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  1. Scotland impress against Romania

    Scotland impress against Romania

    Scotland record an emphatic 42-0 win over Romania at Murrayfield to keep the pressure on Italy and further improve their chances of reaching the World Cup quarter finals. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • Scotland
    • Romania
    • 80' FINAL SCORE : Scotland 42-0 Romania
    • 80' There is the full time whistle and Scotland have a comprehensive win under their belts giving them a whole heap of confidence going into their matches with New Zealand and Italy
    • 77' Just a few minutes left on the clock now as Dumitras breaks for Romania ... but Scotland are not going to give away cheap points at this stage
    • 74' Paterson speeds away and he has Cusiter in support ... this could be the seventh try for Scotland ... Paterson finds Cusiter and continues in support himself ... Cusiter sends the ball back to Paterson ... but it is blown up as a forward pass and that was a tight call for the ref
    • 73' CONVERSION! Chris Paterson puts points number 16 and 17 on to his personal scoresheet for the night and he is rapidly closing in on 600 international points for Scotland
    • 72' TRY! Rory Lamont recieves the ball around the half way line and accelerates away with unbelievable speed skipping past a couple of tackles to record his second try of the night. Again very well deserved
    • 70' Again a potentially promising move from Romania comes to nohing as an error ends the move
    • 66' The substitutions are coming on thick and fast now as the outstanding Ali Hogg departs to be replaced
    • 64' A Dan Park's pass goes astray and Romania steal before racing up the field ... but the whistle has gone, although they are still oblivious to it, and all the players will have to make the long trudge back into the Scottish half
    • 62' There is no doubt that Scotland have taken their foot of the gas a little since their last try ... although that is not to take away from Romania's dogged determination
    • 59' Romania are enjoying much more possession than the first half but are really struggling to make any headway against a staunch Scottish defence
    • 55' Romania gain some territory from the re-start but Scotland use another well-worked line-out throwing long to Hogg, who is now playing with the kind of confidence that a hat-trick of tries would inspire!
    • 54' CONVERSION! Paterson is so good! His toughest kick of the night, right from the touchline, is made to look like a walk in the park as he converts once again!
    • 53' TRY! Scotland don't need the advantage though as Paterson gets the ball out to Webster ... who in turn finds a free Ali Hogg on the wing and the flanker completes his hat-trick putting away his easiest try of the night!
    • 52' Back in their own half Dan Parks breaks for the line and opts to go it alone underneath the posts ... Tincu puts in a very high tackle while the referee signals advantage Scotland
    • 50' But once again Scotland look calm and secure the line-out before running themselves out of trouble
    • 49' Romania make their first real inroads into the Scottish half with substitute flyhalf Tofan gaining them real territory
    • 47' CONVERSION! Again Paterson adds the extras. That bonus point could be vital if Scotland lose to Italy later in the tournament
    • 46' TRY! This time Blair uses the support and offloads to Ali Hogg who leaps over the line for his second try of the night, Scotland's fourth, securing the bonus point
    • 45' Calafeteanu with the clearance kick ... but it is charged down by Simon Taylor who finds Blair free outside of him
    • 43' Mike Blair on the attack he skips past his man and is almost at the line when Fercu hauls him down ... Blair might have just managed to get the ball over the line ... but he is judged to have made a double movement and the ball seemed to be just short anyway! Blair had support on the outside and that would have been a definite try had he passed
    • 41' A very early knock on from Manta is not a great start for the Romanians
    • 41' Romania will get the second half underway hoping to improve on their first half performance
    • 40' The whistle goes for half time and Scotland should be very happy with that dominant performance
    • 39' Romania continue to try and break Scotland down but they have had little to encourage them in this first half making next to no expeditions into the Scotland half and they look like they lack the capacity to do so
    • 37' CONVERSION! Not even the ball falling over twice can put Paterson off as he adds the conversion to extend the Scotland lead
    • 36' TRY! Dewey finds Dan Parks and Scotland have men over ... it will be Rory Lamont who goes for the line despite having a man over on the outside. Lamont forces his way through before diving over the line emphatically! Lamont has been electric so far tonight and that is a well deserved try
    • 36' Every Scotland player now wants a part of the action as Rob Dewey makes a new break running the Romanian back line ragged ...
    • 35' Scotland break again with Rory Lamont and this time he has Blair in support ... Blair finds Hogg but once again the ball is spilled and Romania escape conceding further points
    • 33' Webster on the break for Scotland but that man Dumitras again drags him to the ground and Webster looses the ball to Toderasc at the breakdown
    • 29' Talismanic Jason White puts in a huge hit on Gal! That is exactly what the Scots missed in their Six Nations campaign this year
    • 27' The scrappy period continues as Scotland gain precious yards before conceding the scrum and losing possession ... but Romania kick for territory and only manage to make a few metres
    • 25' A number of handling errors from both sides sees a scrappy period of the game with neither side being able to conjure anything
    • 23' Rory Lamont makes a stunning break and his speed could result in another Scotland try here ... Dumitras does brilliantly well to get back and an ankle tap slows Lamont down enough for Brezoianu to get back and cover before the following Scotland support knocks on in an attempt to secure the loose ball
    • 19' Romania are showing signs of the kind of play that frustrated Italy last week but all their good work is undone as Tincu spills the ball and allows Scotland off the hook
    • 17' CONVERSION! The ever reliable boot of Paterson adds the extras to give the home side a 14 point lead
    • 17' TRY! Scotland make light work of the Romania defence and drive them back. Ali Hogg crashes down over the line and Scotland have a second try, albeit delayed as the ref goes up to the TMO
    • 16' The line-out is secured and Scotland are going to try and drive the ball over ... Romania resort to illegal tactics to bring down the maul and the Scots will have another chance
    • 13' Dan Parks sees his first real kick land inch perfect and bounce into touch up by the try line
    • 10' Manta breaks through the Scotland defence ... but Mike Blair does incredibly well to bring the big flanker down and force an error that will secure possession for them once again
    • 9' Scotland's early game plan clearly involves testing Romania with the high ball as Rory Lamont puts up a chip for Webster to chase ... Dumitras is equal to the task though as calmly collects to gain a rare chance at possession
    • 7' Paterson is looking very lively so far tonight as he races up the wing and is only kept from scoring by a last ditch tackle from three Romanian players!
    • 4' Romania have a chance to get on the scoreboard after Jim Hamilton concedes a penalty by being caught offside ... but Dimofte fails to put the ball between the posts
    • 3' CONVERSION! Paterson does well to convert curling the ball just enough for it to sneak inside the posts and that is the perfect start for Scotland
    • 2' TRY! Yes is the simple answer, the bounce helps the Scot and he dives on the loose ball for a very early try!
    • 2' Chris Paterson spots the gap and puts up a chip ... will the chasing Paterson get there before the Romanian defence ...
    • 1' Just 30 seconds gone and Scotland win a line-out which they secure and drive forwards
    • 1' Scotland get the match underway ...
    • 20:59 With the national anthems over and done with the players head out onto the pitch to prepare for their ninth meeting ... Romania have only got the better of the Scots twice in those meetings but they have been playing well so far in this World Cup
    • 20:55 The players are heading out past the Webb Ellis Trophy and out on to the pitch
    • 20:45 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of Scotland's latest World Cup clash with Romania

