Scotland 27-13 Australia
Date:
Venue: Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Referee: Chris Busby (Ireland)
Attendance: 67,144
Scotland v Australia Match Reports
A confident Scotland ended their autumn series on a high as they comfortably beat Australia 27-13 at Murrayfield. Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu got the only try of a full-throttle first-half that ended 7-3 in the host's favour. After the break, Scotland began to exert more control over the match. Duhan van der Merwe touched down in the 51st minute and Josh Bayliss galloped into the corner in the 67th minute. Finn Russell then scored Scotland's fourth try as their lead extended to 21-points with less than 10 minutes remaining. Harry Potter produced a bit of magic to score a consolation try for the Wallabies in the 75th minute, but it was too little, too late for the visitors. A selection of match reports is listed below:
- Autumn Internationals: Australia-born Sione Tuipulotu sets Scotland on way to victory over Wallabies
- BBC: Scots end autumn with statement win over Australia
- Guardian: Slick Scotland turn on the style to put Australia to the sword
- Telegraph: Scotland blow Australia away as Sione Tuipulotu enhances his Lions captaincy credentials
- Sky Sports: Gregor Townsend's side halt Wallabies' autumn resurgence with impressive victory
- Scottish Rugby: Match Report: Scotland 27-13 Australia
- Wallabies Rugby: Scotland end Wallabies Grand Slam hopes with quality victory
Scotland v Australia - Match Highlights
Scotland v Australia - Match Stats
Scotland (7) 27
Try: Tuipulotu (22'), van der Merwe (51'), Bayliss (67'), Russell (71')
Conversion: Russell (23', 52')
Penalty: Russell (43')
Australia (3) 13
Try: Potter (75')
Conversion: Donaldson (76')
Penalty: Lolesio (12', 45')
Man of the match: Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)
Scotland v Australia - Team Line-ups
Scotland Team
Forwards
- 1 Pierre Schoeman
- 2 Ewan Ashman
- 3 Zander Fagerson
- 4 Grant Gilchrist
- 5 Scott Cummings
- 6 Jamie Ritchie
- 7 Rory Darge
- 8 Matt Fagerson
Backs
- 9 Ben White
- 10 Finn Russell
- 11 Duhan van der Merwe
- 12 Sione Tuipulotu (Captain)
- 13 Huw Jones
- 14 Darcy Graham
- 15 Blair Kinghorn
Replacements
- 16 Dylan Richardson
- 17 Rory Sutherland
- 18 Will Hurd
- 19 Alex Craig
- 20 Josh Bayliss
- 21 George Horne
- 22 Tom Jordan
- 23 Kyle Rowe
Australia Team
Forwards
- 1 Angus Bell
- 2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa
- 3 Allan Alaalatoa
- 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto
- 5 Will Skelton
- 6 Rob Valetini
- 7 Carlo Tizzano
- 8 Harry Wilson (Captain)
Backs
- 9 Jake Gordon
- 10 Noah Lolesio
- 11 Harry Potter
- 12 Len Ikitau
- 13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii
- 14 Andrew Kellaway
- 15 Tom Wright
Replacements
- 16 Billy Pollard
- 17 Isaac Kailea
- 18 Zane Nonggorr
- 19 Nick Frost
- 20 Langi Gleeson
- 21 Tate McDermott
- 22 Ben Donaldson
- 23 Max Jorgensen