Scotland v Australia, 12 November

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SCOTLAND v AUSTRALIA
12 November 2016
14:30 GMT
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Live on BBC One

Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
ARs: [tbc]
TMO: [tbc]

A. Head to Head

29 Played 29
9 Won 20
0 Drawn 0
20 Lost 9
364 Points 706

B. Recent Form

18 October 2015
Twickenham
35-34 to Australia

23 November 2013
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
15 – 21 to Australia

5 June 2012
Hunter Stadium, Newcastle
6 – 9 to Scotland

21 November 2009
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
9 – 8 to Scotland

25 November 2006
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
15 – 44 to Australia

20 November 2004
Hampden Park, Glasgow
17 – 31 to Australia

C. TEAMS:

SCOTLAND 

Stuart Hogg, Sean Maitland, Huw Jones, Alex Dunbar, Tim Visser, Finn Russell, Greig Laidlaw (capt); Allan Dell, Ross Ford, Zander Fagerson, Richie Gray, Jonny Gray, John Barclay, Hamish Watson, Ryan Wilson.

Replacements: Fraser Brown, Gordon Reid, Moray Low, Grant Gilchrist, John Hardie, Ali Price, Pete Horne, Rory Hughes.

AUSTRALIA

Israel Folau, Dane Haylett-Petty, Tevita Kuridrani, Reece Hodge, Henry Speight, Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore (capt), Sekope Kepu, Rory Arnold, Adam Coleman, David Pocock, Michael Hooper, Lopeti Timani.

Replacements: Tolu Latu, Tom Robertson, Allan Alaalatoa, Rob Simmons, Will Skelton, Dean Mumm, Nick Phipps, Quade Cooper.

Luckily for us Australia are very rusty!

The Aussie player hasn't supported his own bodyweight on both turnovers

Great work Barclay

Scotland keeping their width in attack and defence. It makes all the difference

Both Gray brothers have been awesome this half

Incredible work John Barclay!

Great defence at the end there - great half of rugby from Scotland!

Such positive rugby from Scotland, remind me again why we're giving our coach the elbow?

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Such positive rugby from Scotland, remind me again why we're giving our coach the elbow?

Because the SRU are morons

My worry is being able to keep this up - I'm not confident in our bench, especially with losing a number 8 so early

Inverdale now asking whether Irelands win last week was down to NZ tiredness at travelling, corporate events pre-game etc. I hate him.

Restarts!!!

c'mon scotland

Just looked up the score. Without wishing to hex this, can we keep it up, why did we loose a loose forward and how is our young front row doing?

Maybe, Wilson hurt himself, fagerson is struggling in the scrum

front row under pressure in scrum. but overall team performance excellent - deserve to be leading oh! and they score again!!!

Who said Jonny Gray doesn't carry??

Who knows - keep it up and win the game and maybe you'll be dark horses for the 6N..

Seriously though sounds like a cracking game (and that you have found a decent 13) 40 to go

restarts are killing us

To be fair between Jones Taylor, Bennett and Scott we've got several good options at 13!

This is going to be a long 30 minutes.

I think Dell has done well

Great work Hamish Watson!!

We're working so hard in defence - can we keep this up?

Good sub to bring Brown on - he'll bring a lot of energy

Too many cheap penalties

Really didn't need that Gordy

Great exit by Hogg there

We're looking tired and Aus have all the ball

That looks a horrible injury - could be out a long time

Way too many penalties now

Clear yellow at least

On balance the gap between Scotland and Wales looks massive. Wales were hopeless last week and Scotland have been brilliant so far. Lets hope they cling on.

yellow for oz. scotland really could win this now

We need the bloody ball!

That was so poor from Visser

Needless from Barclay - just leave it if it's in their half

Lacey has given the penalty 10m in front of the bloody offence!

Sitting back way too much now. Inviting the Aussies on.

Nooooooooo

bllx

Poor by Scotland just then. Great try by Kuridrani, surely that seals it for Aus.

Deserved try for Australia. Still time for the Scots to rescue the match.

Well played Horne

just need a kickable pen

Just leave the bloody ball - if we hadn't contested the ruck they would have had to have played it, as such we have to reset for the bloody scrum!!

Unlucky. Scotland played some of the best rugby I've seen them play (in phases). Players playing with pride in their jersey much unlike my own.

Game over

Gutted

pah. great game, scotland

Off a foot, I had hope for you then. Great play by Scotland.

Again!!!!!

Baws.

A Grieg Laidlaw conversion miss off the post proves costly.