AUSTRALIA fought back to defeat Scotland 16-15 at Murrayfield as the Autumn Internationals got underway.
The visitors sealed the narrow win with captain James Slipper crossing the line and Bernard Foley kicking three penalties and one conversion.
Though the hosts could have won it themselves with Blair Kinghorn missing a dramatic last-minute penalty.
Kinghorn had put in a stunning performance up until then, recording 10 points with a try, conversion and penalty in the loss.
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- 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 (captain), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Sam Skinner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman.
- 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 (captain).
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- Kieran Davies
All golds show their metal
Wallabies skipper James Slipper was awarded the man of the match award today as he led his side to victory.
Visits to any Northern hemisphere side has not been easy going for Australia of late.
Dave Rennie's side have made the perfect start to their European tour.
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Good enough to win any game
It is such a shame that Scotland could not gain the win they craved from the position of strength they managed to get themselves into in the second half.
The try by Blair Kinghorn was good enough to win any game.
Sadly, the player will be counting the cost of his missed penalty.
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Scots pay price for indiscipline
At this level, you cannot give away the amount of penalties that Scotland do and still expect to be on a winning side.
Australia capitalised on the man advantage hugely as you would expect of the all golds.
Townsend needs to work on game management as his side had themselves in the perfect position this evening and threw the game away.
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FT: Scotland 15-16 Australia
The Scots managed to get themselves into a position of power in this game at 12-6 up and with the full compliment of players.
Indiscipline cost them, going down to 14 players and allowing the all golds back into the game.
Even with that said, Scotland had a chance with a late penalty but it summed up Kinghorn's kicking game today.
Shame after such a wonderful try by Kinghorn.
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Scotland 15-16 Australia
80. Heartbreak for Scotland as Blair Kinghorn pulls the penalty wide of the left-hand post.
Australia scuttle the ball along the ground and into touch.
The Wallabies have a big win here today.
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Scotland 15-16 Australia
78. Scotland seem to be running out of ideas.
They need to drive forward with ball in hand rather than kicking into space all of the time.
Even a penalty would give them the chance to take victory from the jaws of defeat.
Scotland are awarded a penalty for a deliberate knock-on.
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Scotland 15-16 Australia
76. Bernard Foley comes off for The Wallabies.
He is replaced by Noah Lolesio, the future of that position for Australia no doubt.
Foley has been the difference today along with Tate McDermott.
Scotland win a penalty from the Australian scrum which is met a huge cheer from the crowd.
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Scotland 15-16 Australia
74. The Wallabies continue to drive into Scottish territory.
Sending the home fans into a silence.
Nic White is testing the Scotland backs with some kicks in behind them.
Foley gets under a big clearance from Scotland and the all golds come straight back at the hosts.
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Scotland 15-16 Australia
72. The pendulum swings once again.
This time it is The Wallabies who take the advantage.
We are into the final ten minutes and this game could still go either way.
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Penalty – Bernard Foley (Australia)
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Scotland 15-13 Australia
69. Townsend will be raging with the amount of penalties his Scottish side have given away today.
Australia opt to go for goal this time.
Chance for them to bring the scores level.
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Scotland 15-13 Australia
68. Big twelve minutes ahead for Gregor Townsend and his team.
They are back up to the full compliment of players again.
Kinghorn kicks to touch towards the Australia twenty-two.
Scotland fail to utilise the possession and give away a penalty again with Foley kicking to touch via some poor handling from van der Merwe.
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Scotland 15-13 Australia
66. Scotland are trying to force it too much now.
Kinghorn looks to hoist one out wide but there is too much zip on the pass, sailing over Jamie Ritchie's head.
It was on for the try if they made that pass.
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Scotland 15-13 Australia
64. Scotland have been the architect of their own downfall.
A long kick by Kinghorn is misjudged by Tom Banks, getting fingertips to the ball before it goes into touch.
Scotland win the lineout and look to drive forward.
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Scotland 15-13 Australia
62. The Wallabies are right back in this one.
Foley as reliable as ever as he puts it over the posts.
Scotland's indiscipline is starting to cost them dearly.
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Try – James Slipper (Australia)
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Scotland 15-6 Australia
60. The Wallabies need to take advantage of the extra man now.
They are pushing forward, going through the phases.
The ball is stabbed through but van der Merwe beats the two Aussie runners to it.
Referee pulls it back for an Australian penalty.
Jack Dempsey looks set to come on for the Scots.
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Scotland 15-6 Australia
58. The replays showed that Glen Young hit McDermott with the bicep rather than the shoulder.
That is the sole reason he was shown yellow rather than red.
McDermott is replaced by Nick White.
His head rattled with that contact so a sound move by Australia.
Superb moustache on show from White.
Very 'Gangs of New York'.
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Yellow card – Glen Young (Scotland)
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Scotland 15-6 Australia
56. Another burst down the wing by Scotland.
Great run from van der Merwe but Foley did well on the cover to prevent the try.
TMO is having a look at the hit on van der Merwe now.
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Scotland 15-6 Australia
54. Kinghorn kicks the penalty straight through the posts.
Scotland seem more focussed on staying more than a converted-try away from their opposition now.
Pressure on the all golds now.
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Penalty – Blair Kinghorn (Scotland)
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Scotland 12-6 Australia
52. The Wallabies' throw goes long and Dave Cherry takes it.
Scotland drive forward, switching play to the left.
Australia are penalised and the referee speaks to the captain about Dixon and his indiscipline.
Kinghorn goes for touch again.
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Scotland 12-6 Australia
50. Australia win a penalty from a scrum on their own line.
We haven't seen many clean scrums today.
Foley kicks to touch on the twenty-two.
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Scotland 12-6 Australia
48. The crowd really came alive when Kinghorn set off in that chase.
Steve Clarke may well be taking a look at him after that.
Scotland kick a penalty right into corner.
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