The Wallabies suffered a heavy 35-15 defeat against Scotland, their hopes of a grand slam dashed. The loss exposed fatigue and individual struggles within the team, leaving them with a final chance to salvage the tour against Ireland.
After the highs of beating England and Wales, a visibly exhausted Wallabies team were brought back to earth with a brutal 35-15 loss to Scotland in their third test of the tour. Beyond the brutal nature of the defeat, the Wallabies also lost centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii in the first half with a suspected broken wrist.
Hopes of a grand slam may be over, but the final fixture against Ireland in Dublin on Sunday morning (AEDT) still provides the opportunity for a shock victory to end the tour on a high. The Wallabies struggled across the park, conceding three penalties and only carrying the ball four times. Several players looked weary after a gruelling tour, including prop James Slipper who gave away three penalties and only carried the ball four times. After recovering from major foot surgery to fly to Argentina to play in the Rugby Championship, the prop has taken on a huge workload since July and badly needs a break. Hooker Dave Paenga-Amosa steadied the Wallabies’ scrum, but he also missed two vital lineout throws in the first half. The late injury withdrawal of last week’s hat trick hero Matt Faessler threw Paenga-Amosa into the unfamiliar role of starting hooker and he will hope for better in Dublin against Ireland. Second-rower Cadeyrn Neville won a scrum penalty on 38 minutes and played his role in a strong first-half Wallabies set piece, but was also extremely quiet in the loose. On 70 minutes the second-rower easily fell off Scotland’s Duhan van der Merwe, allowing the winger to sprint down the field and set up the perfect platform for five-eighth Finn Russell to score. Flanker Ned Hanigan competed well in the lineout after being brought in as a late starter due to the injury of Jeremy Williams. The giant second-rower was lively, using his physicality in mauls and carrying aggressively. Made a huge turnover in the ruck on 30 minutes with the Wallabies desperately defending their try line. Number eight Fraser McManners was a lot quieter than normal, only carrying the ball six times, hacked the ball brilliantly off the turf on 62 minutes to give the Wallabies a rare attacking platform. Tizzano’s effort can never be faulted and the breakaway ended the game as the Wallabies’ top tackler with 17, missing only one
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