Match thread

Daffy Jaffy

Australia: 15 Tom Banks, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Tom Wright, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Tate McDermott, 8 Rob Valetini, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Jed Holloway, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Nick Frost, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 David Porecki, 1 James Slipper (c)
Replacements: 16 Folau Fainga’a, 17 Matt Gibbon, 18 Taniela Tupou, 19 Ned Hanigan, 20 Pete Samu, 21 Nic White, 22 Noah Lolesio, 23 Jock Campbell

Date: Saturday, October 29
Venue:Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Kick-off: 17:30 BST (16:30 GMT)
Referee: Luke Pearce (England)
Assistant referees: Karl Dickson (England), Christophe Ridley (England)
TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)

Stargazer

Kick-off time in NZT: Sunday 30 October 2022, 5.30am
Live on Sky Sport 1. Replay on Sunday at 12pm, also on Sky Sport 1.

Daffy Jaffy

Scotland:
15 Ollie Smith, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie, 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Sam Skinner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 George Turner, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 WP Nel, 19 Glen Young, 20 Jack Dempsey, 21 George Horne, 22 Ross Thompson, 23 Damien Hoyland

MiketheSnow

Australia by 6-10

MN5

Scotland with the recent history is a massive advantage but they are missing Russell, Hogg and the Grays and there’s obviously the danger of complacency with the more serious and tougher games coming up.

For that reason I can’t see them winning by anything by more than 30.

mariner4life

isn't it 5 weeks since any australian player had a game of rugby?

that's a fair spell

KiwiMurph

@mariner4life said in Scotland v Australia:

isn't it 5 weeks since any australian player had a game of rugby?

that's a fair spell

Not strictly true - a handful were involved in the Australian A tour of Japan.

Hanigan, Frost, Jock Campbell, Gibbon, Neville.

antipodean

@mariner4life said in Scotland v Australia:

isn't it 5 weeks since any australian player had a game of rugby?

that's a fair spell

Isn't that were they all get injuries?

The Wallabies bench should make the difference.

MiketheSnow

Great match so far

Pearce and team have missed a couple of banana lineouts from the Scots

But both sides looking to throw the ball around

Australia wasted three early chances/ great jackling from the Scots

Then great try from slick backline work

Pen back to Oz

Scotland 5-3 Australia
18mins gone

MiketheSnow

Pearce is finally officiating the Scots offside at the ruck

MiketheSnow

Scotland butcher a try in the corner

Quick tap

Held up after 10 phases

Scotland passed up two kicks at goal

Could regret that

Scotland 5-3 Australia
29 mins gone

MiketheSnow

Is it a bird?
Is it a plane?
It’s Schoeman

Victor Meldrew

Can't make up my mind if McDermott is having a 'mare or his forwards are shit.

MiketheSnow

Huge pressure from Australia but wasteful of possession

6 forays into Scotland 22, just 3 points scored

MiketheSnow

Smarter Australian play will see them win this comfortably

MiketheSnow

Scotland pinged for lying offside

Scotland 5-6 Australia
Halftime

MiketheSnow

Good first half

Solid test match