Scottish Daily Mail

HOW THEY RATED

- By ROB ROBERTSON

SCOTLAND

OLLIE SMITH

Took try well and impressed under the high ball but expected to make way for Stuart Hogg against Fiji. 7

DARCY GRAHAM Defended well early on but was starved of the ball in attack. One of his

5 quietest-ever games for Scotland.

MARK BENNETT

Forced Foley into the fumble that led to Kinghorn’s solo try. Tackled well but didn’t show up in attack. 6

SIONE TUIPULOTU

Helped set up Smith try. Will be haunted by failing to gather pass that would have led to a try in the corner. 6

DUHAN VAN DER MERWE Blistering run had the crowd on their feet but he didn’t give them much else to shout about. 5

BLAIR KINGHORN

Brilliant in open play and scored great try but he will be remembered for last-minute penalty miss. 6

ALI PRICE

Didn’t take the game to the opposition enough and his box kicking was inconsiste­nt. 5

PIERRE SCHOEMAN Carried the ball more than any other Scotland player but gave away some silly penalties. 6

DAVE CHERRY

Not perfect with his throw-ins and gave away penalty that allowed Foley to give Aussies a half-time lead. 5

ZANDER FAGERSON

Held up the scrum well and got into the faces of the opposition in open play in a decent all-round display. 7

SAM SKINNER

Only lasted 22 minutes before going off with a foot injury which is likely to rule him out this weekend. 4

GRANT GILCHRIST

Dropped ball with the try-line at his mercy and gave away a line-out penalty at a vital moment. 5

JAMIE RITCHIE

Good outing in his first game as captain with the back-row forward winning two vital turnovers. 7

MATT FAGERSON

Has made No 8 jersey his own but a below-par performanc­e. Didn’t get involved as much as usual. 5 HAMISH WATSON

Quieter than normal but still made 16 successful tackles, and did his best to spur his team on. 7

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