Scotland: Arron Reed basks in ‘dream’ Murrayfield bow

Arron Reed says scoring his first tries at Murrayfield was “a dream” after he crossed the whitewash twice in Scotland’s 59-21 win over Portugal.

On his first home Scotland appearance, Reed score twice in the second half as Gregor Townsend’s men ran in nine tries.

“I was lucky enough to score two but scoring the first one was obviously amazing,” said the Sale Sharks winger.

“It’s a dream isn’t it, scoring for Scotland, but scoring at Murrayfield makes it even better. I can’t really describe it in words to be fair, but it was good.”

With the likes of Darcy Graham, Duhan van der Merwe, Kyle Rowe and Blair Kinghorn – not to mention the injured Kyle Steyn – all competing for wing spots, Reed says it’s important to maximise every opportunity he gets in a Scotland jersey.

“I’ve been in the past three camps and the campaigns have been good. I didn’t get a chance in the Six Nations, but obviously I got a chance in the summer.

“Getting these chances and scoring tries, you’re obviously putting your name out there, but there’s obviously lads are ahead of me at the moment who were obviously playing really well.

“It’s really good competition. We’re making each other better, but it’s good to get my name out there.”