Duhan van der Merwe double helps Scotland rack up 13 tries in dominant USA win

The Scots were missing a string of A-listers but they still had far too much firepower for their limp visitors

Duhan van der Merwe scores Scotland’s second try against USA. Pic: Jane Barlow/PA

Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe continued their compelling scrap with each other at the top of Scotland’s try-scoring charts by filling their boots in a professional 13-try, 85-0 victory over the United States in their opening autumn Test at Murrayfield.

The Scots were missing a string of A-listers, including Sione Tuipulotu, Finn Russell, Blair Kinghorn, Ben White, Zander Fagerson, Pierre Schoeman, Jamie Ritchie and Rory Darge, but they still had far too much firepower for their limp visitors as they set themselves up nicely for next weekend’s visit of New Zealand.