{"id":432770,"date":"2024-11-24T19:35:47","date_gmt":"2024-11-24T20:35:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=432770"},"modified":"2024-11-24T22:11:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T22:11:06","slug":"wallabies-grand-slam-dream-goes-up-in-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=432770","title":{"rendered":"Wallabies Grand Slam dream goes up in smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia's bid for its first rugby Grand Slam in 40 years is over.<\/p>\n

The Wallabies lost 27-13 to Scotland on Monday (AEDT)<\/a> to end their hopes of a sweep of victories in the season closing tour of Britain and Ireland.<\/p>\n

They'd previously beaten beaten England and Wales, and will end the tour in Ireland next week.<\/p>\n

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\"Suaalii<\/p>\n

Adding to Australia's woes was the sight of Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, the team's new star back, going off injured in the first half at Murrayfield after hurting his right arm tackling Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tuipulotu, born in Australia, was one of four try-scorers for Scotland while Harry Potter – an 18th debutant in 2024 for the Wallabies and the target of pre-match puns because of his name – went over for a late consolation for the tourists.<\/p>\n

The Scots ended their Autumn campaign with three wins from four, having also beaten Fiji and Portugal.<\/p>\n

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\"Harry<\/p>\n

They were defeated 32-15 by world champion South Africa.<\/p>\n

The current crop of Australians were looking to emulate the class of 1984, who won the end-of-year Grand Slam but fell short in the face some brilliant finishing from Scotland.<\/p>\n

Tuipulotu was playing in front of his 77-year-old grandmother, Jaqueline, for the first time after she flew in from Melbourne for the occasion.<\/p>\n

\"Scotland's<\/p>\n

He marked it by running onto a long lineout and bursting through two tackles to go over for a converted try and make it 7-3.<\/p>\n

Giant winger Duhan van der Merwe scored Scotland's second try \u2014 his record 30th in 44 Tests \u2014 and Josh Bayliss charged over down the right after a break by winger Darcy Graham to push the hosts into a 22-6 lead.<\/p>\n

Scotland flyhalf Finn Russell then added a fourth try with the best of the game, finishing off a flowing sequence of passes by running onto Blair Kinghorn lay-off and diving over.<\/p>\n

The England-born Potter marked his debut by running onto a kick over the top of Scotland's defence and grounding just before going out of touch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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