The Baa-Baas opened the scoring when scrum-half Mark Robinson wrenched the ball from Chris Cusiter and his over-the-shoulder pass found Fijian winger Vilimoni Delasau, who ran in unchallenged from the halfway line.

The Barbarians’ determination to run the ball in their own half almost cost them dear several times but the Scots were unable to profit as fly-half Dan Parks was guilty of missing two simple penalty goals.

Scotland were showing plenty of enterprise, with Simon Webster making some incisive runs on the left wing, but always looked vulnerable to the Barbarians’ counter-attacking skills.

But Scotland were unpicked by a moment of Brian O’Driscoll magic as a superb pass allowed fellow Irishman Shane Horgan to charge forward before setting up Delasau.

The Fijian was brought down inches from the line but Robinson was on hand to pick the ball up and score.

The Murrayfield crowd finally had something to cheer when Cusiter intercepted a pass and fed Parks, who cut in from the right for a try under the posts.

Hogg then had a chance to score a second with a superb break but was pulled down a few yards from the line.

The Barbarians added a third try as Robinson and Munster full-back Christian Cullen tore Scotland apart on the right to set up Horgan.

And the Irishman made it four two minutes later as he rounded off a sweeping move started by South African number eight Bobby Skinstad.