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World champions South Africa return to action as they begin their Autumn Nations Series with a tasty clash with Scotland.
Rassie Erasmus’s Springboks added a rare Rugby Championship crown to their considerable collection of achievements in September and now set their sights on a side they suffocated and shut down at last year’s World Cup. Erasmus has rotated heavily from the team that started against Argentina in South Africa’s last outing, with seven forwards primed on a bench of behemoths that is sure to test the hosts’ staying power.
But Scotland will arrive at Murrayfield full of confidence after an encouraging performance from some of their key figures and fringe faces against Fiji last weekend. There was deep disappointment that they failed to show more of their attacking array in the pool-stage meeting in Marseille last September, and Gregor Townsend has weapons at his disposal capable of challenging their visitors.
Follow all of the action from Murrayfield in our live blog below:
Scotland vs Springboks LIVE
PENALTY! SCOTLAND 6-5 South Africa (Finn Russell, 22 minutes)
Two from two for the Scottish fly half. The hosts lead at Murrayfield.
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Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:34
Scotland 3-5 South Africa, 21 minutes
And that’s really good from Scotland, down to 14 men for another ten minutes yet. Matt Fagerson contests at a ruck and the two-man South African clearout crew go off their feet.
Finn Russell will line up another shot at goal.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:33
Scotland 3-5 South Africa, 20 minutes
Ben White decides not to insert the ball with his undermanned scrum beginning to creak under South Africa’s initial hit, prompting a free kick from referee Ridley. He gets another go as South Africa knock on soon after a quick tap, and the front row hold on for just long enough for White to put in and extract.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:33
RED CARD! Scott Cummings is sent off! Scotland 3-5 South Africa, 18 minutes
News from the bunker – it will be a RED CARD for Scott Cummings. There is a high degree of danger, referee Christophe Ridley informs the two captains, with Cummings rolling on to the leg of Franco Mostert.
The lock’s day is done, though Scotland will be able to replace him in 20 minutes:
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:30
PENALTY! SCOTLAND 3-5 South Africa (Finn Russell, 17 minutes)
Over it goes. Finn Russell puts Scotland on the board.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:29
Scotland 0-5 South Africa, 16 minutes
And there is the other side of the law – Franco Mostert is penalised for stepping across a chasing Scot. Finn Russell will kick for goal.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:28
Scotland 0-5 South Africa, 15 minutes
A high kick is hared after by Blair Kinghorn, tall and springy and stationed on the wing today after a number of outings there for club Toulouse this season. He can’t quite tap the ball back and Marco van Staden is fastest to pounce on the bouncing ball.
South Africa answer with a lofted box kick of their own, the crackdown on escorting once more creating chaos in the air. That little law tweak has been hugely influential across the fixtures over the last two weeks, and Makazole Mapimpi has clear access to compete with Finn Russell here, though knocks on.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:27
Scotland 0-5 South Africa, 13 minutes
Scotland deal with their first defensive set down a man well, forcing a middling kick from South Africa. The Springboks are then somewhat harshly deemed to have transgressed at a lineout, allowing Finn Russell to find touch from the penalty.
Not the best few minutes for the officials.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:25
YELLOW CARD! Scott Cummings is sent to the sin bin! Scotland 0-5 South Africa, 11 minutes
Now then. Both Rory Darge and Scott Cummings are involved in the challenge but who is at fault? Both land on a lower limb of Franco Mostert, but Darge looks the guiltier of them.
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:24
Scotland 0-5 South Africa, 11 minutes
That’s better attack from Scotland, though, creating an edge and getting to the outside of this aggressive Springboks defence. Huw Jones flicks between the legs delightfully to Tom Jordan and Blair Kinghorn goes onwards.
Penalty to Scotland as South Africa fail to roll away. But the officials want to have a longer look at a potential crocodile roll from a Scottish forward. Christophe Ridley wanders over to the big screen…
Harry Latham-Coyle10 November 2024 16:21
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