Scrumhalf Jamie Dobie played a leading role as Scotland scored seven tries to two to beat Samoa 41-12 Friday in the final match of its Pacific Tour. Scoland set out to celebrate the end of its three-match tour on which it beat the New Zealand Maori and Samoa and lost to Fiji by playing attractive,

Scotland got off to a flying start , scoring first. Stafford McDowall’s defensive work secured Scotland a scrum inside their own 22, which then saw Jamie Dobie break down the blindside, before Reed earned Scotland a penalty which was used to set the Scots up for a lineout on the five-metre line.

Scotland proved far too strong for Samoa as they completed their three-match Pacific tour with a comprehensive 41-12 triumph in their test at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday.The Scots, with nine players away with the British & Irish Lions on tour in Australia,

The Samoans were missing several of their leading players in their Pacific Nations Cup build-up.

Gregor Townsend praised his Scotland players for showing their “true identity” after they bounced back from defeat to round off their Pacific Tour with an emphatic victory over Samoa. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Scotland round off their Pacific tour with a 41-12 victory over Samoa at Eden Park in Auckland; watch Australia vs the Lions on Saturday from 10am (kick-off 11am) live on Sky Sports

Scotland must beat Samoa in "emphatic fashion" if they are to salvage their summer tour, according to former Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Colin Gregor.

Scotland will field the two forwards who are to join the British & Irish Lions in Friday’s test against Samoa at Eden Park in Auckland, coach Gregor Townsend said on Wednesday.

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