  • Summary

    Scotland versus Romania
    Paterson 1’, Hogg 17’, 46’, 53’, Lamont 37’, 72’ Tries  
    Paterson 1’, 18’, 38’, 46’, 53’, 72’ Conversions  
      Penalties  
      Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: N Owens

  • Scotland

    Manager: Frank Hadden

    On the Field

    • Kerr Substitution Out (52′)
    • Ford Substitution Out (58′)
    • Murray
    • Hines Substitution Out (52′)
    • Hamilton
    • White
    • Hogg Tries×3 Substitution Out (65′)
    • Taylor
    • Blair Substitution Out (58′)
    • Parks Substitution Out (68′)
    • Paterson Try
    • Dewey Substitution Out (58′)
    • Webster
    • Lamont
    • Lamont Tries×2

    Subs

    • Smith Substitution In (52′)
    • Walker Substitution In (68′)
    • Cusiter Substitution In (58′)
    • Macleod Substitution In (52′)
    • Southwell Substitution In (58′)
    • Lawson Substitution In (58′)
    • Brown Substitution In (65′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Romania

    Manager: Daniel Santamans

    On the Field

    • Toderasc
    • Tincu Substitution Out (41′)
    • Balan Substitution Out (69′)
    • Socol
    • Petre
    • Corodeanu Substitution Out (61′)
    • Manta Substitution Out (53′)
    • Tonita
    • Sirbu Substitution Out (45′)
    • Dimofte Substitution Out (45′)
    • Brezoianu
    • Gontineac Substitution Out (73′)
    • Gal
    • Fercu
    • Dumitras

    Subs

    • Mavrodin Substitution In (41′)
    • Tofan Substitution In (45′)
    • Tudori Substitution In (53′)
    • Florea Substitution In (69′)
    • Ratiu Substitution In (61′)
    • Calafeteanu Substitution In (45′)
    • Vlaicu Substitution In (73′)

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None