Scotland edged out Australia 15-12 at Murrayfield in a Nations Championship match that failed to catch fire, though the hosts were unable to secure the bonus point they had hoped for. First-half scores from Matt Fagerson and Jack Dempsey gave the Scots the lead at the break, with Harry Potter replying for the Wallabies. Finn Russell's late penalty gave Scotland some breathing space before Max Jorgensen scored an 80th-minute try that offered the visitors a glimmer of hope. The Scots held on, and the win lifted them above Wales into fourth place in the Northern Hemisphere table.

Scotland had a pre-match blow when captain Sione Tuipulotu pulled out with a knee injury. Tom Jordan stepped up from the bench to wear the number 12 jersey, Stafford McDowall was added to the 23 as a substitute, and Rory Darge took over the captaincy. The Scots, bidding to bounce back from defeat by New Zealand, started strongly and broke through in the ninth minute when Ben White flipped the ball out to the right for Fagerson to score after sustained pressure. Russell hit the post with his conversion attempt.S1S2

Australia levelled within two minutes, as Potter bounded over on the left after evading a meek tackle from Russell, and Ryan Lonergan missed the conversion. Scotland thought they had restored their lead in the 24th minute when Darcy Graham dived on a loose ball, but the try was disallowed because Kyle Steyn was judged to have been in touch as he stretched out his boot to keep the attack alive. The hosts then lost lock Scott Cummings to injury, replaced by Max Williamson. Scotland went ahead in the 28th minute when Dempsey, the Sydney-born player who won 14 caps for the Wallabies before changing allegiance in 2022, pushed over from close range, and Russell added the extras.S1S2

Australia thought they had scored again seven minutes later when Billy Pollard crossed off a lineout maul, but the try was chalked off for obstruction, and the hosts went in leading 12-5 at the end of a low-quality first half. Pollard was yellow-carded in the 46th minute for a head-on-head collision on Blair Kinghorn, but Scotland could not make the extra man count, and the second half passed without further scoring until a 75th-minute penalty from Russell.S1S2

Jorgensen's late try on the right, with the extras added by Ben Donaldson, pushed Scotland to the final whistle. The win gave the Scots a fifth victory in six meetings with Australia.S1S2