Scotland 27 - 13 Australia

Full time

24 Nov 2024

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scotland secured a convincing 27-13 victory against Australia at Murrayfield. Sione Tuipulotu opened the scoring with a try in the 21st minute, followed by a successful conversion from Finn Russell. Duhan van der Merwe added a second try shortly after halftime, extending Scotland's lead. Russell showcased his kicking prowess, converting two tries and adding a penalty. Australia struggled to find their rhythm but managed to score a consolation try through Harry Potter late in the game. Lolesio's early penalty for Australia was overshadowed by Scotland's dominant performance. Overall, Scotland's forwards and Russell's playmaking proved pivotal in this strong showing.

Weather

Temperature: 9.7°C (Feels like 2.6°C) Condition: Windy Wind: 33.3 km/h, gusting to 62.9 km/h Humidity: 74% Cloud Cover: 24%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
11'

Penalty

Noah Lolesio · Australia

0 - 3
21'

Try

Sione Tuipulotu · Scotland

5 - 3
22'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

7 - 3
30'

Substitution

Max Jorgensen on for Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii · Australia
Halftime 7 - 3
Second Half
43'

Penalty

Finn Russell · Scotland

10 - 3
44'

Penalty

Noah Lolesio · Australia

10 - 6
49'

Substitution

Nick Frost on for Will Skelton · Australia
50'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · Scotland

15 - 6
51'

Conversion

Finn Russell · Scotland

17 - 6
51'

Substitution

Isaac Kailea on for Angus Bell · Australia
51'

Substitution

Billy Pollard on for Brandon Paenga-Amosa · Australia
51'

Substitution

Zane Nonggorr on for Allan Alaalatoa · Australia
60'

Substitution

Dylan Richardson on for Ewan Ashman · Scotland
60'

Substitution

Tate McDermott on for Jake Gordon · Australia
60'

Substitution

Rory Sutherland on for Pierre Schoeman · Scotland
63'

Substitution

Langi Gleeson on for Rob Valetini · Australia
63'

Substitution

Josh Bayliss on for Rory Darge · Scotland
63'

Substitution

George Horne on for Ben White · Scotland
66'

Try

Josh Bayliss · Scotland

22 - 6
70'

Try

Finn Russell · Scotland

27 - 6
71'

Substitution

Will Hurd on for Zander Fagerson · Scotland
71'

Substitution

Alex Craig on for Grant Gilchrist · Scotland
71'

Substitution

Ben Donaldson on for Noah Lolesio · Australia
74'

Try

Harry Potter · Australia

27 - 11
75'

Conversion

Ben Donaldson · Australia

27 - 13
Fulltime 27 - 13

Player ratings

Scotland

15 Blair Kinghorn 8.4
14 Darcy Graham 8.4
13 Huw Jones 6.6
12 Sione Tuipulotu 7.8
11 Duhan van der Merwe 9.7
10 Finn Russell 7.1
9 Ben White 6.7
1 Pierre Schoeman 6.6
2 Ewan Ashman 7.8
3 Zander Fagerson 7.3
4 Grant Gilchrist 6.7
5 Scott Cummings 6.8
6 Jamie Ritchie 7.0
7 Rory Darge 6.7
8 Matt Fagerson 6.6
16 Dylan Richardson 6.7
17 Rory Sutherland 6.2
18 Will Hurd –
19 Alex Craig –
20 Josh Bayliss 7.4
21 George Horne 6.2
22 Tom Jordan –
23 Kyle Rowe –

Australia

15 Tom Wright 5.8
14 Andrew Kellaway 5.3
13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 5.6
12 Len Ikitau 6.6
11 Harry Potter 7.7
10 Noah Lolesio 5.5
9 Jake Gordon 6.3
1 Angus Bell 5.6
2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 6.7
3 Allan Alaalatoa 6.2
4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 5.4
5 Will Skelton 6.5
6 Rob Valetini 6.7
7 Carlo Tizzano 6.1
8 Harry Wilson 6.7
16 Billy Pollard 6.0
17 Isaac Kailea 5.5
18 Zane Nonggorr 5.7
19 Nick Frost 6.1
20 Langi Gleeson 6.6
21 Tate McDermott 6.1
22 Ben Donaldson –
23 Max Jorgensen 7.0