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 21:39 · Luke Baker]

PENALTY! Ireland 3-3 AUSTRALIA (Foley, 55 mins)

He missed one in the first half but Bernard Foley makes no mistake this time. The kick sails through and Australia are level at 3-3.

Will that spark this match into life?

[19 November 2022 21:38 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 54 mins

Australia win the scrum solidly enough and will have a penalty as Ireland are pinged.

They play advantage but this looks nasty for Taniela Tupou. He goes down without contact and immediately clutches his right lower leg. He’s in a lot of pain. He’s helped on to the cart and will be driven off the field.

The Wallabies will go for the posts from this penalty just outside the 22.

Allan Alaalatoa comes back on for the prop, while Nic White is back on for Jake Gordon as well - presumably an HIA for the back-up scrum-half.

[19 November 2022 21:34 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 54 mins

Nice nudge by Foley after a good loop play off the scrum gains them a lot of ground. Ireland will have to execute a lineout on their own 22.

And they can’t! Knock-on at the lineout gives Australia an attacking scrum. What can they do here?

Sub for Ireland - Bundee Aki, back from his 8-week ban for a frankly disgraceful ruck clearout, is on for Stuart McCloskey in the centres. McCloskey has carried hard once again today - a decent performance.

[19 November 2022 21:32 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 53 mins

Hugo Keenan knocks on, so it’s a scrum. We’re back to contested now that Australia have a full complement.

Ah, I was wondering when we would see Will Skelton! The monster Wallabies lock comes on to the field - he has been the scourge of Irish sides before...

[19 November 2022 21:30 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 52 mins

Talking of great counter-rucking, Ireland do good work to win the ball and the crowd get excited as they go wide to the left but there’s no joy for them and they then get turned over at the ruck.

Australia exit into Irish territory with the kick.

[19 November 2022 21:29 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 50 mins

Good maul defence by Australia, so Ireland release the ball and come infield. McCloskey carries hard to within five metres.

But the Aussie players celebrate as they win the penalty! O’Mahony gets called for coming in at the side - he looks disgusted but it was the right call. Superb counter-rucking caught him out and made him feel he had to come in from the side.

That’s O’Mahony’s final act as he’s subbed off for Jack Conan.

[19 November 2022 21:27 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 49 mins

Ireland kick to the corner, the crowd start to make some noise. This is a great opportunity given how good the Irish maul is.

[19 November 2022 21:26 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 49 mins

Again, they can’t covert though. The attacking execution from both teams has been sloppy today. Ringrose gets himself held up in the tackle, so it’s a Wallabies scrum.

This is turning into a war of attrition now as Rob Valetini gingerly heads off to be replaced by Pete Samu. He accidentally ended up going face to face with Dan Sheehan in a tackle.

Both men are very upright, low amount of danger, so just a penalty with no cards. Probably fair.

[19 November 2022 21:23 · Luke Baker]

Ireland 3-0 Australia, 48 mins

Nic White takes a blow to the head as he goes down in the tackle and makes contact with a knee. So he’s off for a HIA, with Jake Gordon coming on.

Ireland win the lineout and now they’re into the Wallabies 22 again...

[19 November 2022 21:22 · Luke Baker]

NO TRY! Ireland 3-0 Australia, 47 mins

This time going blind does work! Australia don’t have it covered and Hansen has space, the cover defence comes and he offloads inside to Gibson-Park for the score.

But replays show Hansen’s foot was in touch. So close! Australia now back up to 15 as Fainga’a’s sin-bin is over so he comes back on, as do Valetini and Petaia (who were off to allow the extra front-rower to come on), so the Wallabies back to a full complement of 15 and no damage done while at a personnel disadvantage.