Scottish Daily Mail

HOW THEY RATED

- By ROB ROBERTSON

SCOTLAND STUART HOGG

Scotland captain’s record-breaking 25th try for his country confirmed

8 his status as an all-time great.

DARCY GRAHAM Took his try well and enjoyed playing in wide-open spaces created in

7 such an attacking game.

CHRIS HARRIS A superb performanc­e from Scotland’s man of the match who impressed

9 in both attack and defence.

SAM JOHNSON

Never really hit the heights on this occasion but put in a solid

6 enough performanc­e.

DUHAN VAN DER MERWE A real joy to watch when he powers forward with the ball and

8 thoroughly deserved his try.

FINN RUSSELL

In tight games like this, has to temper instinct to constantly attack.

6 Needs to play percentage­s more.

ALI PRICE

Caught day-dreaming a few times but overall he gave some decent

6 service to his backs.

JAMIE BHATTI

Fall guy picked up a yellow card after persistent breakdown

6 infringeme­nts by his team.

GEORGE TURNER

Made some poor line-out throws early on but produced important

6 tackles when it mattered.

ZANDER FAGERSON Much better than against South Africa and was the rock in the Scotland

7 scrum here.

SCOTT CUMMINGS

Pass marks in his first game in two months after breaking his hand

6 playing for Glasgow Warriors.

GRANT GILCHRIST

Put in 19 successful tackles and was Scotland’s undoubted leader at

8 the line-out. Really good.

JAMIE RITCHIE

Taken off after an hour of play after running himself into the 6 ground.

JOSH BAYLISS

Pick of the pack in his first start at No 8, a position where Scots need 8 more strength in depth.

HAMISH WATSON

Still not back to his world-class best but remains one of the best

7 forwards out there.

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