Townsend hails Scotland's defence in Australia 'arm wrestle'
Summary
Scotland beat Australia 15-12 at Murrayfield in a Nations Championship match. Rory Darge captained Scotland and led a strong defensive effort as the team held on after Australia scored a late try.Key Facts
- Scotland led Australia 12-5 at half-time.
- Australia’s Max Jorgensen scored a late try, which was converted, bringing the score to 15-12.
- Darcy Graham tackled Australia full-back Tom Wright into touch during a late attack.
- Rory Darge captained Scotland because Sione Tuipulotu was out with a knee injury.
- Darge was named player of the match.
- Darge advised Finn Russell to kick for goal late in the game; the three points put Scotland 10 points ahead.
- Scotland had lost to New Zealand the previous weekend and scored no points in the second half of that match.
- Scotland’s next match is against Japan on Saturday.
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