Scotland and Australia faced each other on the autumn tour this Sunday, November 24. At Murrafield, this duel was messy for a long time. The Scots took a 4-point lead at the break before managing in the second half to win 27-13.
Scotland managed to beat Australia in a test match. Final victory 27 to 13 for Greg Towsend’s players. The Wallabies were slow to find an opening in the Scottish defense to hope for a better result.
Scotland had a great celebration this Sunday, defeating Australia (27-13). Dominant in a game where they scored four tries, Finn Russell’s teammates finished their November tour perfectly.
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The first half began with an initial domination of the Australians, who opened the scoring in the 11th minute thanks to a penalty from Lolesio (0-3). Scotland, despite technical errors and repeated scrums, reacted in the 22nd minute with a try from Tuipulotu on a combination in touch, transformed by Russell, bringing the score to 7-3.
A first half tarnished by stoppages in play
The game becomes choppy and marked by the injury exit of the Australian revelation Suaali. Scotland had long pressure in the Australian 22 meters just before the break, but without managing to score. The Scots lead slightly at the end of this balanced half.
The second half began with an exchange of penalties: Russell, for Scotland, added three points in the 43rd minute (10-3), followed by an Australian response by Lolesio in the 44th minute (10-6) . Van Der Merwe then scored the second Scottish try in the 50th minute with a powerful charge of which the winger had the secret, transformed by Russell, bringing the score to 17-6. Despite a slight Australian awakening, the Scots maintained the pressure and took off with a new try from Bayliss in the 67th minute after a spectacular action initiated by Graham (22-6).
Scotland hit the nail on the head in the 70th minute with a try from Finn Russell, after a good series of passes, even if the conversion was missed (27-6). Australia reduced the gap in the 74th minute with a Harry Potter try, transformed by Lolesio (27-13). The Wallabies attempted a final offensive after the siren, but a forward sealed their defeat with a final score of 27-13. Scotland are ending November on a high note while Australia travel to Ireland next weekend.
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