Scotland 15 - 32 South Africa

Full time

10 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Scottish Gas Murrayfield

South Africa secured a commanding 32-15 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield. The match began with an early try from Mapimpi, putting South Africa ahead. Scotland faced a significant setback when Cummings received a red card in the 9th minute. Despite being a man down, Russell kept Scotland in the game with three penalties. South Africa extended their lead with tries from du Toit and a second from Mapimpi, along with conversions from Pollard. In the second half, Pollard added more penalties, and Wiese capped off the scoring with a late try. Scotland struggled to recover from their early disadvantage, ultimately falling short against a dominant South African side.

Weather

Temperature: 12.3°C (Feels like 8.2°C) Condition: MostlyCloudy Wind: 18.0 km/h, gusting to 35.6 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 85%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
3'

Try

Makazole Mapimpi · South Africa

0 - 5
9'

Red Card

Scott Cummings · Scotland
16'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Scotland

3 - 5
21'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Scotland

6 - 5
26'

Missed Drop Goal

Finn Russell · Scotland
29'

Try

Thomas du Toit · South Africa

6 - 10
30'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

6 - 12
32'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Scotland

9 - 12
34'

Try

Makazole Mapimpi · South Africa

9 - 17
35'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

9 - 19
40'

Substitution

RG Snyman on for Franco Mostert · South Africa
Halftime 9 - 19
Second Half
43'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Scotland

12 - 19
45'

Substitution

Siya Kolisi on for Marco van Staden · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Pieter-Steph du Toit on for Elrigh Louw · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Jasper Wiese on for Kwagga Smith · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Gerhard Steenekamp on for Ox Nche · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Malcolm Marx on for Bongi Mbonambi · South Africa
45'

Substitution

Vincent Koch on for Thomas du Toit · South Africa
57'

Yellow Card

Makazole Mapimpi · South Africa
60'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Scotland

15 - 19
60'

Substitution

Jamie Ritchie on for Rory Darge · Scotland
61'

Substitution

Dylan Richardson on for Ewan Ashman · Scotland
61'

Substitution

Rory Sutherland on for Pierre Schoeman · Scotland
63'

Substitution

Josh Bayliss on for Jack Dempsey · Scotland
64'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · South Africa

15 - 22
65'

Substitution

Elliot Millar Mills on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
67'

Yellow Card Complete

Makazole Mapimpi · South Africa
68'

Substitution

Grant Williams on for Jaden Hendrikse · South Africa
68'

Substitution

Jamie Dobie on for Ben White · Scotland
72'

Substitution

Stafford McDowall on for Tom Jordan · Scotland
73'

Penalty

Handre Pollard · South Africa

15 - 25
79'

Try

Jasper Wiese · South Africa

15 - 32
79'

Conversion

Handre Pollard · South Africa

15 - 27
Fulltime 15 - 32

Player ratings

Scotland

15 Tom Jordan 7.9
14 Blair Kinghorn 5.7
13 Huw Jones 6.8
12 Sione Tuipulotu 6.9
11 Duhan van der Merwe 6.5
10 Finn Russell 6.7
9 Ben White 6.5
1 Pierre Schoeman 6.1
2 Ewan Ashman 7.1
3 Zander Fagerson 6.2
4 Grant Gilchrist 7.7
5 Scott Cummings 3.0
6 Matt Fagerson 6.6
7 Rory Darge 7.1
8 Jack Dempsey 6.9
16 Dylan Richardson 6.5
17 Rory Sutherland 6.1
18 Elliot Millar Mills 5.3
19 Max Williamson –
20 Josh Bayliss 6.1
21 Jamie Ritchie 5.6
22 Jamie Dobie 5.9
23 Stafford McDowall –

South Africa

15 Willie Le Roux 6.3
14 Canan Moodie 7.7
13 Lukhanyo Am 6.9
12 Andre Esterhuizen 7.7
11 Makazole Mapimpi 6.9
10 Handre Pollard 6.6
9 Jaden Hendrikse 5.7
1 Ox Nche 7.1
2 Bongi Mbonambi 6.7
3 Thomas du Toit 7.4
4 Eben Etzebeth 8.0
5 Franco Mostert 6.3
6 Marco van Staden 6.4
7 Elrigh Louw 6.9
8 Kwagga Smith 5.6
16 Malcolm Marx 7.7
17 Gerhard Steenekamp 6.5
18 Vincent Koch 6.7
19 RG Snyman 6.5
20 Siya Kolisi 6.5
21 Pieter-Steph du Toit 6.5
22 Jasper Wiese 7.2
23 Grant Williams 6.2