EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland needed a record score against Samoa to edge the Pacific island side 44-38 at a packed Murrayfield on Saturday. “We weren’t able to slow down their ball enough in the second half,” Gregor Townsend said after his first home match as coach. The Samoans finished with five, their highest score against Scotland, and their highest score anywhere in more than four years. When Alex Dunbar crashed over between two Samoans, Samoa hit straight back through counterpart Kieron Fonotia, and was only six behind. In the end, fulltime came as a relief for Scotland, even though it surpassed its previous highest score against Samoa, 38 in 2004 in Wellington.

Source: National Post November 11, 2017 17:37 UTC