Argentina 7s 7, Scotland 7s 5

The Scotland 7s team were edged out of the Hong Kong Plate tournament by Argentina this morning. A single conversion was the difference between the two sides.

Both teams went in 0-0 at half-time, but a converted try by Argentina early in the second half saw them take the lead.

However, a late try from Greig Laidlaw brought the Scots back into the game but it wasn't enough to carry them through to the semi-finals.

With the tournament now over, Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell said: "Theres disappointment again. It was an improved performance from yesterday but the confidence was a bit low.

We will have another chance against Argentina in Adelaide so we need to carry out a big debrief and regroup in time for next weeks competition."

Scotland 7s: Scott Forrest (Ayr)* CAPTAIN, Roddy Grant (Heriot's)*, Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh), Ali Warnock (Edinburgh), Mike Adamson (Glasgow Warriors), James Thompson (Heriot's)*
Substitutes: Chris Fusaro (Heriot's)** for Grant

This article was posted on 30-Mar-2008, 20:45 by Hugh Barrow.