Scotland 7s take on the HSBC sevens world series: In Dubai, Scotland will face Commonwealth Games silver medalists Australia, bronze medalists South Africa and 2009 Dubai Shield winners, Russia. Read on for the latest from Dubai:Austalia 41-14 Scotland (match report posted)South Africa 19-19 Scotland (match report posted)Scotland 26-10 Russia (match report posted)Scotland 7s take on the HSBC sevens world series: In Dubai, Scotland will face Commonwealth Games silver medalists Australia, bronze medalists South Africa and 2009 Dubai Shield winners, Russia. Read on for the latest from Dubai:Austalia 41-14 ScotlandSouth Africa 19-19 ScotlandScotland 26-10 Russia Game Three: Scotland 26 – 10 Russia Scotland overcame a tough Russianside (26-10) to register their first win of the Emirates Airline Dubai 7s today. Following on from the side’s hard-fought 19-19 draw with the Springboks, the Scots went into the match in good spirits however Vladimir Ostroushko put paid to their positivity with a score after a scoreless three minutes. Dmitriy Perov missed the conversion, 0-5. However the Scots’ resilience showed once more as Team Northumbria’s Michael Fedo crossed for his first try of the day followed by a score from Peter Horne. Andrew Skeen converted both tries to put the Scots in the driving seat (14-7) but, disappointingly for Scotland, the Russians calmly held on to the ball after the siren and crossed through Yury Gostyuzhev after eight and a half minutes. Perov’s missed conversion meant Scotland had a narrow lead at the break. HALF TIME: 14-10 With the Russians threatening at the end of the first-half it was crucial that the Scots grabbed hold of the momentum in the second – winger James Fleming was the perfect conduit for this shift with his third try of the day. Skeen converted to put the Scots back in control before Fleming popped up once more with another fine effort, 21-12. Skeen’s missed conversion mattered not to the end result however Scotland now await the result of the day’s final match, Australia v South Africa to find their day-two fate. FINAL SCORE: 26-10     South Africa 26-10  Scotland 123456789101112 David Denton (s) Struan Dewar Michael Fedo Graham Fisken (s) Scott Riddell Ross Samson Fraser Harkness (s) Peter Horne Andrew Skeen James Johnstone (s) James Fleming Dougie Fife (s)   Vladimir Ostroushko Nikolay Goroshilov Yury Gostyuzhev (s)Artem Goncharov (s) Dmitriy Perov Victor Gresev (s) Nikolay Shugay (s) Mikhail Babaev Igor Galinovskiy Alexey Shcherban (s)Vasily Artemyev Sergey Trishin (s)  Referee: Federico Anselmi (ARG)    Game two: South Africa 19 – 19 Scotland After a tough introduction to international sevens for the squad’s eight debutants against Australia, the Scotland squad did themselves proud with a rousing fight-back to earn 19-19 draw with 2009/10 Series winners and 2010 Commonwealth Games bronze medalists, South Africa. After two minutes of tense sevens, South Africa were the first to break the deadlock through Kyle Brown brace. Cecil Afrika found his shooting boots for the second conversion and South Africa were 12-0 to the good after four minutes. With the experience of game one in the tanks, and on the pitch in shape of substituted Selkirk full-back, Fraser Harkness, the Scots hung on to the ball and probed the Boks for over a minute outside of regulation time until Harkness found the necessary space to cross for his first international sevens try. The conversion by Glasgow Warriors Peter Horne saw an upbeat Scotland go in at the break trailing by just five points. Half time: 12-7 Both sides made early substitutions with Andrew Skeen (Scotland) and Petrus Engelbrecht (South Africa) entering the fray but it was South Africa who got back on the scoresheet first (after one minute) through Afrika, who then stepped up and kicked his own