Wallabies’ slam hopes hammered by Scots at Murrayfield

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Wallabies’ slam hopes hammered by Scots at Murrayfield

The Wallabies’ dream of bouncing towards a coveted grand slam of triumphs on their British Isles tour is over, dynamited 27-13 by a buoyant Scotland at Murrayfield.

They were also beaten by the one who got away, with Scotland’s *********** captain Sione Tuipulotu powering over for their first of their tries in an inspiring performance in front of his own Glasgow-born gran in Edinburgh on Sunday (Monday AEDT).

Joe Schmidt’s men, infused with such high hopes of a first home-nation sweep in 40 years after their thrilling triumphs at Twickenham and Cardiff, found Murrayfield a fortress too far at the end of a trying week.

Even worse, the Wallabies camp were left fretting over the fate of their superstar cross-code centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, who went off clutching his wrist after handing out a big hit on Tuipulotu late in the first half and never returned.

Rarely threatening in ******* after putting a combined 13 tries past England and Wales in previous weeks, a well-drilled Scottish defence kept them out until the 75th minute when Harry Potter landed a consolation try on his much talked-about debut.

But the tries from Tuipulotu, a record-breaking 30th for Ruhan van der Merwe, Josh Bayliss and Finn Russell, who scored 12 points, were a fair reflection of the Scots’ dominance in a brutal reality check for the visitors.

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