Scotland have crashed to a third consecutive defeat in the IRB Under-19 World Championship in Belfast, this time losing to Fiji. It follows an 11-6 defeat by France and a 13-12 loss to Ireland.
The Scots' tries against Fiji came from winger Lee Jones, scrum-half Ross Samson and replacement Harry Duthie.
Inside centre Stephen McColl kicked one conversion and two penalties, but it was not enough to beat Fiji, who had themselves lost their other two games.
Scotland coach Peter Wright said: "I'm just gutted by the whole thing. It's heartbreaking.
"We didn't play as well as we did in the first two games, but we really should have won this one.
"Basic errors let us down, but we still deserved to win it.
"We managed to score three tries, but the intensity that we'd achieved in the first two matches just couldn't be matched.
"It looks like we'll play Samoa in the fourth game on Tuesday, so we need to look ahead to that now.
"They'll be another big, physical team, so we have to be ready for that."
Scotland Under-19: Murray Allan (Stewart's Melville FP), Lee Jones (Selkirk), Chris Kinloch (Fettes College/Edinburgh Academicals and ESIS), Stephen McColl (Dunfermline and TFIS), Tom Bury (Edinburgh Academicals), Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors, Cartha Queens Park and WSIS), Ross Samson (Newcastle Falcons/Tynedale), Gary Strain (Dalziel), Adrian Duncan (Stewart's Melville FP), Joe Stafford (Glasgow Warriors, Hillhead/Jordanhill and WSIS), Neale Patrick (Dunfermline), Josh Brown (Bristol/Filton College), Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh Rugby, Dunfermline and TFIS), Kevin Bryce (Glasgow Warriors, Stirling County and CIS), Craig Simmonds (Dalziel).
Replacements used: Steven Burton (Currie), Harry Duthie (Harrogate), Matthew Heeks (London Scottish and St Mary?s Twickenham), Ruairidh Bonner (Edinburgh Academicals), James Murray (Edinburgh Academicals)
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