Scotland v Australia – Scottish Rugby

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Contributions from all over the park; signing off!

Blair Kinghorn is named player of the match for his huge contributions to a team who have performed brilliantly.

Stand outs for the Scots today were Gilchrist, Ritchie, Zander, Jones and Tuipulotu.

That’s all from us today at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, thank you all for joining us in this final match for the Scots of the Famous Grouse Autumn Nations Series 2024.

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Stoic defence from Scotland sees out the match!

A huge period of pressure from Australia to finish the match here.

The clock ticks over the 80 and they are gaining in on the Scottish try line, but the crowd is roaring for the home side to keep them out.

And they do! The ball is deemed unplayable and the scrum given to Scotland, bringing the game to a close, and Scottish Gas Murrayfield into raptures.

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Full time! Scotland 27-13 Australia

As the clock ticks over the 80, Australia are again camped in Scotland’s 22 and inching towards the line with pick and goes.

The crowd, as ever tonight, is right behind the home side. And the biggest roar of the night comes straight after the ball is deemed unplayable and a scrum awarded to Scotland, concluding the game – and Scotland as 14-point winners on the night!

76'

An immediate comeback from the Aussies

Kick through from McDermott leads to a foot race between George Horne and Harry Potter, and the TMO, upon review, deems the Aussie to have grounded the ball over the whitewash, as if by magic.

Conversion is knocked over by Ben Donaldson – and Scotland’s lead is reduced to 14. (Scotland 27-13 Australia)

72

FINN’S IN!!!!

A fourth try!

Duhan breaks up the middle, heads right and finds Jones, who passes inside to Kinghorn. Blair does the same and finds Russell who scores. Conversion wide.

Scotland 27-6 Australia

70

Australia rip and clear

Cummings wins it back after the kick off is cleared, then Kinghorn steps and breaks up the right.

But Australia rip it back in a tackle and clear to their 10m line.

67

BLISSFUL BAYLISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

WHAT A FINISH!

Jones somehow holds onto a pass behind him and Graham breaks up the middle. He heads right and passes over the top to Bayliss, who somehow fends off THREE defenders to ground in the corner. Conversion wide.

Scotland 22-6 Australia.

66

Knock on and scrum pen

Huge hit from Ritchie causes a knock on, and at the scrum Zander Fagerson wins us the penalty.

Kicked to the halfway line.

64

Double sub

Rory Darge and Ben White replaced by Josh Bayliss and George Horne.

64

Unreal defence!

Terrifying moment.

The lineout goes awry and Valetini hacks on. Kellaway wins the race and Australia kick to the left corner, but Sione grabs it and marks!

We clear to our 10.

63

Offside

Australia’s ruck-side defenders offside after a carry from Matt Fagerson.

Touch found in the left corner.

61

Kick tennis; double sub

As Australia kick to touch on halfway, Rory Sutherland and Dylan Richardson replace Pierre Schoeman and Ewan Ashman.

59

Scrum penalty for Scotland!

Australia step across in the scrum this time!

Russell finds touch on our 10.

58

Maul stopped!

More excellent maul defence and we get the scrum!

It’ll be around seven metres from the line on our left flank.

57

Off feet again

Schoeman dives on a ball when he’s not entitled to.

Kicked into the right corner.

55

Almost stolen

Ritchie almost steals it in the air but it goes forward.

Australia scrum just outside our 22.

54

Off feet

Matt Fagerson plays the ball while off his feet at the ruck.

Wright finds touch on our 22.

51

DUHANNNNNNNN!!!

Justice is served, Scotland style.

van der Merwe breaks up the left, then Jones and Graham combine to get us just short on the right.

It goes back to the left where Duhan fights over for a well deserved score. He’s our outright top try-scorer again with 30.

Conversion good.

Scotland 17-6 Australia

50

TMO check

Scotland steal it, Kinghorn breaks up the left and offloads to White, who chips over the top into the left corner.

As he goes to chase, he’s hit by the left right shoulder of Tom Wright and collapses in a heap.

The TMO checks it but the officials feel Wright’s entitled to stick a shoulder into White’s chin.

Goal line dropout.

48

Australia pen scrum

Schoeman penalised again.

Ball finds touch on our 22.

47

Dropped in space!

Lovely move from the backs but Graham’s pass is at Kinghorn’s fingernails and he drops it on the left wing when he might well have been away.

Australia scrum just inside our half on our left.

46

Mark

Australia mark a kick from Russell and kick to just inside their half.

46

Instant reply.

Scotland 10-6 Australia

45

Instant reply?

A jackal penalty from kick off and Australia have a kick at goal of their own from the 22 in the middle.

44

It’s good!

Russell over 400 points for his country, only the fourth Scot to do it.

Scotland 10-3 Australia

43

Penalty again

Australia chip over the top but there’s a ruck infringement and Finn will kick at goal on the 22 in front of the posts.

42

Not straight again

Opportunity gone. Australia scrum 10 metres from their line.

