David Denton shows the scars of International rugby during Scotland's game against Japan,
at Gloucester - where they won by 35 points over a team that had the week before beaten
two times champion, South Africa.
POOL B
SCOTLAND (45) v (10) JAPAN. Wednesday September 23rd. 2015. Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester, England.
14,354. Tries: Hardie 4 min, Bennett (2) 56 min & 69 min, Seymour 64 min, Russell 74 min, Lelei Mafi 15 min.
Cons: Laidlaw (4), Goromaru. Pens: Laidlaw (4), Goromaru.
SCOTLAND:
15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Tommy Seymour, 13, Mark Bennett, 12. Matt Scott, 11. Sean Lamont, 10. Finn Russell,
9. Greig Laidlaw (c), 8. David Denton, 7. John Hardie, 6. Ryan Wilson, 5. Jonny Gray, 4. Grant Gilchrist,
3. WP Nel, 2. Ross Ford, 1. Alasdair Dickinson.
Replacements: 23. Sean Maitland for Hogg (66 min), 22. Peter Horne for Bennett (80 min),
17. Ryan Grant for Dickinson (65 min), 16. Fraser Brown for Ford (73 min), 18. Jon Welsh for Nel (72 min),
Richie Gray for Gilchrist (51 min), 20 Josh Strauss for Wilson (59 min).
JAPAN:
15. Ayumu Goromaru, 14. Kotaro Matsushima, 13. Male Sa'u, 12. Yu Tamura, 11. Kenki Fukuoka,
10. Harumichi Tatekawa, 9. Fumiaki Tanaka, 8. Amanaki Lelei Mafi, 7. Michael Broadhurst, 6. Michael Leitch (c),
5. Justin Ives, 4. Luke Thompson, 3. Hiroshi Yamashita, 2. Shota Horie, 1. Keita Inagaki.
Replacements: 22. Atsushi Hiwasa for Tamura (69 min),23. Karne Hesketh for Tatekawa (76 min),
17. Masataka Mikami for Inagaki (41 min), 16.Takeshi Kizu for Horie (73 min), 17.Kensuke Hatakeyama for Yamashita (53m),
20. Shiji Ito for Thompson (69 min), Shinya Makabe for Ives (61 min), 21. Hendrik Tui for Mafi (46 min).
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland).
SCOTLAND (16) v (34) SOUTH AFRICA. Saturday 3rd. October 2015. St. James' Park, Newcastle,
England. (50,900)
Tries: Burger (13 min), Pietersen (38 min), Habana (73 min), Seymour (49 min). Cons: Pollard (2), Laidlaw.
Pens: Pollard (4), Laidlaw (2), Weir. Drop: Pollard (51 min).
SCOTLAND:
15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Tommy Seymour, 13. Richie Vernon, 12. Matt Scott, 11. Tim Visser, 10. Duncan Weir,
9. Greg Laidlaw (c), 8. David Denton, 7. Blair Cowan, 6. Josh Strauss, 5. Jonny Gray, 4. Richie Gray,
3. WP Nel, 2. Fraser Brown, 1. Gordon Reid.
Replacements: 16. Ross Ford (61min), 17. Alasdair Dickinson (51 min), 18. Jon Welsh (64 min), 19. Tim Swinson (68 min)
20. Ryan Wilson (30 min & 55 min), 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne (70 min)
22. Peter Horne (65 min), 23. Sean Lamont (63 min).
SOUTH AFRICA:
15. Willie le Roux, 14. JP Pietersen, 13. Jesse Kriel, 12. Damian de Allende, 11. Bryan Habana
10. Handré Pollard, 9. Fourie du Preez, 8. Duane Vermeulen, 7. Schalk Burger, 6. Francois Louw,
5. Lood de Jager, 4. Eben Etzebeth, 3. Jannie du Plessis, 2. Bismarck du Plessis, 1. Tendai Mtawarira.
Replacements: 16. Adriaan Strauss (56 min), 17. Trevor Nyakane (61 min), 18. Frans Malherbe (50 min),
19. Pieter-Steph du Toit (75 min), 20. Willem Alberts (70 min), 21. Ruan Pienaar (79 min), 22. Pat Lambie (70 min)
23. Jan Serfontein (75 min).
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales).
2015 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINAL.
SCOTLAND (34) v (35) AUSTRALIA. Sunday October 18th. 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London. (77,110).
Tries: Ashley-Cooper 9 min, Mitchell 30 & 43 mins, Hooper 40 min, Kuridrani 64 min, Horne 18min, Seymour 59 min,
Bennett 74 min. Cons: Foley 2, Laidlaw 2, Pens: Foley 2, Laidlaw 5.
SCOTLAND:
15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Sean Maitland, 13. Mark Bennett, 12. Peter Horne, 11. Tommy Seymour, 10. Finn Russell,
9. Greig Laidlaw (c), 8. David Denton, 7. John Hardie, 6. Blair Cowan, 5. Jonny Gray, 4. Richie Gray
3. WP Nel, 2. Ross Ford, 1. Alasdair Dickinson.
Replacements: 16. Fraser Brown (54 min), 17. Gordon Reid (47 min), 18. Jon Welsh (75 min), 19. Tim Swinson (67 min)
20. Josh Strauss (67 min), 22. Richie Vernon (71 min), 23. Sean Lamont (63 min).
AUSTRALIA:
15. Israel Folau, 14. Adam Ashley-Cooper, 13. Tevita Kuridrani, 12. Matt Giteau, 11. Drew Mitchell,
10. Bernard Foley, 9. Will Genia, 8. Ben McCalman, 7. Michael Hooper, 6. Scott Fardy, 5. Rob Simmons,
4. Kane Douglas, 3. Sekope Kepu, 2. Stephen Moore (c), 1. Scott Sio.
Replacements: 16. Tatafu Polota-Nau (62 min), 17. James Slipper (51 min), 18. Greg Holmes (54 min)
19. Dean Mumm (66 min), 21. Nick Phipps (71 min).
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa).