Scotland beat Argentina 47-38 in Cordoba to open their Nations Championship campaign with a seven-try away win. Gregor Hiddleston scored on his international debut, while Pierre Schoeman and Scott Cummings also crossed in their 50th Scotland appearances.
Sione Tuipulotu, Rory Hutchinson, Gregor Brown and Kyle Rowe were Scotland’s other try scorers, with Fergus Burke and Tom Jordan listed for three conversions each. Argentina replied through Joaquin Oviedo, Rodrigo Isgro, Tomas Rapetti, Lucio Cinti and Romano Moyano, with Santiago Albornoz adding the goals listed in the match report.
The match swung between attacking control and late uncertainty. Scotland built a 19-10 half-time lead and repeatedly turned visits into points, but Argentina’s closing tries narrowed the final margin and secured the hosts something from a chaotic contest.
Discipline also shaped the second half, with Jamie Dobie shown a yellow card and Joaquin Moro later sent to the sin-bin for Argentina. Scotland now move on to a much tougher assignment away to South Africa, who had beaten England 45-21 earlier in the day.
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