Scotland vs Argentina LIVE: Rugby result and reaction as Darcy Graham gets hat-trick in feisty Scottish win

Scotland 52-29 Argentina: Darcy Graham notched a hat-trick in a bizarre game that included six cards and 12 tries

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Scotland overcame remarkable Argentina resistance in winning their thrilling year-ending rugby Test 52-29 at Murrayfield.

Argentina were leading 8-7 when flanker Marcos Kremer was sent off with an hour remaining, and played with 12 men for a time in the third quarter.

Incredibly, with 12 on the field and defending a five-metre scrum, the Pumas poached dropped ball and Emiliano Boffelli, playing on his club home ground, ended up scoring between the posts at the other end and converting his try.

The Pumas trailed only 24-22 with nearly half an hour to go but it was too long to hold out. Scotland added four more tries and wing Darcy Graham got a hat-trick in their highest score against Argentina.

Relive the action from the rugby autumn international between Scotland and Argentina below:

Scotland vs Argentina

• FULL-TIME! Scotland 52-29 Argentina
• Darcy Graham notches hat-trick in feisty Scottish win that included six cards and 12 tries
• 80+7 ‘- TRY! Ruiz gets late consolation (SCO 52-29 ARG)
• 77’ - TRY! Graham completes hat-trick (SCO 52-22 ARG)
• 74’ - TRY! Hogg adds to his tally with simple run-in (SCO 45-22 ARG)
• 69’ - TRY! Redpath notches his first Scotland try (SCO 38-22 ARG)
• 56’ - TRY! Tuipulotu over for his second try (SCO 31-22 ARG)
• 52’ - TRY! Boffelli dots down breakaway try despite Pumas being down to 12 men (SCO 24-22 ARG)
• 42’ - TRY! Graham gets second try after moment of Russell brilliance (SCO 24-15 ARG)
• 39’ - TRY! Alemanno scores first Pumas try for five years (SCO 19-15 ARG)
• 28’ - TRY! Powerful finish by Graham out wide (SCO 19-8 ARG)
• 24’ - TRY! Van der Merwe finishes after Russell offload (SCO 14-8 ARG)
• 22’ - RED CARD! Kremer sent off for dangerous clearout on Ritchie (SCO 7-8 ARG)
• 16’ - TRY! De la Fuente goes over in the corner (SCO 7-8 ARG)
• 12’ - TRY! Tuipulotu with superb finish (SCO 7-3 ARG)

[19 November 2022 15:22 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-3 Argentina, 6 minutes

The first scrum of the afternoon hits the deck, with Pierre Schoeman deemed to have hinged - perhaps harsh, that, as it looked like Eduardo Bello was slightly too long in his set-up. Anyway, an Argentina penalty.

[19 November 2022 15:21 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-3 Argentina, 5 minutes

Scotland kick down towards the Argentina 22.

Funky! A darty lineout to the front from Fraser Brown and then the hooker fancies a return, but Jamie Ritchie’s netball pass back to him is a yard or so forward, and flies into touch. A nifty idea, but work needed on the execution.

[19 November 2022 15:20 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-3 Argentina, 4 minutes

Ali Price gets more underneath his box kick than he’d like, and Argentina take it well. Santiago Carreras puts up a crossfield kick, and Argentina manage to claw it back, but it tumbles forward from a knee and is played by an offside player.

[19 November 2022 15:19 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-3 Argentina, 3 minutes

Argentina do rather better with the restart, Gonzalo Bertranou kicking up the right touchline and Stuart Hogg chopped in half by Bautista Delguy.

Scotland kick, Finn Russell trying to turn Argentina, but Juan Cruz Mallia tracks it well.

A prolonged kicking exchange sees Emiliano Boffelli nearly get to Mallia’s next high hoist, but Russell does well to both take and flick an offload away.

[19 November 2022 15:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

PENALTY! Scotland 0-3 ARGENTINA (Emiliano Boffelli penalty, 2 minutes)

Smooth as you like from Boffelli. Argentina into an immediate lead.

[19 November 2022 15:17 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Scotland 0-0 Argentina, 1 minute

And that’s an excellent start for the visitors - a sharp tackle after a hanging restart, and Marcos Kremer’s counter-ruck earns a breakdown penalty.

Julian Montoya gestures towards the post. On comes the tee for Emiliano Boffelli.

[19 November 2022 15:16 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Off we go!

Argentina kick off, and the final match of the year for these two sides is underway.

[19 November 2022 15:16 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Officials

England’s Karl Dickson is our whistle-man this afternoon, with Brett Cronan of Australia ready to assist as the TMO.

[19 November 2022 15:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Flower of Scotland

The Saltires wave along to the pleasant opening piping of “Flower of Scotland”. It looks another full Murrayfield house for the last Test of the year for Scotland.

[19 November 2022 15:12 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Himno Nacional Argentina

The Argentina squad stand proudly, bolt upright with muscular arms draped over their teammates’ shoulders. They roar out the national anthem with typical gusto, captain Julian Montoya closing with a deep huff and a face of thunder.