Scotland overcame early injury disruption, including the loss of captain Sione Tuipulotu and lock Scott Cummings, to build a 12-5 halftime lead through tries from Matt Fagerson and Jack Dempsey. Australia stayed within touching distance via a first-half score from Harry Potter, but a subsequent 47-minute scoring drought and a yellow card to Billy Pollard stifled their momentum. Finn Russell's late penalty proved decisive before Max Jorgensen claimed a consolation try with seconds remaining on the clock.
Key points
Scotland climbed into fourth place in the northern hemisphere table ahead of Wales follow…: Scotland climbed into fourth place in the northern hemisphere table ahead of Wales following the hard-fought result.
Rory Darge successfully stepped into the captaincy role after injuries depleted Scotland'…: Rory Darge successfully stepped into the captaincy role after injuries depleted Scotland's starting lineup.
The narrow margin left Scotland without a bonus point despite their victory over the Wall…: The narrow margin left Scotland without a bonus point despite their victory over the Wallabies.
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Final whistle a blessing as Scotland edge dull Test against Australia
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Nations Championship
Scotland (12) 15
Tries: M Fagerson, Dempsey Con: Russell Pens: Russell
Australia (5) 12
Tries: Potter, Jorgensen Con: Donaldson
Scotland edged a dull Nations Championship encounter against Australia at Murrayfield, a game that brought rugby fans crashing back down to earth after the brilliance of France's win against South Africa on Friday and the jaw-dropping wonder of Wales beating the All Blacks on Saturday.
Matt Fagerson, an impressive juggernaut, and Jack Dempsey scored for Scotland, Harry Potter got one for Australia, all in the first half hour.
We waited another 47 minutes before Finn Russell banged over a penalty to make it 15-5. Max Jorgensen's converted try with seconds remaining narrowed the gap. A little flurry at the end of a hugely disappointing, attritional Test.
Apart from isolated moments, it was a game of turnovers, missed opportunities and a terrible absence of anything resembling class. Compliment the grunt, but…
It was chaos. Every breakdown was a lottery, an ugly dogfight. The longer it went on,…
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