Rugby World Cup 2023 LIVE RESULT: Graham's FOUR tries inspires Scots to rampant bonus point win

SCOTLAND dismantled Romania in their Rugby World Cup Pool B encounter - and captain Darcy Graham was on fire!

Gregor Townsend's needed a bonus point victory to give themselves any chances of progressing to the quarter-final stage.

And they certainly achieved that by beating Romania 84-0 with Graham scoring FOUR tries.

• RESULT: Scotland 84-0 Romania
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• Scotland XV: Bhatti, Ashman, Sebastian, Skinner, Gilchrist (c), Crosbie, Watson, Fagerson, Price, Healy, Steyn, Redpath, Harris, Graham, Smith
• Romania XV: Savin, Irimescu, Gajion, Motoc, Iancu, Rosu, Ser, Chirica (c), Rupanu, Conache, Sikuea, Tangimana, Tomane, Lama, Simionescu.

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• Fans can live the dream for another week

  Scotland have been well supported in the 2023 Rugby World Cup and their fans will party long into the night.

  Thoughts of Ireland will be put aside until next weekend while they enjoy the moment.

  It is what the tournament is all about, enjoying wins like these, not worrying about the next game until the day of the showdown.

• Task could not be bigger for Scots

  Putting the points needed to one side, the reality is that just beating Ireland at all is probably the biggest task in world rugby right now.

  Andy Farrell's side have not put a foot wrong in this tournament and even beat the defending world champions in the process.

  It will be a monumental game to finish the group phase, if Scotland can do the unthinkable, they deserve their place in the quarter-finals.

• Golden Graham tears apart Romanians

  Darcy Graham scored four tries this evening and was the standout player for Scotland.

  He is still not guaranteed a starting place for next week but if Scotland want to take the game to Ireland, they need some players with that x-factor.

  Graham could not have done more to put himself in the reckoning for the starting fifteen, that is for sure.

• FT: Scotland 84-0 Romania

  It is an emphatic victory for the Scots.

  The dream stays alive that they could qualify for the quarter finals.

  Despite this, beating Ireland is not an easy task for any side, let alone by the amount of points they may need.

• FT: Scotland 84-0 Romania

  Just as Scotland looks to steal the pass to score it is knocked on once again.

  A solid win for the Scots but they really wanted to break their record points score here.

  It is not to be, but they have been rampant this evening.

• Scotland 84-0 Romania

  80+2. Knock on by Scotland trying to win the ball back.

  Thankfully for the Scots it is pulled back for offside.

  Otherwise the game would be over.

• Scotland 84-0 Romania

  80. Romania continue to try and play rugby.

  Scotland want to win the ball back to try and score again.

  We are into the red zone now.

• Scotland 84-0 Romania

  78. The ball is fed to Darcy Graham and he just dances around the Romanian players to go over the line.

  Ben Healy knocks one over the posts again.

  Scotland will be wondering if there is enough time for them to hit triple figures now but sadly time is not on their side.

• Try - Darcy Graham (Scotland)

• Scotland 77-0 Romania

  76. Scotland come piling forward once again.

  Looking to add more to their points tally.

  Romania are struggling to keep them out.

• Scotland 77-0 Romania

  74. Romania had their five minutes of making this game competitive and now it has ended.

  Every time Scotland come forward they look like scoring as Rory Darge goes over the line.

  Healy keeps his 100% conversion rate this evening.

• Try - Rory Darge (Scotland)

• Scotland 70-0 Romania

  72. Scotland turn defence into attack as they steal a Romanian lineout.

  Kinghorn runs through the middle of the park before offloading to Matthews to go over the line.

  Healy converts once again.

• Try - Johnny Matthews (Scotland)

• Scotland 63-0 Romania

  68. Scotland have possession back from their own lineout.

  They look to drive Romania forward but opt to kick downfield.

  Romania seem to have more confidence now and run the ball at the Scots.

• Scotland 63-0 Romania

  66. The game is all Romania at the moment.

  Scotland need to stand firm, any points they concede could matter next week if they manage to beat Ireland.

  It is one-way traffic at the moment and it is all yellow.

• Scotland 63-0 Romania

  64. Scotland are having to defend for the first time in this game.

  Romania work through the phases with drives and are just held up as they go over the line.

  The referee pulls it back for a Scotland offside.

• Scotland 63-0 Romania

  62. Romania seem to have realised if they try to play some rugby themselves, they keep Scotland out of their half.

  Penalty awarded to Romania as they manage to find touch with a kick.

  Chance for the forwards to show what they can do.

• Scotland 63-0 Romania

  60. Scotland are all-out attack now.

  With twenty minutes of the game remaining they want to see how many more tries they can score.

  Romania do not seem to have an answer to them.

• Scotland 63-0 Romania

  58. Great play from Darcy Graham again before offloading to Ben Healy.

  He had a bit to do still but evaded the tackles to go over under the posts.

  Healy then coverts his own try.

• Try - Ben Healy (Scotland)

• Scotland 56-0 Romania

  56. Romania are really struggling to keep the Scots out.

  It is wave after wave of blue shirts coming forward.

  The Romanian players are struggling to find the juice in the tank to keep up with them all over the pitch.

• Scotland 56-0 Romania

  54. Fantastic try by Ollie Smith as he runs it from his own half.

  He is finally tackled just before the line, but allowed to get back up and go over.

  Healy is kicking like a dream as he sends the conversion over.

• Try - Ollie Smith (Scotland)

• Scotland 49-0 Romania

  52. Romania start ringing the changes.

  They are looking to get some fresh legs on the pitch.

  It is much needed to prevent this steam train that is Scotland.