Scotland’s second Nations Championship November Test against Australia was expected to be a fixture full of attacking, easy to watch rugby.
In the end that didn’t prove to be the case but the final score of 15-12 at Murrayfield ultimately went the way of the hosts to secure a much needed victory. It was a match where both sides really struggled to get their dangermen on the ball in space and would prove to be a battle of defences more than anything.
Here is how we rated the Scotland players on the day from their victory over the Wallabies in Edinburgh:
5. Scott Cummings - 3
Had to go off injured after just 25 minutes having failed to really get going in the game. | SNS Group
6. Matt Fagerson - 7
Found himself in the right area out wide for the opening try and an all-round decent afternoon for the flanker, who was full of carrying and stood strong in defence. | AFP via Getty Images
7. Rory Darge - 7
Continues to do the dirty work well that often goes unnoticed but has an incredible engine and rarely makes an error. Was awarded Player of the Match and it's hard to argue. | SNS Group
8. Jack Dempsey - 7
Forced his way over from close range to score against his old team having had plenty of carries prior to that which more often or not saw him brought down early by a dogged Australian defence. | AFP via Getty Images