Player Ratings: So close
The home side gave the Wallabies plenty of problems with some exciting running rugby and a stern defence. However, they lacked that ruthlessness to put away the Wallabies.
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15 Stuart Hogg:
He kept the Australian defence busy with some good runs and he racked up the running metres.
7/10
14 Sean Maitland:
He did not have many opportunities with ball in hand throughout the game, but he did go over the gain line on a few occasions.
6/10
13 Huw Jones:
It was a fantastic performance from the youngster, He scored two great tries and made more tackles than any other of his backline teammates.
9/10
12 Alex Dunbar:
He was not as influential as Huw Jones with the ball and he missed a couple of tackles as well.
5/10
11 Tim Visser:
He had a few chances with ball in hand, but he certainly made the most of it by breaking through the Australian defence on a few occasions.
7/10
10 Finn Russell:
It was a good performance from the pivot. He kept the Aussies guessing on a few occasions when he had the ball and helped organise his team's attack.
7/10
9 Greig Laidlaw:
His distribution was good and his kicking to polls was accurate as well.
7/10
8 Ryan Wilson:
Went off after five minutes
Not enough time to be rated.
7 Hamish Watson:
He carried the ball on a number of occasions without too much success and he put in some good hits on defence as well.
7/10
6 John Barclay:
He is another who carried the ball a few times with some running metres. He could have done more.
6/10
5 Jonny Gray:
Made more tackles than any other player on the field and scored a fantastic try as well. He also put some pressure on the Wallabies at line-out time.
8/10
4 Richie Gray:
Made the second most tackles in the game behind his brother and he did some good work at line-out time as well.
8/10
3 Zander Fagerson:
His work rate on defence was great for a prop and he was solid most of the time in the scrums.
6/10
2 Ross Ford:
He did well in the line-outs, but he could have done more in open play for his team
6/10
1 Allan Dell:
The debutant did his reputation no harm and will be one to watch for the future.
6/10
Replacements:
16 Fraser Brown (On for R Ford, 56th min):
He did not contribute too much, but he looked solid enough in the scrums.
5/10
17 Gordon Reid (On for A Dell, 56th min):
He did what needed to do, but nothing special.
5/10
18 Moray Low (On for Z Fagerson, 68th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
19 Grant Gilchrist (On for R Ritchie, 13th min to 23rd min):
Not enough time to be rated.
20 John Hardie (On for R Wilson, 5th min):
He came on early and did some good things, but not great things.
5/10
21 Ali Price:
Not used.
22 Pete Horne (On for A Dunbar, 69th min):
Not enough time to be rated.
23 Rory Hughes:
Not used.
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