Scotland eased to a comfortable win against Fiji at Murrayfield, with their wingers taking the lead as the dark blues notched eight tries – and had another three chalked off by the TMO.

Here is a round-up of some of the best stats from the first week of the Autumn Nations Series.

  • Scotland won their fifth consecutive Test match – just the third time they have managed such a streak since the 1990 Grand Slam.
  • This was the 22nd time in the 153-year history of the Scotland Men’s team that they have scored eight or more tries. Exactly half of those occasions have come in the last eight years.
  • Adam Hastings’ 17-point haul was the most for a Scottish kicker at Murrayfield since Greig Laidlaw booted 22 against France during the 2018 Six Nations.
  • The fly-half's tally against Fiji included his first penalty for the national side since October 2020.

Try 1: Kyle Rowe

This was Rowe’s third try for Scotland.

Kyle Rowe's try was his first for Scotland at MurrayfieldKyle Rowe's try was his first for Scotland at Murrayfield (Image: SNS) He has scored 14 tries for club and country during 2024 (20 matches played).

Try 2: Darcy Graham

Graham’s 25th try for Scotland.

Darcy Graham scores the first of his four triesDarcy Graham scores the first of his four tries (Image: SNS) This was the 300th try scored for Scotland in the Townsend era – see below for more on this.

Try 3: Darcy Graham

Graham’s 26th try for Scotland.

The Edinburgh wing scored his second after a deft chip aheadThe Edinburgh wing scored his second after a deft chip ahead (Image: SNS) He has scored in each of his last five appearances at Murrayfield for Scotland, crossing 11 times in those matches.

Try 4: Huw Jones

Jones’ 18th try for Scotland.

Huw Jones' first try came from an interceptionHuw Jones' first try came from an interception (Image: SNS) This try moved him ahead of the stellar group of Gavin Hastings, Alan Tait and Townsend, and into eighth place on his own on Scotland's all-time try scorers list.

Try 5: Darcy Graham

Graham’s 27th try for Scotland saw him join Ian Smith as the only players in history to score three hat-tricks for Scotland.

Graham completed his hat-trick in the second half after a brief Fijian revivalGraham completed his hat-trick in the second half after a brief Fijian revival (Image: SNS) He and Smith are also the only players to score four tries on two occasions for the the national team. 

Try 6: Darcy Graham

Graham’s 28th try for Scotland.

The winger added a fourth before he left the field A fourth for Graham saw him join Duhan van der Merwe as Scotland's record-holder - albeit briefly (Image: SNS)He was Scotland’s record try scorer – alongside Duhan van der Merwe – for 11 minutes and 57 seconds (9m 48s of game time) before try seven happened!

Try 7: Duhan van der Merwe

Van der Merwe’s 29th try for Scotland.

Duhan van der Merwe reclaimed the try record with this late scoreDuhan van der Merwe reclaimed the try record with this late score (Image: SNS) His eighth international try of 2024, tying the Scotland record for a calendar year held jointly by Ian Smith (1925), Alan Tait (1999) and Darcy Graham (2023).

Try 8: Huw Jones

Jones’s 19th try for Scotland.

Huw Jones scores his second tryHuw Jones scores his second try (Image: SNS) The five line breaks he made are the most in any of Scotland's 10 matches so far in 2024.

Miscellany

300

Gregor Townsend is the only coach of Scotland whose sides have scored 300 tries – the total stood at 306 in 84 games at the end of the match versus Fiji.

The next highest tally is 178 tries in 78 Tests across two different spells for Sir Ian McGeechan.

The scoring rate of 3.64 tries per game under Townsend is the most for any Scotland coach, with the closest being 2.65 per game under Derrick Grant between 1985 and 1988.

The average number of tries scored per match during the rest of the professional era was 1.98. During the amateur era it was 1.61.