Scotland 15-12 Australia: Dempsey Try Helps Hosts Hold On at Murrayfield

Scotland held on to beat Australia 15-12 at Murrayfield in the Nations Championship, surviving a last-minute Wallabies try to make it five wins from their last six meetings.

Dempsey strikes against his old side

It was 5-5 in a scrappy first half before Jack Dempsey – who used to play for Australia – was driven over from a line-out maul on 29 minutes. Finn Russell converted to make it 12-5.

Australia thought they had hit back when hooker Pollard went over from a maul, but the TMO ruled it out for obstruction. Scotland also had a Darcy Graham try chalked off after Steyn was judged to have been out of play in the build-up.

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Pollard sent to the sin bin

Early in the second half Pollard was shown a yellow card for a high tackle on Kinghorn. Australia defended well while down to 14, and the score stayed 12-5 for more than half an hour.

Nervy finish

Russell kicked a penalty on 75 minutes to make it 15-5. Jorgensen then finished brilliantly in the corner with a minute left and McDermott converted, but Scotland’s defence bundled Jorgensen into touch in the final play to seal the win.

Scotland’s Leatherbarrow made his debut off the bench.

What’s next?

England, who beat Australia last weekend, host New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday in their next Nations Championship match.

Source: Scottish Rugby.