- Experimental aspect rating eight tries to wrap up one other routine summer time tour win
- Kyle Rowe and Jamie Dobie the decide of the bunch with two tries apiece
- Head coach Townsend happy together with his males’s response to early strain
Gregor Townsend praised an experimental Scotland line-up as they ‘went via the gears’ to finally overwhelm Chile in Santiago.
The hosts made it troublesome in a aggressive opening 20 minutes earlier than Townsend’s males lastly discovered their rhythm to expire comfy winners, scoring eight tries within the course of.
Kyle Rowe and Jamie Dobie each caught the attention with two apiece, whereas there was a primary Scotland rating for Matt Currie and a debut off the bench for hooker Patrick Harrison.
Townsend praised a largely inexperienced choice for driving that early storm to finally present their class and earn a 3rd win on this Americas tour.
The top coach stated: ‘It was a satisfying final 60 minutes of the sport, particularly in that second half after we went via the gears and regarded actually sharp.
‘It was a correct Check match by way of the environment and the physicality that Chile introduced and the strain that they put us beneath early on. However I used to be actually happy with how we responded and the way our accuracy improved as the sport went on.
Kyle Steyn goes on the assault once more as Scotland finally made gentle work of spirited hosts
Dylan Richardson crosses for a late attempt as he continued his fantastic type on the Americas tour
Stand-in scrum-half Gus Warr kicks beneath strain and caught the attention in an all-action show
‘It was a brand new workforce however they gelled on the sector. I believed the communication was superb. We confirmed our health in that second half. I believed the bench did effectively once they got here on too. I felt we may have performed for one more 10 or 20 minutes as effectively, so our gamers are wanting actually sharp near the top of the season which is a credit score to them and what they’ve achieved thus far on tour, too.’
Harrison, the Edinburgh hooker, was the final particular person on the tour to get some sport time and Townsend added: ‘I’m actually happy for Patrick. He’s needed to wait three weeks for his sport however he’s skilled rather well and confirmed a good bit of what he’s been doing effectively in coaching.’
Chile made life troublesome initially with two first-half penalties both aspect of Scotland’s opening attempt for Josh Bayliss. Rowe and Dobie then each claimed their first scores of the match, dotting down in both nook, to underline the guests’ rising dominance.
Scotland co-captain Sione Tuipulotu will get his fingers on the spoils of victory in Santiago
After Dobie had opened up the second interval together with his second, Chile claimed a deserved attempt of their very own via Diego Escobar earlier than Currie landed attempt quantity 5 for Scotland.
Escobar was then despatched to the sin bin and Scotland touched down three extra occasions via Rowe, Dylan Richardson and Kyle Steyn.
SCORERS; Chile — Strive: Escobar. Cons: None. Pens: Videla, Salas. Scotland — Tries: Bayliss, Rowe (2), Dobie (2), Currie, Richardson, Steyn. Cons: Healy (3), Hastings (3). Pens: None.
