Scotland’s international resurgence continued with an EMC Autumn Test win over Samoa clinched in exhilarating fashion at Pittodrie on Saturday afternoon. It would have been hard to script a more dramatic, not to mention appropriate, denouement as local hero Ruaridh Jackson sealed victory with the very last kick of the game, a penalty from just shy of the Samoan 22m line that sparked scenes of wild celebration around the frostbitten ground. Scotland’s international resurgence continued with an EMC Autumn Test win over Samoa clinched in exhilarating fashion at Pittodrie on Saturday afternoon. It would have been hard to script a more dramatic, not to mention appropriate, denouement as local hero Ruaridh Jackson sealed victory with the very last kick of the game, a penalty from just shy of the Samoan 22m line that sparked scenes of wild celebration around the frostbitten ground. These were the Glasgow Warriors pivot’s first points in a Scotland jersey, and that they arrived in his home town will give him even more cause to treasure them. The result will bring satisfaction for the whole Scotland camp, where the talk all week had centred on the necessity of recording back-to-back wins. This double triumph safely in the can, Andy Robinson and his men can prepare for the forthcoming RBS Six Nations Championship in good heart, with only a single defeat sustained in their last seven outings, a period that has seen victories over Argentina (twice), South Africa and Ireland, in addition to yesterday’s pacific island scalp. See the image gallery from Pittodrie Robinson confirmed: It was a hard test match and the boys should be delighted with the win. The game was a bit stop and start, but over the November series individuals have improved and as a group we’ve gelled really well. When you look back in 20 years’ time, all you’ll see is that Scotland won 19-16 so we can be happy with our efforts. Captain Rory Lawson, meanwhile, elected to salute the calmness under pressure of his fellow half-back Jackson. Ruaridh split the uprights with that penalty and he will be the king of Aberdeen tonight.  I take my hat off to him for keeping his composure at such a crucial time. It was great to get the win. It was a fresh, bracing day at Pittodrie, but with little further snow on match-day the conditions were better than many had expected as the action got underway. Scotland started brightly, winning two early penalties with powerful lineout drives. Dan Parks slotted the second of these awards between the posts from 22m range. Samoa’s response was instant, scrum-half Kahn Fotuali’I crossing in the ninth minute after centres Seilala Mapusua and George Pisi combined quite beautifully, the latter sending through a defence-splitting little kick for Fotuali’I to run onto and touch down. With Samoa full-back Paul Williams comfortably adding the extras, Scotland had been dealt an immediate warning that they were well and truly in a game. Head coach Robinson will have been pleased to see his men underline their own intent by hitting back with a try of their own. The score had its origins in a series of destructive scrums on the Samoan 5-metre line. Following the last of these, Rory Lawson whipped the ball left into the hands of Parks, who spotted Nikki Walker battering through on an excellent inside line. The winger, a native of these parts, sprinted across the whitewash to continue his impressive scoring record at Pittodrie. The Ospreys man crossed twice in the Autumn Test win over Canada here in November 2008. Parks landed the conversion to go past 200 Test points for Scotland. The fly-half subsequently added a penalty after Samoa were pinged for holding on. Scotland were just about in their stride by this point, even if the visitors continued to pose problems with their hard running in midfield and obvious desire to move the ball swiftly along the backline. To this end, it was of great benefit that flanker Kelly Brown was playing an absolute stormer in defence. The Saracens back-rower set the tone early on with a charge-down that sent Joe Ansbro scrambling for scraps close to the Samoan line, and continued in a similarly impressive vein, tackling with great conviction and helping subdue the visitors’ quick-ball ambitions at the breakdown. Half-time Scotland 13 -10 Samoa From a Scottish perspective, the game still required a spark of sorts to really get things firing, but the second half began in unfortunate fashion when a further Williams penalty levelled the scores once more. Scotland enjoyed a period of pressure in the Samoan 22 thereafter, patiently recycling possession and varying the point of attack. The net gain for this positive spell was another three points, as Parks dropped into the pocket to knock over his 13th drop goal in national colours. The strike saw the playmaker overtake John Rutherford as Scotland’s leading supplier of field goals. Once the acclaim for this feat died down, the Pittodrie crowd were again obliged to acknowledge the persistence of Samoa, who continued to give as good as they got in just about every facet of the game. After Scotland were caught offside, Williams stepped up to leave us neck and neck once more with the most straightforward of penalties. There was then a moment of huge anxiety as Tasesa Lavea snaked across the face of the Scottish defence before ceding to Mapusua, whose flat pass sent No8. George Stowers spearing for the left corner. Mercifully for Scotland, the attentions of a gang of defenders were enough to persuade the big man into touch, but any notion of Samoa tiring going into the final quarter was made to look rather foolish there and then. Although the level of fluidity they had wanted to establish still eluded Scotland, they kept pushing hard for points. One enthralling passage of play saw Graeme Morrison, Walker and Brown all make dents in the Samoan defence, only for the move to founder with a knock-on in the left corner. In the wake of this broken-field assault, the Scots switched the emphasis back to the set-piece, and again enjoyed a fair degree of success with a string of eight-man shoves close to the Samoan line. The pressure finally told when the islanders put hand to ball in a ruck, presenting Jackson with the opportunity to create a little piece of personal and collective history. The 22-year-old replacement took that chance, showing precisely the sort of clinical edge that has underpinned Scotland’s recent rise. EMC Man of the Match: Nikki Walker (Scotland)Attendance: 18,290ScotlandH Southwell; N Walker, J Ansbro, G Morrison, S Lamont; D Parks, R Lawson (captain); A Jacobsen, R Ford, E Murray, N Hines, R Gray, K Brown, J Barclay, R Vernon SubstitutesD Hall, M Low, J Hamilton, R Rennie, M Blair, R Jackson, M Evans SamoaP Williams; D Lemi, G Pisi, S Mapusa, A Tuilagi; T Lavea, K Fotuali’I; S Taulafo, M Schwalger (captain), C Johnston, F Levi, K Thompson, O Treviranus, M Salave’a, G Stowers Substitutes: T Paulo, A Perenise, I Tekori, D Leo, A Aiono, J Poluleuligaga, F Otto Referee: S Walsh (ARU)