10. TOMMASO ALLEN (Italy)
Conor O’Shea’s Italy scored four tries, including one by the talented fly-half, who also kicked two penalties and a conversion, in the first meeting of the sides since 2003.
9. GREIG LAIDLAW (Scotland)
Did what he was there to do. Five from five off the kicking tee, and harnessed Scotland’s attack towards the end of the second half to take the sting out of a potential Fijian uprising with a sustained period of tight play which yielded two yellow-cards and eventually a try for Seymour.
Je ne parle pas francais!
Scotland’s Greig Laidlaw on his new life abroad…#bbcrugby #SCOvFIJ pic.twitter.com/LruBNlA29c
— BBC Rugby Union (@bbcrugbyunion) November 10, 2018
1. CIAN HEALEY (Ireland)
The scrum was a knife-through-butter for the first try and one against-the-head was the propeller for the second. There was one never-on offload that was one of the few bad points on a fine showing from Ireland’s reliable loose-head
2. FRASER BROWN (Scotland)
Should have had two first half tries off the back of his powerful work in close quarter combat, but the second one was chalked off for a Jamie Ritchie obstruction. A bustling ball of energy, as we have come to expect. Replaced by McInally in 52 minutes.
3. TADHG FURLONG (Ireland)
Farmer’s strength is a real thing. A bullocking barge was augmented by a try-earning scrum, penalties in that area and venom to his ruck work. Shook his head when rattled by a double-tackle and got back to being a workaholic.