Full Time
80:00
5:30am Sat October 22, 2022
Pool Matches - Week 2 - Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry - Crowd: 10276
80min

FULL TIME! An incredible performance from the Kangaroos. 84 points in 80 minutes. They have Italy waiting for them next week. Scotland kept chancing their hand all the way to the final siren - they will face Fiji in what will likely be their final game of the tournament. Match report coming soon

80min

SCOTLAND HAVE AN ATTACKING SET! The kick-off went out, and they're 10m out

80min

30 seconds still on the clock

80min

Conversion: Australia
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary misses this one

Australia lead Australia 84 - 0 Scotland
79min

Try: Australia
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Kick from Australia to the left edge is kept in expertly by Burton, who throws it back between his legs to the waiting Josh Addo-Carr. He put it on the boot and chased it through, grounding it perfectly. WHAT A TRY!

Australia lead Australia 84 - 0 Scotland
79min

NO WAY! NO WAY! VIDEO REFEREE, ATKINS HAS A TRY ON FIELD FOR AUSTRALIA

78min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

THAT'S 80!

Australia lead Australia 80 - 0 Scotland
77min

Try: Australia
Scored by Isaah Yeo. Kick to come.

WHAT A TRY! Yeo gets his first - Ben Hunt puts on a banana kick to his inside chasers, Hunt gathers and offloads for Yeo to cross.

Australia lead Australia 78 - 0 Scotland
75min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary nails it from the sideline

Australia lead Australia 74 - 0 Scotland
74min

Try: Australia
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

WOW! A hat trick for Campbell Graham, it's off the back of a strip from Burton. Grant puts in a tiny grubber kick out of dummy half, and Graham goes over unmarked

Australia lead Australia 72 - 0 Scotland
73min

Scotland scramble to hang on there, but after one tackle Matt Burton wins it with a one on one strip

72min

Munster cops a boot to the head, but he looks ok

70min

FORWARD PASS! Great stuff from Josh Addo-Carr who races downfield and finds Cameron Munster on the inside. He almost links up with Cleary, but it goes forward

69min

SIX AGAIN SCOTLAND! They aren't going far at all

69min

Isaah Yeo puts in the kick on the last!

67min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary kicks it from the left hand touchline

Australia lead Australia 68 - 0 Scotland
66min

Try: Australia
Scored by Matt Burton. Kick to come.

Burton has a try now! They just put it through the hands and find the overlap

Australia lead Australia 66 - 0 Scotland
65min

WHAT A PASS, WHAT A TACKLE! Cameron Munster throws a huge ball over to Campbell Graham, who is held up

64min

Some push and shove is on here - Luke Bain and RCG not happy with each other

63min

Another error early in the count, Australia scrum 30m out from the Scotland line

62min

NO TRY! Scotland ball

62min

VIDEO REFEREE! Josh Addo-Carr looked like he could've been taken out off the ball chasing after a Cameron Munster kick, Atkins has no try on field

61min

Conversion: Australia
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary misses a standard conversion attempt, he'll be disappointed with that one

Australia lead Australia 62 - 0 Scotland
60min

Try: Australia
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

Some good offloading sends Campbell Graham over on the right edge and that's 60 points up for the Kangaroos

Australia lead Australia 62 - 0 Scotland
59min

Kane Linnett makes a tackle on a player without the ball - this could get bad in the next 10 minutes

58min

They've just stemmed the flow a little here Scotland

58min

Scotland turn it over on the last, Australia start the set just their own side of half-way

57min

PENALTY SCOTLAND! Cleary kicks to the corner, it's a good take from Kieran Buchanan and Graham tackles him in the air

56min

HELD UP! Lindsay Collins nearly crashes over

55min

OUT ON THE FULL! Kyle Schneider kicks it out on the full from inside Scotland's 40, and Australia will get more field position

54min

Australia are caught on the last! That's some good defensive resolve from the Scottish

53min

ONE ON ONE STRIP! Munster! Australia back on the attack

52min

Scotland defend a set, and now they're stuck in their own corner

52min

Aus are just steaming down field!

51min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Australia are well in front of the clock now

Australia lead Australia 58 - 0 Scotland
49min

Try: Australia
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

Josh Addo-Carr has his hat trick! Some nice hands off the scrum play, and Josh Addo-Carr streaks away on the left edge from a Munster pass

Australia lead Australia 56 - 0 Scotland
49min

FORWARD PASS SCOTLAND! They try to force an offload, but it's clearly forward. The Kangaroos have a scrum 40m out from the Scotland line

48min

20m TAP SCOTLAND! Scotland hold on. The kick from Cleary on the last goes too deep.

46min

PENALTY AUSTRALIA! They'll start their next set from the half-way

44min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary is 8/9 now

Australia lead Australia 52 - 0 Scotland
44min

Try: Australia
Scored by Ben Hunt. Kick to come.

Another set another try! That's 50 points! A great pass from Munster hits Hunt running a hole, and he strolls over. This is getting out of hand, Scotland look out on their feet

Australia lead Australia 50 - 0 Scotland
43min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary nails it

Australia lead Australia 46 - 0 Scotland
41min

Try: Australia
Scored by James Tedesco. Kick to come.

Australia are in! Only took 50 seconds. Tedesco broke through the middle early in the set, and he finishes it a few tackles later. Hunt probes out of dummy half, and finds Tedesco on the offload, who crashes over!

