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Ross Ford of Scotland runs through the Romanian defence during the IRB 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between Scotland and Romania at Rugby Park Stadium on September 10, 2011 in Invercargill, New Zealand.
( September 9, 2011 - Photos by Martin Hunter/Getty Images AsiaPac)
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A resilient performance by Romania gave free-running Scotland a scare before two late tries handed the Scots a 34-24 victory in the opening Pool B match at Rugby Park Stadium on Saturday.
Scotland displayed their attacking intent from the start and scored two tries to take a 15-3 lead within 20 minutes.
But the hard-tackling Romanians refused to lie down and bounced back to 21-17 midway through the second half.
Just before it was too late, the Scots backs slipped into gear again with two tries by wing Simon Danielli in the final five minutes that helped to spare their blushes.
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Dan Parks of Scotland
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next test:
9-14
Scotland v Geogia
Invercargill
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9-17
Romania v Argentina
Invercargill
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