Scotland 24 Russia 7

Teams Code P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TD PTS
Australia (AUS) 3 3 0 0 128 22 106 20 4 16 9
England (ENG) 3 2 0 1 70 53 17 12 9 3 7
Scotland (SCO) 3 1 0 2 51 86 -35 9 14 -5 5
Russia (RUS) 3 0 0 3 12 100 -88 2 16 -14 3



POOL D, GAME 3 - SCOTLAND 24-7 RUSSIA
Scotland began their third and final match of the day in full control. That was evident as they mounted an attack from their own 22-metre line.
Roddy Grant handed-off half the Russian defence line before releasing Andrew Turnbull, who jolted into full stride and touched down between the posts. 7-0.
Scotland, however, soon committed three of their smallest players - Mike Adamson, Greig Laidlaw and Andrew Turnbull - into the contact area where possession was turned over.
Igor Galinovskiy eventually jaunted across the line before Nikolay Shugay added the extras. 7-7.
But this was a game that Scotland never looked like losing. Selkirk winger Lee Jones, who had been fairly quiet in his two previous outings, sprung into life.
He held up his opposite man before racing down the left wing. A beautifully timed pass inside to Turnbull in support gave the Scots a crucial half-time advantage. 14-7.
Half-time score: Scotland 14-7 Russia
Scotland sealed their third place finish with two tries in the second period.
Jones once again showed his international quality by stepping inside to beat two defenders and break free.
Although he was brought down short of the line, he has the wherewithal to offload to Turnbull in support who duly claimed his hat-trick. 19-7.
Scotland's final act of the day was once again ignited by Grant.
The Edinburgh flanker sucked in two defenders with a snappy goose-step before popping the ball to Hogg who ran a line on the outside to touch down in the corner.
Fulltime score: Scotland 24-7 Russia

This article was originally posted on 22-May-2010, 17:33 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 22-May-2010, 21:58.