Magnificent Scots Run Riot To Humble Wallabies

Magnificent Scots Run Riot To Humble Wallabies

- Gary Heatly

SCOTLAND produced one of the most memorable and magnificent performances of their recent history to enrapture Murrayfield with a 50-point thumping of the Wallabies.

Even the loss of star fullback Stuart Hogg to a hip injury during the warm-up could not derail the rampant Scots who ran in eight tries against the third best team in the world.

True the Wallabies were a man down from the 38th minute when tighthead prop Sekope Kepu was sent off for a shoulder-charge to the face of flanker Hamish Watson.

But John Barclay’s men took full advantage in sensational style.

With Hogg out, the Scots moved Maitland to fullback, brought Byron McGuigan in on the wing for his first start and put Ruaridh Jackson onto the bench.

Man of the match McGuigan, who scored two tries said: “That was some experience. I didn’t know I was starting until about 25 minutes before kick-off, but rather than being worried about it I was excited and coming into a team playing good attacking rugby helped.