conversion, 19-7. Scott Riddell then took to the field and two minutes later winger Dougie Fife crossed the whitewash for this first try in his first start for Scotland 7s. Andrew Skeen then stepped up, slotted the conversion and Scots were back on the hunt, 19-14. Then, in a similar fashion to the Harkness try, Scotland kept their composure and the ball outside of the seven minutes until Horne found his way across the line to tie the game, 19-19. Tragically, Skeen’s conversion missed the mark but, despite not snatching the match, the result stands as an excellent achievement for the young squad. Full time: 19-19   South Africa 19-19  Scotland 123456789101112 Lubabalo Mtembu (s) Johannes Prinsloo Frankie Horne Petrus Engelbrecht (s) Sibusiso Sithole (s) Kyle Brown Renfred Dazel (s) Bernado Botha (s) Mark Richards 0 Cecil Afrika Branco du Preez M J Mentz   David Denton (s) Struan Dewar Michael Fedo Graham Fisken Scott Riddell (s) Ross Samson (s) Fraser Harkness Peter Horne Andrew Skeen (s)James Johnstone James Fleming (s) Dougie Fife   Referee: Andrew Lees (AUS)    Game one: Australia 41-14 Scotland Scotland endured a tough start to the Dubai 7s with a 41-14 defeat to Commonwealth Games silver medallists Australia this morning. It was one-way traffic in the first-half as Australia ran in five tries from Nick Phipps, Ed Jenkins, Shaun Foley and a double from John Grant without reply. Despite slotting just one conversion, the Ozzies were looking comfortable with a 27-0 score-line at the interval. The Scots started brighter in the second-half and, with five Scotland changes made, Scotland began to find their rhythm in the international field. Both sides registered two converted tries in the second-half – Fleming proving the inspirational change for Scotland. The young winger from Perth crossed for a fine brace from the bench to mark his international debut (Andrew Skeen added the extras to both scores) before the final whistle. Final score: Australia 41-14 Scotland   Australia 41-14  Scotland 123456789101112 Hamish Angus Trent Dyer Bernard Foley Shaun Foley John Grant Michael Hodge (s) Nick Phipps Gregory Jeloudev (s) Ed Jenkins Ratu Tevita Kuridrani (s) Jonathon Lance (s) Daniel Yakapo (s)    David Denton (s) Graham Fisken Scott Riddell (s) Michael Fedo Struan Dewar Ross Samson (s) Fraser Harkness James Johnstone James Fleming (s) Peter Horne Andrew Skeen (s) Dougie Fife   Referee: Stuart Berry (RSA)      After the opening two tournaments, the eight-event HSBC Sevens World Series will break until February before taking its unique brand of entertainment to New Zealand, USA, Hong Kong, Australia, England and Scotland, climaxing at Murrayfield on 28-29 May 2011. Scotland 7s squad: David Denton (Edinburgh Rugby/Hawick), Struan Dewar (Edinburgh Rugby elite development/Heriot’s), Michael Fedo (Team Northumbria), Dougie Fife (Currie), Graham Fisken (West of Scotland), James Fleming (Glasgow Warriors/Dundee), Fraser Harkness (Selkirk), Peter Horne (Glasgow Warriors/Dundee), James Johnstone (Glasgow Warriors elite development/Currie), Scott Riddell (Stewart’s Melville), Ross Samson (Edinburgh Rugby/Boroughmuir), Andrew Skeen (Watsonians) For player profiles of the Scotland 7s squad please visit www.Scotlandrugbyteam.Org  HSBC Sevens World Series: Dubai 7s drawPool A: Samoa, Kenya, Wales, Arabian GulfPool B: New Zealand, Argentina, USA, ZimbabwePool C: Australia, South Africa, Scotland, RussiaPool D: Fiji, England, Portugal, France 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series scheduleDubai, UAE – 3-4 December 2010George, South Africa – 10-11 December 2010Wellington, New Zealand – 4-5 February 2011Las Vegas, USA – 12-13 February 2011Hong Kong – 25-27 March 2011Adelaide, Australia – 2-3 April 2011London, England – 21-22 May 2011Edinburgh, Scotland – 28-29 May 2011