Scotland vs Australia LIVE rugby: Result and reaction after hosts secure statement victory over Wallabies
Scotland 27-13 Australia: Three second-half tries powered the hosts away as they dashed the Wallabies’ hopes of a grand slam tour
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Your support makes all the difference.Scotland secured a statement victory against Australia to mark a perfect end to their Autumn Nations Series campaign.
Second-half tries from Duhan van der Merwe, Josh Bayliss and Finn Russell powered the hosts away, with Scotland largely controlling affairs after a fast Wallabies start. With their outside backs impressing and forwards standing up well to the visitors’ physicality, it was a complete performance from Gregor Townsend’s side as they secured a third win of November after previous successes against Fiji and Portugal.
Defeat at Murrayfield ended Australia’s hopes of emulating the achievement of the 1984 side, who swept the four home nations on a grand slam tour. Joe Schmidt’s team showed some of their inexperience, unable to find a route into the game as Scotland denied them opportunities in the broken field to secure a strong home victory.
Re-live all of the action from Murrayfield in our live blog below:
Wales end year without a win as South Africa highlight sad truth for Warren Gatland
I, meanwhile, was in Cardiff to watch Wales complete a winless year with a defeat to South Africa. There was pleasing fight and physicality in parts of the hosts’ performance, but the Springboks still won comfortably without finding their best.
Wales end year without a win as South Africa show sad truth for Warren Gatland
Wales 12-45 South Africa: The world champions didn’t have to be at their best to put the hosts away with ease at the end of a winless 2024 for Warren Gatland’s side
Fiji boss claims Sam Prendergast escaped red card due to ‘wearing green jersey’
But were Andy Farrell’s side lucky lot to have fly half Sam Prendergast sent off for an early high tackle? Fiji boss Mick Byrne certainly felt so:
Fiji boss claims Sam Prendergast escaped red card due to ‘wearing green jersey’
Rookie number 10 Prendergast, who was making his first Test start for Irelan, was sent to the sin bin in the eighth minute.
Yesterday’s action
We’ll get into all of the build-up from Murrayfield in a bit, but first let’s reflect on yesterday’s action - starting in Dublin, where Fiji disappointed as Ireland returned to somewhere closer to their best to win comfortably...
Ireland ease to victory against Fiji as Sam Prendergast overcomes early yellow card
Ireland 52-17 Fiji: A rotated Irish side had too much quality for a sloppy Fiji in Dublin
TNT Sports encouraged by Autumn Nations Series viewing figures
The November rugby internationals have seen strong levels of interest across Europe with executives at governing bodies and broadcasters understood to be pleased with viewing figures.
TNT Sports, who are in their first year as the UK broadcaster of the Autumn Nations Series after taking over from Amazon, are said to be particularly encouraged by the week-on-week growth in interest in their first significant, sustained involvement in international rugby.
The England vs South Africa clash last weekend set a new record rugby audience for the channel, formerly BT Sport, with interest in line with top Premier League and Champions League games.
TNT Sports encouraged by Autumn Nations Series viewing figures
Exclusive: England vs South Africa set a new record for a rugby audience on the channel with executives across the game pleased with growth ahead of a vital time in the television rights market
Scotland vs Australia LIVE
Welcome along to The Independent’s LIVE coverage of Scotland vs Australia. Perhaps the game of a busy rugby weekend, this mightily-intriguing fixture pits a settled, strong Scottish side against a Wallabies team that have bounced up to Edinburgh on the back of two wins and still in the hunt for a grand slam tour.
Kick off at Murrayfield is at 1.40pm.
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