Scotland

20 - 26

Full Time

South Africa

Scotland vs South Africa

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It's all over! The referee has blown his whistle to end the game.

80'

Ben Toolis has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

79'

Ivan van Zyl comes on for South Africa.

77'

Embrose Papier leaves the field.

77'

South Africa have won 80 rucks so far this game.

76'

Jonny Gray has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

75'

Jamie Ritchie comes on.

72'

Sam Skinner comes off.

72'

Penalty Goal

The touch judges raise their flags as Elton Jantjies kicks the penalty goal.

72'

Sam Skinner has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

68'

Adam Hastings comes on.

67'

Peter Horne comes off.

67'

South Africa have won 60 rucks so far this game.

67'

Handre Pollard steps up to take the penalty but pulls it wide and to the left.

66'

Francois Louw comes on.

65'

Siya Kolisi comes off.

65'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Mbongeni Mbonami getting some game time.

65'

South Africa decide to make a substitution, with Malcolm Marx being replaced.

65'

Pieter-Steph du Toit has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

64'

The defensive line has been broken as Tommy Seymour goes through the gap.

63'

South Africa make a substitution with Cheslin Kolbe coming on.

63'

South Africa make a substitution with Sibusiso Nkosi coming off.

63'

Siya Kolisi has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

63'

Scotland sub Ali Price comes onto the field.

62'

Greig Laidlaw departs for Scotland.

62'

Chris Harris comes on for Scotland.

62'

Stuart Hogg leaves the field.

62'

Scotland have a drop goal attempt, but its pushed to the right.

62'

Scotland have won 60 rucks so far this game.

61'

Hamish Watson has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

60'

Lodewyk De Jager comes on.

59'

RG Snyman comes off.

59'

Vincent Koch comes on.

57'

Frans Malherbe comes off.

57'

Thomas du Toit comes on.

57'

Steven Kitshoff comes off.

57'

Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Josh Strauss getting some game time.

55'

Scotland decide to make a substitution, with Ryan Wilson being replaced.

55'

Scotland make a substitution with Simon Berghan coming on.

55'

Scotland make a substitution with WP Nel coming off.

55'

Scotland sub Fraser Brown comes onto the field.

55'

Stuart McInally departs for Scotland.

55'

Franco Mostert has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

55'

Elton Jantjies comes on for South Africa.

55'

Damian de Allende leaves the field.

55'

What a run here by Huw Jones as they gets over the gainline!.

54'

Handre Pollard was unlucky to have missed the penalty after the ball hit the right post.

54'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard adds the points for South Africa.

49'

Stuart McInally has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

47'

Penalty Goal

Greig Laidlaw does the business as his penalty goal attempt goes over.

46'

South Africa have won 40 rucks so far this game.

46'

Sibusiso Nkosi makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.

46'

Yellow Card

Willie Le Roux (South Africa) is shown a yellow card.

45'

Allan Dell comes on.

44'

Gordon Reid comes off.

44'

The second half is underway.

40'

The half-time whistle blows and both teams’ head for the dressing rooms.

40'

Scotland have won 40 rucks so far this game.

39'

RG Snyman has made 10 good tackles so far this game.

39'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that penalty goal attempt.

38'

Spellbinding play by Stuart McInally is finished off with a try.

35'

Conversion

Greig Laidlaw does the business as his conversion attempt goes over.

34'

Fabulous play by Scotland has led to Hamish Watson being able to wriggle through a gap.

33'

Try

A stunning solo try from Hamish Watson.

33'

Trouble here as Stuart Hogg breaches the defence.

32'

Penalty Goal

Greig Laidlaw kicks the penalty.

26'

Penalty Goal

Handre Pollard has kicked a penalty goal.

24'

Conversion

Handre Pollard makes no mistake with that conversion attempt.

21'

Willie Le Roux played a key part in that try.

20'

Try

A series of passes by South Africa results in a try for Handre Pollard.

20'

This is dangerous for the defence as Handre Pollard bursts through to advance the South Africa attack.

20'

Conversion

Greig Laidlaw converts the try.

19'

That's a great try assist by Huw Jones.

19'

Try

Great hands by Scotland leads to a try for Peter Horne.

18'

A gap opened in the defence and Sean Maitland took full advantage.

18'

Scotland have won 20 rucks so far this game.

17'

South Africa have won 20 rucks so far this game.

13'

Conversion

Handre Pollard has kicked a conversion.

Embrose Papier sets up the try.

Try

South Africa are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Jesse Kriel touching down.

The defensive line has been broken as Handre Pollard goes through the gap.

We are underway as the referee blows his whistle.

Match Details

Scotland v South Africa

Sat 17th November 2018, 09:20am PST

Points Flow Chart

South Africa win +6

Time in lead

Mins in lead

% Of Game In Lead

85%

Possession Last 10 min

Points Last 10 min

Key Events

Full Time

Jantjies

72'

20 - 26

Pollard

49'

20 - 23

Laidlaw

20 - 20

46'

Le Roux

45'

17 - 20

Half Time

Pollard

38'

17 - 20

Laidlaw

17 - 17

34'

Watson

15 - 17

33'

Laidlaw

10 - 17

26'

Pollard

24'

7 - 17

Pollard

21'

7 - 14

Pollard

20'

7 - 12

Laidlaw

7 - 7

19'

Horne

5 - 7

18'

Pollard

0 - 7

Kriel

0 - 5

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Scotland vs Springboks Kick Off Times & TV Channel

Scotland face off against Springboks in Internationals on Sat 17th November 2018 at . Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 17:20. In South Africa it’s at 19:20 SAST, 06:20 NZST in New Zealand, 04:20 AEST in Australia and 09:20 EST in the US.

Springboks won the last encounter but Springboks are in the best form of their last 5 games.

World Rankings

Heading into the fixture, Springboks sits at 1 in the World Rugby Rankings, while Scotland holds 9.

The two sides are separated by 8 places in the rankings with Scotland in position 9 and Springboks in position 1 as such Springboks are favourites on paper.

Scotland vs Springboks Squads

The official squads for Scotland vs Springboks will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.