Kevin Millar

It has been a 28 year wait, spanning 21 matches and 28 hours & 9 minutes of game time since Alan Tait was the last @Scotlandteam player to score a Test try for the @lionsofficial. Drought ended by a Sione Tuipulotu try assisted by Finn Russell.

51 years since the last time any player scored tries in back to back Tests for the @lionsofficial. (JJ Williams - 2 tries in each game - & Gordon Brown, both in the 2nd & 3rd Tests v South Africa, 1974) Dan Sheehan was followed in this feat 19 minutes later by Tom Curry.

Finn Russell has won the last 15 matches he has played in, taking in a Lions' series win, Premiership title and Challenge Cup trophy. He has won his last 6 Tests in a row against the Wallabies for @lionsofficial and @Scotlandteam including 3 victories in Australia.

In the last 100 years, just 4 Scots have started a Test at stand off for the @lionsofficial: 1962 – Gordon Waddell; 1989 – Craig Chalmers; 1997 – Gregor Townsend; 2025 – Finn Russell. More in the match preview 👇 scotlandrugbynews.com/analysis/25340…

At the MCG tomorrow, Andrew Porter will become the first Irish player to start a Test at loosehead prop for the @lionsofficial since Nick Popplewell 32 years ago in the 1993 series against New Zealand.

Finn Russell hit a career points landmark with his 2nd conversion for the @lionsofficial last weekend. Here are some of the milestone moments on his way to 2,000 points: scotlandrugbynews.com/analysis/25338…

Decent communication among the officials for @wallabies v @lionsofficial. Some referees are passive when the TMO gets involved but Ben O'Keeffe led the process on Australia's disallowed try, with input from the rest of the Team of 4.

This was also Duhan van der Merwe's 100th career try: 47 - @EdinburghRugby 32 - @Scotlandteam 10 - @lionsofficial 8 - Worcester Warriors 3 - Montpellier

Of the 236 players who have played for the @lionsofficial during the professional era, just 2 have scored 10 or more tries: 11 - Jason Robinson (2001, 2005) 10 - Duhan van der Merwe (2021, 2025)

Darcy Graham & Duhan van der Merwe start together for @lionsofficial. They have been the starting wing combination in 66 previous matches for @EdinburghRugby & @Scotlandteam, crossing for 73 tries in these games (Graham – 40; van der Merwe – 33). scotlandrugbynews.com/analysis/25329…

Against Australia, Bundee Aki became the oldest back to play in a Test for @lionsofficial during the professional era. In fact, four of the six oldest backs to play a Test for the Lions during this period were in action on Saturday:

This penalty made Finn Russell the 10th Scot to score 50 points for @lionsofficial 281: Andy Irvine; 192: Gavin Hastings; 98: Dougie Morgan; 90: Stewart Wilson; 72: Ken Scotland; 66: Arthur Smith & Peter Dods; 57: Finn Russell; 56: Wilson Shaw; 54: Sandy Hinshelwood

It's 57 years since a @Scotlandteam player last wore the number 12 jersey in a @lionsofficial Test. In 1968 it was Jock Turner v South Africa. In 2025 it's Sione Tuipulotu's turn against Australia. More in the Australia v Lions 1st Test match preview: scotlandrugbynews.com/analysis/25326…

George Turner's 11th Test try matches the record number of scores by a forward for @Scotlandteam Men. He is now level with John Jeffrey, Stuart McInally & Derek White.

75 Tests played since Grant Gilchrist last scored for @Scotlandteam - since a game against Canada in June 2014.

Match preview for Samoa v @Scotlandteam at Eden Park: - past under 20s on show; - tries in short supply among the forwards; - Samoa's size advantage. scotlandrugbynews.com/analysis/25320…

Darcy Graham has played 47 times for Scotland versus 17 different nations. All 3 of the yellow cards he has incurred in Tests have come against Fiji. Analysing Scotland's ill-discipline in Suva and what they need to do to avoid a repeat performance: scotlandrugbynews.com/analysis/25317…