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Full time17 December 1927
Scotland
10–8
Australia
Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland · Tour 1927Head-to-head

Scotland won by 2 points.

Scoring

  1. –CScotland conversion · Dan Drysdale2–0
  2. –CScotland conversion · Dan Drysdale4–0
  3. –TScotland try · James Graham7–0
  4. –TScotland try · Willie Welsh10–0
  5. –CAustralia conversion · Tom Lawton10–2
  6. –TAustralia try · Eric Ford10–5
  7. –TAustralia try · Jack Ford10–8

Line-ups

Scotland

  1. 1James ScottProp
  2. 2William RougheadHooker
  3. 3William FergusonProp
  4. 4David MacMynSecond row
  5. 5John BannermanSecond row
  6. 6James GrahamFlanker
  7. 7John PatersonFlanker
  8. 8Willie WelshNumber 8
  9. 9Peter DoutyScrum-half
  10. 10Harry GreenleesFly-half
  11. 11William SimmersWing
  12. 12James DykesCentre
  13. 13Robert KellyCentre
  14. 14Graham TaylorWing
  15. 15Dan DrysdaleFull-back

Australia

  1. 1Bruce JuddProp
  2. 2John BlackwoodHooker
  3. 3Harry WoodsProp
  4. 4Geoff StoreySecond row
  5. 5Huck FinlaySecond row
  6. 6Arnold TancredFlanker
  7. 7Wylie BreckenridgeFlanker
  8. 8Jack FordNumber 8
  9. 9Syd MalcolmScrum-half
  10. 10Tom LawtonFly-half
  11. 11Johnnie WallaceWing
  12. 12Syd KingCentre
  13. 13Billy SheehanCentre
  14. 14Eric FordWing
  15. 15Alec RossFull-back

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Context

All-time, Scotland 13–22 Australia in 35 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Scotland going in
Australia going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.