Scotland 15-16 Australia rugby LIVE REACTION: Aussie captain Slipper inspires opening Autumn International win

AUSTRALIA fought back to defeat Scotland 16-15 at Murrayfield as the Autumn Internationals got underway.

The visitors sealed the narrow win with captain James Slipper crossing the line and Bernard Foley kicking three penalties and one conversion.

Though the hosts could have won it themselves with Blair Kinghorn missing a dramatic last-minute penalty.

Kinghorn had put in a stunning performance up until then, recording 10 points with a try, conversion and penalty in the loss.

Scotland: 15 Ollie Smith, 14 Darcy Graham, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Sione Tuipulotu, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Blair Kinghorn, 9 Ali Price, 8 Matt Fagerson, 7 Hamish Watson, 6 Jamie Ritchie (captain), 5 Grant Gilchrist, 4 Sam Skinner, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Dave Cherry, 1 Pierre Schoeman.Australia: 15 Tom Banks, 14 Andrew Kellaway, 13 Len Ikitau, 12 Hunter Paisami, 11 Tom Wright, 10 Bernard Foley, 9 Tate McDermott, 8 Rob Valetini, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Jed Holloway, 5 Cadeyrn Neville, 4 Nick Frost, 3 Allan Alaalatoa, 2 David Porecki, 1 James Slipper (captain)Autumn internationals fixtures, results and how to watch

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