Scotland shocks Aussies with last-minute penalty
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June 6, 2012, Wednesday
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GREIG Laidlaw kicked a penalty in stoppage time to give Scotland a shocking 9-6 win over the Wallabies in howling wind and rain in Newcastle yesterday and end a three-decade drought in Australia.
It was Scotland's first win over the Wallabies in Australia since 1982 and gave the squad a big lift ahead of its Pacific Islands tour after coming off a disappointing last-place finish in the Six Nations.
For the No. 2-ranked Wallabies, it was a woeful start to back-to-back international seasons after stunning upset loss to Samoa to kick off the 2011 season.
That loss and now two in two tests against Scotland rank among the worst in Robbie Deans' tenure as Australia coach. The Scots edged Australia with a late dropped goal at Murrayfield in 2009 and played with the same kind of determination and intensity in miserable conditions.
"The boys are over the moon. The conditions ... weren't for running rugby, but boys dug in well in defense," Scotland captain Ross Ford said.
It was Scotland's first win over the Wallabies in Australia since 1982 and gave the squad a big lift ahead of its Pacific Islands tour after coming off a disappointing last-place finish in the Six Nations.
For the No. 2-ranked Wallabies, it was a woeful start to back-to-back international seasons after stunning upset loss to Samoa to kick off the 2011 season.
That loss and now two in two tests against Scotland rank among the worst in Robbie Deans' tenure as Australia coach. The Scots edged Australia with a late dropped goal at Murrayfield in 2009 and played with the same kind of determination and intensity in miserable conditions.
"The boys are over the moon. The conditions ... weren't for running rugby, but boys dug in well in defense," Scotland captain Ross Ford said.
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