Details
Date | Time | Competition | Season |
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30 September 2023 | 8:00 pm | Rugby World Cup | 2023/24 |
Match Report
Scotland Cruise To One Sided Romania Win
Scotland have secured a dominant 84-0 win over Romania at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille. The expectation was for Gregor Townsend's squad is to secure a bonus-point victory against a struggling Romanian side, but they exceeded expectations with the one-sided win.
Scotland scored 12 tries through Hamish Watson, Ali Price, four from Darcy Graham, Matt Fagerson, Chris Harris, Ollie Smith, Ben Healy, Ollie Matthews, and Rory Darge. Ben Health was perfect from the kicking tee, with 11 successful conversions and Blair Kinghorn added the twelfth from the tee.
Scotland started with plenty of possession, and it was a matter of time before the floodgates opened. Hamish Watson popped up in midfield to receive a Redpath offload to race on an outside arc to the corner and get his side off the mark.
Minutes later, Scottish lineout midway into the Romania was the platform before Price released the ball to Healy, who found Darcy Graham off his wing and through a midfield gap to bear down on the fullback and pass right to Price who ran in unopposed.
Romania could not get a foothold and Scotland looked impressive, dominating in terms of both territory and possession. Darcy Graham popped up everywhere and split the Romania defence to score a first half hat-trick and Matt Fagerson barrelled over from short distance just before the break.
Healy was perfect from the kicking tee and sent his side in 42-0 ahead at half time.
The misery continued for Romania in the second-half with Scotland continuing to go up through the gears.
After 45 mins, Healy chipped a lovely cross kick wide to Redpath who popped it to the looping Harris to grab a try. Ollie Smith and Ben Healy then touched down in quick succession, with Healy continuing his 100% record from the tee.
Cummins stole a Romania lineout and the ball was moved sharpish to Kinghorn who is sprinted it into the opposition half, finding George Horne who pops it back inside to debutant Matthews to gallop under the sticks and brought the score to 70-0.
Substitutes Rory Darge and Johnny Matthews both got in on the action, grabbing a try each to rub salt in the wounds of a struggling Romania.
Scotland will now be facing Ireland in the last round of pool B next week high on confidence after a strong display.
Timeline
Ben Healy | 8' | |
Hamish Watson | 8' | |
Ben Healy | 16' | |
Ali Price | 16' | |
Darcy Graham | 20' | |
Ben Healy | 21' | |
Ben Healy | 29' | |
Darcy Graham | 33' | |
Ben Healy | 33' | |
Matt Fagerson | 33' | |
Darcy Graham | 39' | |
Ben Healy | 39' | |
39' | Cristian Chirica Damian Strătilă |
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Chris Harris | 45' | |
Ben Healy | 45' | |
Ben Healy | 49' | |
51' | Alexandru Savin Iulian Harțig |
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53' | Alin Conache Tudor Boldor |
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Ali Price George Horne |
55' | |
57' | Gheorghe Gajion Costel Burțilă |
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57' | Fonovai Tangimana Nicolas Onuțu |
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Ben Healy | 58' | |
Ewan Ashman Johnny Matthews |
59' | |
Jamie Bhatti Rory Sutherland |
59' | |
Javan Sebastian WP Nel |
59' | |
Grant Gilchrist Scott Cummings |
59' | |
Ollie Smith Blair Kinghorn |
59' | |
59' | Robert Irimescu Florin Bărdașu |
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61' | Ștefan Iancu Marius Iftimiciuc |
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61' | Gabriel Rupanu Florin Surugiu |
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Hamish Watson Rory Darge |
65' | |
Chris Harris Huw Jones |
65' | |
Ollie Smith | 70' | |
Ben Healy | 70' | |
Ben Healy | 72' | |
Johnny Matthews | 72' | |
Rory Darge | 74' | |
Darcy Graham | 78' |
Ground
Stade Pierre-Mauroy |
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261 Bd de Tournai, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France |