss
- 20 Jamie Ritchie
- 21 Ali Price
- 22 Adam Hastings
- 23 Chris Harris
South Africa Team
Forwards
- 1 Steven Kitshoff
- 2 Malcolm Marx
- 3 Frans Malherbe
- 4 RG Snyman
- 5 Franco Mostert
- 6 Siya Kolisi (Captain)
- 7 Pieter-Steph du Toit
- 8 Duane Vermeulen
Backs
- 9 Embrose Papier
- 10 Handré Pollard
- 11 Aphiwe Dyantyi
- 12 Damian de Allende
- 13 Jesse Kriel
- 14 Sbu Nkosi
- 15 Willie le Roux
Replacements
- 16 Bongi Mbonambi
- 17 Thomas du Toit
- 18 Vincent Koch
- 19 Lood de Jager
- 20 Francois Louw
- 21 Ivan van Zyl
- 22 Elton Jantjies
- 23 Cheslin Kolbe