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Scotland 57-17 Fiji: Who impressed?

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Scotland 57-17 Fiji: Who impressed?

Darcy Graham. It has to be him, doesn’t it?

His first appearance in a Scotland jersey since the 2023 World Cup after injuries beset him, but boy did he come back with a bang.

Four tries took him to 28 for Scotland – tying Duhan van der Merwe’s record set in the summer. However, the bigger, blonder winger scored a few moments later to make number one position his own again.

Graham spoke to Andy Burke after the match: “It wasn’t bad, was it? I’ve loved pulling that jersey back on.

“When you’re out that long, you start wondering when it’s going to happen again, if it’s going to happen again. You have doubts in your head, but I’m just chuffed to be back.

“The next thing for me is to chase that 50th cap – that’s my boyhood dream.

“I joined him for five minutes! It’s good fun, good competition between me and Duhi [van der Merwe]. We’ll take it all the way into the thirties I reckon.”

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