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TOMMY Seymour scored a hat-trick of tries as Scotland weathered an early storm to blow Fiji away at Murrayfield.

Allan Dell, Fraser Brown and Seymour touched down as Scotland edged to a 17-14 lead at the interval.

Tries from Viliame Mata and Semi Radradra had Fiji in front briefly but they had no answer to the hosts’ composure, fitness and control.

Seymour plunged over twice in a second-half rout, with Sean Maitland, Jamie Ritchie and Adam Hastings also scoring.

Given what happened to them the last time they played Fiji – a bruising loss in Suva in the summer of 2017 – Scotland will have been glad to get this one out of the way. And with an amount of style in the end.

The longer it went on, the more Scotland powered away and the more Fiji suffered. The visitors’ ill-discipline cost them two yellow cards and a whole world of trouble.

When their energy tanks started to empty, their pain only intensified.

Finn Russell, piling on the unpredictability and the class on his return, and Seymour exploding back into try-scoring form were some of the headlines, but there were others.

Ireland overcame some early concerns to see off Argentina 28-17 to chalk up what was a deserved victory

Johnny Sexton was predictably at the forefront of the Irish effort, landing two conversion and a trio of penalties while tries from Keiran Marmoim, Bundee Aki and replacement Jack McGrath set the seal on the win.

For the Pumas, Nicolas Sanchez proved equallly adept with the boot thanks to a haul of four penalties while their solitary try came from Bautista Delguy.

Irish hero Peter O’Mahony said:” ”They never make it easy for us. They’re a world-class side and they’re always physical across the board.”

Tommaso Allan starred with 13 points as Italy came from behind to beat Georgia 28-17 in Florence.