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From Andy Burke
BBC Scotland at Murrayfield
Scotland pulled at Murrayfield off from a tenacious Georgia from the second half to earn their third win matches.
It turned out to be a game in the break, with unconverted tries by Ali Price and Blair Kinghorn met by three Tedo Abzhandadze penalties.
However, Sam Johnston tries by Darcy Graham, and darted around to border the Scots clear, along with the Horne brothers – Pete and George – sealed success in the final match of Scotland before their opener Japan against Ireland on 22.
It was a demanding performance in part from the side of Gregor Townsend, together with the Georgians demonstrating more belligerent compared to past weekend’s reverse fixture in Tbilisi.
The story of Scotland’s summertime had been one of steady improvement. A disheartening hammering at the hands of France at Nice accompanied over Les Bleus at Murrayfield, after which a detailed dismantling of Georgia.
Having called his closing 31-man squad to the World Cup on Tuesday,” Townsend chose to take many of his big guns – the likes of Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw, Hamish Watson, John Barclay and Stuart McInally – outside of the lineup of fire.
With all these changes, the Scots took some time but following a opening 15 seconds they started to cut. Kinghorn started the counter-attack and, for a try, Price dived around after incursions from Johnson and Graham.
Adam Hastings’ pinpoint crossfield-kick found Graham, who did to offload.
Three penalties from Abzhandadze supposed, despite those two Scotland attempts, we had a game as the people ended the half stronger, along with the buoyancy turned to anxiety in the crowd. Fly-half Abzhandadze was growing in influence and his eye for a difference was giving Scotland issues.
A try to shoot some wind in the Georgia sails was had by the hosts, and they obtained it 10 minutes . Blade Thomson and ryan Wilson punctured the defence as well as for the very first time, Scotland showed great patience to continue prodding and probing until Hastings managed to ship Johnson through untouched under the sticks.
The attempt did little to raise the air of frustration through the roof because the home side struggled to sew five stages of play, with all the error count inside Murrayfield.
This was not exactly the try-laden display the supporters came to see to Japan for the big send-off, also at that the first priority was securing the win.
The game was safe when Duncan Taylor slid in Graham to race up the touchline and whipped out a long pass to Chris Harris, who drew two defenders.
The people’ resistance was now disintegrating and substitute George Horne darted through a ropey fringe defence to touch down to try number five, before brother Peter came from the bench to get in on the action, capitalising on some mad Georgian play deep in their own territory.
Ultimately a comprehensive victory for the Scots before the serious stuff begins in Japan. If their primary men reunite, they will be better, and if they choose on the primary up they will need to be.
Scotland: B Kinghorn; T Seymour; D Taylor, S Johnson; D Graham; A Hastings, A Price; G Reid, G Turner, Z Fagerson; S Cummings, J Gray; R Wilson (capt), J Ritchie, B Thomson.
Replacements: G Stewart, A Dell B Toolis G Horne C Harris.
Georgia: S Matiashvili; Z Dzneladze; D Katcharava, L Malaghuradze; M Modebadze; T Abzhandadze, V Lobzhanidze; M Nariashvili (capt), S Mamukashvili, B Gigashvili; K Mikautadze, G Nemsadze; S Sutiashvili, G Tkhilaishvili, B Gorgadze.
Replacements: B Saghinadze, G Kveseladze, T Mtchhedlidze, G Aprasidze, V Karkadze, G Gogichashvili, G Melkidze, L Lomidze.
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