42

Early penalty

Australia not rolling, ball kicked to 10 metres from Australia’s line.

41

We’re back!

COME ON SCOTLAND!

HT

Teams back out

Kinghorn will soon restart this tight encounter.

HT

Half time

Australia take as long as they possibly can to get the ball into the scrum and then kick it out to end the half.

A narrow lead after 40 minutes!

40

Lineout stolen

More lineout excellence from Gilchrist and we escape down the left, but Kinghorn gets held up and Australia get the scrum on their 22.

39

Scrum penalty Australia

Schoeman penalised at the scrum.

Kicked to touch just inside the Aussies’ half.

38

Matt knocks on

Fagerson junior looks for an offload but the ball slips out of his hands.

Australia scrum just outside their 22.

36

Australia escape

Scotland lineout just outside our visitors’ 22.

35

Knocked in the lineout

The ball goes forward in the lineout, Ashman thinks he’s away but he’s pulled back.

Australia scrum five metres from their line.

34

Not rolling

Another big phase as Russell finds Jones on the right. Eventually Australia pinged for not rolling and we kick into the left corner.

31

Jackal just short

Huge period of play from Scotland, getting from the edge of their half to a metre short, but the jackal penalty goes Australia’s way.

It’s kicked to just inside their 10.

28

Trapped ball

Tuipulotu is dragged through the middle by his teammates in a maul, but the ball gets stuck and it’s turned over.

Australia scrum on their 22.

27

Ritchie steal!

That’s what he was brought in to do! Jamie Ritchie wins the jackal penalty.

We’re throwing in around 30 metres from Australia’s line.

26

Lineout on our 5

Potter finds touch on our 5, we’ll throw in from there.

27

Exit

We handle it well and clear to our 10.

25

Gilcho nicks it!

Loose maul from Australia and Gilchrist emerges with the ball!

White finds touch just inside our 10.

24

Duhan offside

Australia gather their kick off and then van der Merwe is caught offside.

Kicked into the right corner.

23

CAPTAIN FANTASTIC!!!

IN FRONT OF HIS GRAN!

Ashman launches the lineout over the top, and Tuipulotu sprints onto it and barges over! Russell converts.

Scotland 7-3 Australia

21

Off feet

Darcy in trouble at a breakdown as he’s isolated but Australia go off their feet.

Lovely touch finder from Finn, into the left corner.

21

Post!

The kick hits the post! Wilson marks it then kicks to touch just inside our half.

19

Offside and argy bargy

Suaalii offside from a kick, and then Wright refuses to give White the ball and he’s sent back 10 additional metres for his actions.

Russell will kick at goal from 35 metres in front of the sticks.

18

Knocked by Kinghorn

Russell tries to get a quick pass away under pressure, but it’s short and Kinghorn knocks it on.

Australia scrum five metres outside their 22.

17

Scotland lineout

Finn Russell finds space in behind with the kick, and Australia boot into touch.

Our lineout just outside the away 22 on our left.

15

22 dropout

The maul is stopped short, then Russell kicks wide for Graham but it goes dead just before the winger can dive on it.

Australia 22, which they tap short.

15

Hands on the floor

A second penalty as Australia jackal illegally.

Back into the left corner.

14

Contact in the air

Australia penalised as Cummings is disrupted in the air.

Kicked into the left corner.

13

Kick off cleared

Scotland lineout just inside Australia’s 10 metre line on our left.

12

First points Australia

Scotland 0-3 Australia

11

Offside

Sione Tuipulotu a bit eager there and he’s offside.

Australia will go for goal. It’s just right of the posts inches inside the 22.

9

Not straight

Ashman’s throw is squint.

Aussie scrum 30m from our line, on their left.

8

Darcy with the steal!

Scotland make a mess of the maul and after the tackle is made Darcy Graham gets the jackal penalty.

Kicked to around 30m from our line.

7

Changing the bind

Scott Cummings illegally rebinds in the maul.

Penalty goes into the left corner.

6

Side entry

Rory Darge in the side of a ruck.

Penalty is hooked into touch, 30 metres from our line.

5

Close

Huw Jones would have been through if he could have gathered Russell’s pass, but it goes forward.

Australia scrum just inside their 10.

4

Territory win from kick battle

Pierre Schoeman comes through and grabs a loose ball, and Finn Russell kicks clear.

A couple of kicks each and we get the lineout on Australia’s 10.

3

First attack managed

Australia come forward and kick in behind, but Huw Jones collects and Ben White kicks to touch.

Aussie lineout just outside our 22.

1

Knock on

Duhan van der Merwe can’t collect a very short kick off.

Australia put into the first scrum just inside our half.

1

KICK OFF!

COME ON SCOTLAND!!!!

13:39

Australia to kick

As mentioned earlier, it’ll be Australia kicking off. Lolesio is about to get us going, once the match ball is brought on by former Scotland team doctor, Dr James Robson MBE.

13:33

Teams emerge!

Let’s have some anthems!

13:30

In the sheds

Final prep time!