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Scotland disembark their bus in the midst of an odd run of Autumn matches. Handy wins vs teams they should win handily against and a fitfully sparky but ultimately losing performance in the face of the Springboks could have made it tricky to determine where they are as a team. But this is Gregor Townsend’s Scotland so it’s really more of the same for the team he’s built – they are a squad that plays occasional great games, rather than great players of the game.
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This is why today, one off test it may be, is so important for the home side. They face an Australia team developing under Joe Schmidt to be a match for the Scots on the mercurial scale, while also collecting an impressive haul of wins on their end of season tour. A win today that keeps the newly rampaging green and gold at bay would reassert Scotland’s position as the best of what isn’t South Africa, New Zealand or France and unlike his opposite number, Townsend cannot point to a developing team and gameplan while “taking the learnings”. There is no excuse for losing today; he and the fans know it.
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Foreboding aside, this should be a cracker. These are two teams that love a run, offload and plenty other forms of joy/fury generating play. Expect a surprising amount of fun for a Sunday in November.
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preamble
Welcome to Murrayfield. If the forecast for today's match is unseasonably calm, it could be a surprising day.
Scotland got off the bus amid an unusual run of autumn games. With an easy win against a team they should have won easily, and a temporary spark against the Springboks but ultimately a poor performance, it's hard to judge where they are as a team. It may have become difficult. But this is Gregor Townsend's Scotland and so is the team he has built. They're not just a team that's great at games, but a team that plays great games at times.
That's why today, although it may be a one-off test, is very important for the home team. They will face an Australian team that has grown to rival the Scottish squad in astonishing size under manager Joe Schmidt, while also coming off an impressive victory on the tour at the end of the season. Today's victory against the newly ferocious Green and Gold would reaffirm Scotland's position as the strongest outside South Africa, New Zealand and France, and Townsend, unlike opposing figures, will You can't point to a team or a game plan that's still in progress. learning”. There are no excuses for today's loss. He knows it and his fans know it.
Hunch aside, this is supposed to be a cracker. These are two teams that love the run, offloads, and other plays that create joy or anger. An amazing amount of fun awaits on Sundays in November.
