2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australia, Fiji and Samoa

Initial 28-man squad, named on 16 May.[http://www.scottishrugby.org/content/view/2845/2/ Five uncapped players named in Scotland summer tour squad] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120520044344/http://www.scottishrugby.org/content/view/2845/2/ |date=20 May 2012 }} Scottish Rugby Union. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012. Ages and caps correct as of 5 June 2012.

• Head coach: {{flagicon|ENG}} Andy Robinson

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{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=Ross Ford (c)|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1984|4|23|df=y}}|caps=58|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=Dougie Hall|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1980|9|24|df=y}}|caps=37|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=HK|name=Scott Lawson|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1981|9|28|df=y}}|caps=32|club=Gloucester|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Geoff Cross|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1982|12|11|df=y}}|caps=13|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Ryan Grant|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1985|10|8|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Euan Murray|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1980|8|7|df=y}}|caps=44|club=Newcastle Falcons|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Jon Welsh|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1986|10|13|df=y}}|caps=1|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=Richie Gray|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1989|8|24|df=y}}|caps=21|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=Alastair Kellock||age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1981|6|14|df=y}}|caps=41|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=LK|name=Tom Ryder||age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1985|2|21|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=John Barclay|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1986|9|24|df=y}}|caps=37|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=Rob Harley|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1990|5|26|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=Ross Rennie|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1986|3|29|df=y}}|caps=16|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FL|name=Alasdair Strokosch|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1983|2|21|df=y}}|caps=25|club=Gloucester|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=Richie Vernon|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1987|7|7|df=y}}|caps=18|club=Sale Sharks|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=Mike Blair|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1981|4|20|df=y}}|caps=80|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=Chris Cusiter|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1982|6|13|df=y}}|caps=59|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=SH|name=Greig Laidlaw|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1985|10|12|df=y}}|caps=7|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FH|name=Duncan Weir|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1991|5|10|df=y}}|caps=1|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Joe Ansbro|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1985|10|29|df=y}}|caps=9|club=London Irish|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Nick De Luca|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1984|2|1|df=y}}|caps=33|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Alex Grove|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1987|11|30|df=y}}|caps=3|club=Worcester Warriors|clubnat=ENG}}

{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Matt Scott|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1990|9|30|df=y}}|caps=1|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=Max Evans|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1983|9|12|df=y}}|caps=28|club=Castres|clubnat=FRA}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=Sean Lamont|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1981|1|15|df=y}}|caps=65|club=Scarlets|clubnat=WAL}}

{{nat rs player|pos=WG|name=Tim Visser|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1987|5|29|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=Tom Brown|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1990|3|31|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=FB|name=Stuart Hogg|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1992|6|24|df=y}}|caps=4|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

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The following players were called up during the tour:

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{{nat rs player|pos=CE|name=Alex Dunbar[http://www.scotlandrugbyteam.org/content/view/3064/55/ Duo called up to Scotland squad] Scottish Rugby Union. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2012|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1990|4|23|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=N8|name=Stuart McInally|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1990|9|9|df=y}}|caps=0|club=Edinburgh|clubnat=SCO}}

{{nat rs player|pos=PR|name=Moray Low (for Jon Welsh[http://www.scotlandrugbyteam.org/content/view/3084/55/ Welsh ruled out of Scotland tour] Scottish Rugby Union. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012)|age={{Birth date and age2|2012|6|5|1984|11|28|df=y}}|caps=15|club=Glasgow Warriors|clubnat=SCO}}

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{{Rugbybox

|date = 5 June 2012

|time = 19:30 AEST (UTC+10)

|home = {{Ru-rt|AUS}}

|score = 6–9

|report = Report

|away = {{Ru|SCO}}

|pen1 = Harris (2/2) 32', 42'

|pen2 = Laidlaw (3/4) 22', 27', 80'

|stadium = Hunter Stadium, Newcastle

|attendance = 20,088

|referee = Jaco Peyper (South Africa) }}

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|}

• Six players made their full international debuts for Australia: Dan Palmer, Dave Dennis, Michael Hooper, Mike Harris, Joe Tomane and Luke Morahan.
• Two players made their full international debuts for Scotland: Ryan Grant and Tom Brown.

{{Rugbybox

|date = 16 June 2012

|time = 14:00 (UTC+12)

|home = {{Ru-rt|FIJ}}

|score = 25–37

|report = Report{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18458645|title=Fiji 25–37 Scotland|date=16 June 2012|access-date=14 September 2017|publisher=BBC}}

|away = {{Ru|SCO}}

|try1 = Domolailai 24' m
Nayacalevu 48' c
Talebula 64' c

|con1 = Ralulu (2/3)

|pen1 = Ralulu (2/3) 5', 7'

|try2 = Laidlaw 16' c
Penalty try 21' c
Visser (2) 36' c, 72' c

|con2 = Laidlaw (4/4)

|pen2 = Laidlaw (3/3) 32', 46', 69'

|stadium = Churchill Park, Lautoka

|attendance = 15,000[http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/match/161861.html Rugby Union – ESPN Scrum – Fiji v Scotland at Lautoka, June 16, 2012] ESPN Scrum. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.

|referee = Jaco Peyper (South Africa)

}}

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• Tim Visser made his debut for Scotland, only four days after becoming eligible by completing three years' residency.

{{Rugbybox

|date = 23 June 2012

|time = 15:30 (UTC+12)

|home = {{Ru-rt|SAM}}

|score = 16–17

|report = Report{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18548414|title=Samoa 16–17 Scotland|date=23 June 2012|access-date=14 September 2017|publisher=BBC}}

|away = {{Ru|SCO}}

|try1 = Pisi 61' c

|con1 = Pisi (1/1) 62'

|pen1 = Pisi (2/3) 23', 42'

|drop1 = Pisi 15'

|try2 = Ansbro 17' c
Rob Harley 78' c

|con2 = Laidlaw (2/2) 18', 79'

|pen2 = Laidlaw (1/1) 51'

|stadium = Apia Park, Apia

|attendance =

|referee = Jaco Peyper (South Africa) }}

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• Originally, New Zealand referee Chris Pollock was meant to referee this match, but due to injury, Jaco Peyper of South Africa took over. He is the same referee who refereed both the Australia and the Fiji game.
• It was announced just 50 minutes before kick off that Nick De Luca was out of the match due to thigh strain, and would be replaced by Joe Ansbro.

• 2012 mid-year rugby test series
• 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa
• 2012 Wales rugby union tour of Australia
• 2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
• 2012 France rugby union tour of Argentina
• History of rugby union matches between Fiji and Scotland
• History of rugby union matches between Samoa and Scotland
• History of rugby union matches between Australia and Scotland

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• [http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/series/155530.html 2012 Scotland rugby union tour of Australasia at ESPN]

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