AUS
No.Name
2Tatafu Polota-Nau, H
8Scott Higginbotham, -
9Will Genia, SH
T
7Michael Hooper, FL
4Sam Carter, L
3Allan Alaalatoa, P
5Adam Coleman, L
1Tom Robertson, P
6Ned Hanigan, FL
15Israel Folau, FB
T
2
14Dane Haylett-Petty, W
13Tevita Kuridrani, C
12Karmichael Hunt, C
11Eto Nabuli, W
10Bernard Foley, FH
2
Replacements
16Stephen Moore, -
17Scott Sio, -
18Sekope Kepu, -
19Rory Arnold, -
20Richard Hardwick, -
21Joe Powell, -
22Quade Cooper, -
23Reece Hodge, -

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Allianz Stadium
8:00 PM, June 16, 2017
Attendance: 30,721
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'Scotland's game plan worked to a T. Frustrated the Wallabies and dominated at the breakdown. Lots to think about for the Wallabies ahead of next week's match against Italy.
81'+119-24 End of second half
80'Penalty Scotland! And that's it! Scotland have won their first game in Sydney. Australia with all the opportunities and just couldn't convert.
80'Penalty Australia. Michael Hooper saves the day for the Aussies and gives them one last chance!
79'Surely it's all over now for the Wallabies. Just one minute left.
78'Penalty Scotland. Australia surely had their last chance and were making metres, but Ned Hanigan seals it off at the breakdown and gives away the penalty.
77'Scotland send the ball into touch just inside their 22m, and the wallabies will need to score here.
75'Scrum Scotland. And poor handling costs the Aussies again! With a knock on at the lineout.
75'Penalty Australia. The Aussies have another chance to set up inside the Scot's 22m. Foley kicks for the 5m line. Surely they'll have to score here.
73'Scrum Scotland. Aussies are making metres, but poor handling relieves the pressure on the Scots inside their 22m.
73'Player substituted - Ben Toolis , Scotland
73'Substitute on - Tim Swinson , Scotland
72'And they send it into touch. But it's ruled off Scotland and the Aussies get another chance.
71'Wallabies have the ball inside the Scottish 22, they'll need to score now if they hope to win.
70'Scrum Scotland. Australia hold onto the ball at the back of the maul but can't get it out and Scotland get the put in.
69'Penalty Australia. Australia get the spark from Quade Cooper as the Aussies make the break and get metres from the line and get the penalty.
69'Substitute on - Scott Sio , Australia
69'Player substituted - Tom Robertson , Australia
67'Substitute on - Quade Cooper , Australia
67'Player substituted - Karmichael Hunt , Australia
66'Crowd of just over 30,000 people at the SFS this afternoon. Decent effort for Sydney-siders.
66'Scrum Australia. Scotland with all the possession and look to have slotted through the gap but are called back for a forward pass. Lucky for the Aussies!
65'Substitute on - Henry Pyrgos , Scotland
65'Player substituted - Ali Price , Scotland
63'19-24 Conversion - Finn Russell , Scotland
62'Try Scotland! Scotland go from inside their own half all the way to the Wallabies line! Simple ball movement and poor defencive match ups from the Wallabies and Hamish Watson goes over.
62'19-22 Try - Hamish Watson , Scotland
61'Substitute on - Reece Hodge , Australia
61'Player substituted - Eto Nabuli , Australia
58'Substitute on - Josh Strauss , Scotland
58'Player substituted - Ryan Wilson , Scotland
58'19-17 Conversion - Bernard Foley , Australia
57'Conversion Australia. Bernard Foley converts it and gets the Wallabies ahead for the first time tonight.
57'17-17 Try - Will Genia , Australia
57'Substitute on - Richard Hardwick , Australia
57'Player substituted - Scott Higginbotham , Australia
56'Try Australia! And the TMO confirms it. Australia with the momentum for the past few minutes, sending the ball side to side before they Genia gets it on the line.
56'TMO - Australia wayne Barnes is having a look upstairs to confirm if Will Genia gets the ball on the chalk from behind the breakdown.
55'Player substituted - Allan Alaalatoa , Australia
55'Substitute on - Sekope Kepu , Australia
55'Player substituted - Gordon Reid , Scotland
55'Substitute on - Allan Dell , Scotland
54'Penalty Australia. Scotland send the ball high just inside their half and give away the penalty at the breakdown.
52'Scrum Scotland. The execution just not there for the Wallabies, making great metres before Izzy Folau drops it cold and gives Scotland the ball inside their 22m.
51'Penalty Australia. Scotland win their lineout, but Michael Hooper and Karmichael Hunt are straight over the ball at the breakdown and win the penalty.
50'Player substituted - Tatafu Polota-Nau , Australia
50'Substitute on - Stephen Moore , Australia
49'Penalty Scotland. The Aussies loose the ball at the lineout and Scotland send it wide and get the penalty at the breakdown.
49'Penalty Australia. Scotland had all the momentum, but Michael Hooper swooped in to steal the ball and soon get the penalty.
49'Player substituted - Fraser Brown , Scotland
49'Substitute on - Ross Ford , Scotland
47'Scrum Scotland. Dane Haylett-Petty can't control the high ball and Scotland get the scrum on just on their side of halfway.
46'Penalty Scotland. Australia do well to trap Scotland 10metres from their line, but are ruled offside at the breakdown and we get some more niggle between the sides.
46'Substitute on - WP Nel , Scotland
46'Player substituted - Zander Fagerson , Scotland
45'Scrum Scotland. Bernard Foley gets metres from the line, but the ball goes forward out of his hands and Scotland feed the scrum on their five metre line.
