Scotland 22-23 Australia
Date:
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: John Lacey (IRFU)
Attendance: 65,395
Scotland v Australia Match Reports
Australia sneaked past Scotland by a single point to win 23-22 at the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. Scotland scored three tries and led for much of the match, but Australian centre Tevita Kuridrani scored his team's second try in the 75th minute and Bernard Foley's conversion gave the visitors a one point lead. Scotland pushed hard in the final minutes of the game but couldn't find the winning score. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- BBC: Australia snatch late winner against Scotland
- Guardian: Scotland suffer agonising defeat as Bernard Foley kicks Australia to late win
- Independent: Another agonising defeat for Scots 13 months after World Cup heartache
- Telegraph: Wallabies deny Scots at the death once more
- Sky Sports: Late heartbreak for Scots at Murrayfield
- ESPN: Wallabies leave it late to deny Scotland once more
- Scotsman: Australia snatch late victory
- Sydney Morning Herald: Wallabies in thrilling one-point win over Scotland in Edinburgh
- Scottish Rugby: Scotland 22-23 Australia
Scotland v Australia - Match Highlights
Scotland v Australia - Match Stats
Scotland: (17) 22
Try: Jones (8', 27'), J Gray (48')
Conversion: Laidlaw (9', 28')
Penalty: Laidlaw (3')
Australia: (10) 23
Try: Hodge (13'), Kuridrani (75')
Conversion: Foley (15', 77')
Penalty: Foley (23', 42', 56')
Man of the Match: Huw Jones (Scotland)
Scotland v Australia - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Allan Dell
- 2 Ross Ford
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Richie Gray
- 5 Jonny Gray
- 6 John Barclay
- 7 Hamish Watson
- 8 Ryan Wilson
Backs
- 9 Greig Laidlaw (CAPTAIN)
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Tim Visser
- 12 Alex Dunbar
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Sean Maitland
- 15 Stuart Hogg
Replacements
- 16 Fraser Brown
- 17 Gordon Reid
- 18 Moray Low
- 19 Grant Gilchrist
- 20 John Hardie
- 21 Ali Price
- 22 Pete Horne
- 23 Rory Hughes
Australia Team Line-up
Forwards
- 1 Scott Sio
- 2 Stephen Moore (CAPTAIN)
- 3 Sekope Kepu
- 4 Rory Arnold
- 5 Adam Coleman
- 6 David Pocock
- 7 Michael Hooper
- 8 Lopeti Timani
Backs
- 9 Will Genia
- 10 Bernard Foley
- 11 Henry Speight
- 12 Reece Hodge
- 13 Tevita Kuridrani
- 14 Dane Haylett-Petty
- 15 Israel Folau
Replacements
- 16 Tolu Latu
- 17 Tom Robertson
- 18 Allan Alaalatoa
- 19 Rob Simmons
- 20 Will Skelton
- 21 Dean Mumm
- 22 Nick Phipps
- 23 Quade Cooper