'I owe Kyle a beer' - Van der Merwe on Scotland record

Duhan van der Merwe says he owes team-mate Kyle Rowe a brew aft becoming Scotland's grounds try-scorer successful nan triumph successful Uruguay.

The Edinburgh winger passed Stuart Hogg's tally of 27 tries arsenic he helped Scotland extremity their Americas Tour pinch a hard-fought 31-19 triumph successful Montevideo.

The South Africa-born backmost group nan caller grounds of 28 aft playing only 41 games for his adopted country.

He was group free by Glasgow winger Rowe midway done nan first half to group nan caller try-scoring people and thief Scotland declare a 4th triumph successful a statement connected overseas ungraded for nan first clip since 1927.

"It feels perfectly amazing. Kyle made it very easy for maine though. He had a walk-in and he conscionable gave it to me," said nan 29-year-old.

"It conscionable shows nan narration we person successful nan squad. I'll request to bargain him a brew for that one."

Tries from Ewan Ashman, Luke Crosbie and Van der Merwe gave Gregor Townsend's broadside a comfortable early lead but Santiago Alvarez and Filipe Etcheverry brought Uruguay to wrong 5 points astatine nan break.

The hosts levelled erstwhile Manuel Diana crossed but tries from Patrick Harrison and Pierre Schoeman eased fears of a shock.

Van der Merwe says nan four-game summertime circuit "has been class" and Scotland "can build on" nan 100% grounds Townsend's broadside return location with.

"Uruguay were a very reliable squad to beat, they conscionable didn't spell distant and played pinch a batch of passion," added nan British and Irish Lions winger.

"They were very bully successful nan first half and we astir apt weren't astatine our champion - we made a batch of mistakes.

"We came retired 2nd half and managed to clasp onto nan shot a spot much and get immoderate points connected nan board.

"At nan extremity we luckily conscionable sewage nan win. That makes it 4 from four. To travel distant from location and get a triumph against a reliable Uruguay broadside is amazing."

Scotland convincingly defeated Canada, nan United States and Chile successful their erstwhile games contempt coach Townsend leaving immoderate elder players specified arsenic Finn Russell down for nan tour.