Big carry for the second try to burst over the line and get a score on his 50th cap. Steady at scrum time. placeholder image
Big carry for the second try to burst over the line and get a score on his 50th cap. Steady at scrum time. | AFP via Getty Images

Scotland player ratings in Argentina try-fest as three men earns 9s and a classy individual

Townsend’s side get a memorable win in Cordoba against Los Pumas as new-look back line steals show

Scotland got their inaugural Nations Championship campaign off to a flying start with a 47-38 win over Argentina at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.

It was far from the perfect performance from Gregor Townsend’s side, with Los Pumas very much on top for periods of the game, but there were lots of positives aside form the result to be thrilled with.

In particular, a new-look back line that was without Finn Russell and Blair Kinghorn were exceptional and showed the kind of fluidity you’d expect from players who had played a lot more Test level rugby together than they had.

Here are our player ratings from Scotland’s win over Argentina:

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