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
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:
England 25-25 New Zealand, 80 minutes
Problems for New Zealand. TJ Perenara has tweaked an ankle and David Havili is on. They have no scrum half.
Can England capitalise? They take the restart...and Marcus Smith kicks into the stands!
Boos, big boos from the crowd - it’s a draw!
TRY! ENGLAND 25-25 New Zealand (Will Stuart try, 80 minutes)
An unlikely English hero!
Henry Slade and Guy Porter had make the initial burst up the right, but it was the replacement tighthead there again to capitalise.
Marcus Smith converts - it’s 25 apiece with less than a minute to go.
Try? Has Will Stuart got another?
The prop crashes over and Mathieu Raynal awards it initially, but the French referee wants to make certain...
England 18-25 New Zealand, 78 minutes
New Zealand’s maul wastes another 45 seconds, and Jordie Barrett carries hard and straight.
But the All Blacks kick the ball away and England will have a chance.
England 18-25 New Zealand, 77 minutes
Was that the right option? A curious moment from Ben Youngs, who has largely been good since he came on. The scrum-half lifts an entirely aimless box kick up the left touchline with no-one in particular there to pursue it.
England then infringe. Three minutes to play.
England 18-25 New Zealand, 76 minutes
How quickly things can swing. Twickenham, so lifeless five minutes or so ago, is now roaring England on, and the home players are rising to the challenge. They win a penalty on their own ten-metre line as a New Zealand tackler fails to roll away.
TRY! ENGLAND 18-25 New Zealand (Freddie Steward try, 75 minutes)
And Freddie Steward bounds over on the right!
New Zealand’s 14-men never recovered from the Ribbans offload. Ben Youngs cleverly goes blind as most of his teammates rush to the left, and Steward makes unimpeded passage to the line.
Marcus Smith converts!
England 11-25 New Zealand, 74 minutes
But there is belief about England! They attack from deep, making metres up the left.
Dave Ribbans! That’s an extraordinary offload over the top to put a back into space...
TRY! ENGLAND 11-25 New Zealand (Will Stuart try, 72 minutes)
The officials took their time but the try is awarded!
A long, long check but the final outcome is five points to Will Stuart’s name on his return - and a glimmer of hope for England.
Marcus Smith’s conversion is...no good. The hosts remain two converted scores in arrears.
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