44'Penalty Australia. Scotland collapse at the scrum and Wayne Barnes awards Australia with the penalty. Wallabies take the lineout 23m out.
43'Scrum Australia. Australia get the ball inside Scotland's half giving the Aussies another chance to reset.
43'Substitute on - Rory Arnold , Australia
43'Player substituted - Sam Carter , Australia
41'And we're back underway with Scotland kicking off and reclaiming the kick-off.
41'Player substituted - Rory Hughes , Scotland
41'Substitute on - Matt Scott , Scotland
41'+112-17 End of first half
40'
40'Some poor choices from the Wallabies sees Scotland ahead 17-12 at the break, but we've seen glimpses of just what the Aussies can do, and if they keep the ball in hand, Scotland may find them hard to stop in the second half.
40'12-17 Start of second half
40'12-17 Try - Israel Folau , Australia
39'Try Australia! Israel Folau! Leaping into the air (those AFL skills have come in handy), Folau jumps above Greig Tonks and collects Bernard Foley's perfect kick pass and gets over the line.
39'Yellow card - Ryan Wilson , Scotland
38'Yellow card Scotland. Deliberately killing the ball metres from the line and Scotland's Ryan Wilson gets sent to the bin.
37'Penalty Australia. Scotland give away the penalty at the scrum and the Aussies kick for touch and make their way into the Scots' 22.
36'Scrum Australia. Scrappy play for both sides saw Scotland's Fraser Brown in open space, but poor handling costs the Scots again and the Wallabies get another scrum inside their own half.
32'Scrum Scotland. Coach killer and Australia give the ball away metres from the line.
31'Penalty Australia. Scotland penalised for entering the maul incorrectly giving Australia another lineout and closer to the tryline.
31'Penalty Australia. Hands in the ruck from Scotland and Australia get the relieving penalty 15m inside their half. Kick for touch gives them the lineout on Scotland's 22.
29'Scrum Australia. Australia breathe again with Scotland knocking it on at the lineout.
29'Penalty Scotland. Michael Hooper makes a great 20m break, but with no support the Wallabies give the penalty to Scotland.
27'7-17 Conversion - Finn Russell , Scotland
27'7-15 Try - Finn Russell , Scotland
26'Try Scotland! A charge down from Finn Russell and he recollects and dots it down under the posts.
25'Scrum Australia. Scotland relieve all the pressure on the Wallabies, dropping a sitter right in front of the sticks.
24'Yellow card - Bernard Foley , Australia
23'Yellow card Australia. Scotland caught the Aussies napping and took the quick tap, before Finn Russel sends it downtown and Bernard Foley took the Russel out, sending him to the naught chair.
21'7-10 Conversion - Bernard Foley , Australia
20'Try Australia! Australia claim the ball at the lineout, but their rolling maul is stopped and Will Genia shifts it wide before Bernard Foley gives the long ball to Israel Folau who slots through the hole and dots it down.
20'5-10 Try - Israel Folau , Australia
19'Penalty Australia. Scotland give away a second penalty at the lineout.
18'Penalty Australia. Scotland try to disrupt the Wallabies throw in but give the Wallabies a second chance, now just 5m out.
17'Penalty Australia. A high tackle relieves some pressure on the Wallabies, with Foley kicking for touch and giving the Wallabies a lineout inside the Scottish 22m.
16'0-10 Conversion - Finn Russell , Scotland
15'0-8 Try - Duncan Taylor , Scotland
14'Try Scotland! Like a thief in the night Duncan Taylor has come through and intercepted a poor pass from Tatafu Polota-Nau.
13'Scrum Scotland. The Wallabies win the scrum and Will Genia stabs the ball ahead for Scotland to reclaim. Michael Hooper makes the pilfer, but the ball goes forward.
12'Scrum Australia. Scotland were making good metres and putting plenty of pressure on the Wallabies defence, but have coughed the ball up just outside the Wallabies 22.
10'Scrum Australia. Australia are under plenty of pressure with a scrum inside their 22.
9'It was poor throw from Scotland, but they retain possession and make it into the Wallabies 22m before spilling the pill.
8'Penalty Scotland. Scotland get the penalty at the scrum and choose to kick for touch.
7'Scrum Scotland. Bernard Foley can't handle the high ball and we get our first scrum of the match just metres inside of Scotland territory.
4'Penalty Australia. Ned Hanigan goes high for the restart and is taken out, taking Scotland Greig Tonks with him. But Bernard Foley can't convert.
3'Scotland take the kick and their up 3-0!
3'0-3 Penalty goal - Greig Tonks , Scotland
1'Penalty Scotland! Good work from Scotland at the breakdown and Scott Higginbotham not releasing.
1'And we're underway at the SFS! Australia kick it off and Scotland go into touch, and there's a tiff already! Plenty of feeling between these two sides.
1'Cheika showing his respect to the teammates of Lachlan Ward.
1'The sides have made their way onto the pitch and are lined up for the anthems. There will also be a minute's silence for Warringah player Lachlan Ward.
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1'The sides are out on the pitch warming up. The Wallabies aiming to make it their second win of 2017, while Scotland are sure to be breathing fire after their last two clashes with the Wallabies falling to just a one-point difference.
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1'Hello and welcome to our live commentary of Australia vs Scotland. We've got an overcast day in Sydney but the rain isn't expected to hit, and we shouldn't see anything like what we saw in Newcastle in 2012! Michael Hooper leads the Wallabies again with Stephen Moore on the bench for a second week, while debutant Eto Nabuli is the only change to the side, replacing the injured Henry Speight. Read our full preview here: http://www.espn.com.au/rugby/preview?gameId=291176&league=289234
1'0-0 Start of first half