Australia lead Australia 44 - 0 Scotland
41min

Tedesco makes a line break, and the Kangaroos on the attack early!

41min

We're back underway! Kangaroos have the ball

40min

HALF TIME! 40 points in 40 minutes from Australia! Their defence has been incredible, giving Scotland absolutely zero field position. As Scotland continue to tire, the Kangaroos won't let up in this second half. 100 points is definitely on here for Australia

39min

Bailey Hayward attempts a little chip and chase, and it almost worked! Then the Kangaroos put in an early kick for Josh Addo-Carr, but it's regathered by Scotland

38min

SIX AGAIN SCOTLAND! They aren't going anywhere though

38min

Tedesco trickles in a grubber, and Scotland start their set from inside their own 10m

37min

Scotland try a short kick-off, but they're unsuccessful

37min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary slots it from next to the posts

Australia lead Australia 40 - 0 Scotland
35min

Try: Australia
Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.

More points! Liam Martin bursts through tired defence, and finds Wighton on the inside. Australia showing no signs of slowing down here!

Australia lead Australia 38 - 0 Scotland
34min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary makes it 34!

Australia lead Australia 34 - 0 Scotland
33min

Try: Australia
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

ADDO-CARR! Bailey Hayward drops the ball early in Scotland's attacking set, and the Kangaroos shift it quick off the error. Addo-Carr beats a handful of tackles and runs 70m to go over on the left hand side

Australia lead Australia 32 - 0 Scotland
31min

Angus Crichton tries to throw a cut-out ball for Josh Addo-Carr, but it misses the mark and goes over the sideline. Australia will have to defend their own line now, Scotland are 30m out and have their first attacking opportunity.

30min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts his own try

Australia lead Australia 28 - 0 Scotland
29min

Try: Australia
Scored by Nathan Cleary. Kick to come.

Cleary goes through the middle and beats everyone! Off the back of a set restart, Cleary just scoots from dummy half and goes over under the posts. Scotland look very tired

Australia lead Australia 26 - 0 Scotland
26min

Attacking kick from Munster is knocked on by Josh Addo-Carr a few metres away from the try line. Scotland will need to work it out of their own end

25min

Scotland try to shift it on the last, but it goes over the left hand touchline. Australia play the ball 35m out from their own line

24min

Tedesco fires a cut-out ball for Josh Addo-Carr, who kicks it back on the inside, but Alex Walker tidies up and Scotland have possession

23min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary nails it

Australia lead Australia 22 - 0 Scotland
22min

Try: Australia
Scored by Campbell Graham. Kick to come.

GREAT TRY! Graham crosses on the right edge, and he beats three players to do it. The Kangaroos play the ball speed is ripping Scotland apart through the middle

Australia lead Australia 20 - 0 Scotland
21min

The Australian line speed is impressive in defence, and it's giving them great field position to start sets from!

20min

It's the third tackle and Scotland have gained a grand total of zero metres

19min

Burton drops it, and Scotland will get a scrum-feed 15m out from their own line

18min

They go short, but Campbell Graham claims it

18min

DROPOUT! Scotland will need to defend even more

17min

Scotland haven't had any field position to speak of in these early stages - the Aussies looking very clinical at the moment

15min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary keeps Australia moving at a point per minute

Australia lead Australia 16 - 0 Scotland
15min

Try: Australia
Scored by Angus Crichton. Kick to come.

A Cleary kick to the left wing on the last is knocked back by Lachlan Walmsley for Scotland, Munster then toes it forward into the in-goal and is taken out while chasing through. But Crichton is there to ground it!

Australia lead Australia 14 - 0 Scotland
15min

VIDEO REFEREE! Atkins has a try on field for the Kangaroos

14min

Alex Walker makes a great take of a swirling bomb under plenty of pressure in the wet and windy conditions.

13min

Conversion: Australia
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary has his first points for Australia!

Australia lead Australia 10 - 0 Scotland
12min

Try: Australia
Scored by Jack Wighton. Kick to come.

Another Cleary try assist! The Kangaroos rolled downfield, and it's a nice line from Jack Wighton to go straight through the defence off a short pass from his halfback.

Australia lead Australia 8 - 0 Scotland
10min

Scotland kick from inside their own 30m, and Australia start their set on the half-way line

9min

The rain seems to have eased a little, but the ground still looks very wet

8min

Conversion: Australia
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary misses his first conversion attempt in the green & gold

Australia lead Australia 4 - 0 Scotland
6min

Try: Australia
Scored by Josh Addo-Carr. Kick to come.

First points of the game, and it comes on the Australian left edge. Nathan Cleary hits a perfect cut-out pass for his winger Addo-Carr

Australia lead Australia 4 - 0 Scotland
5min

Scotland's first complete set and they get caught on the last inside their own half. Australia are 40m out back on the attack

3min

Error from Wighton - Australia haven't been able to convert despite plenty of chances early.

2min

Error early in the tackle count from Scotland, And Australia back on the attack

2min

NO TRY! Alex Walker grounded the ball in the in-goal before Cleary, and they go short off the dropout! Scotland ball!

2min

VIDEO REFEREE! Cleary might have opened the scoring, but Atkins has no try on field

1min

DROPOUT! Well that's an awkward start. The Australian kick-off goes too deep, but Scotland caught it and then stepped out. Early attacking set for the Kangaroos

Week 2 of the men's RLWC is about to start! The Kangaroos will be looking for a big win, while group B underdogs Scotland will try and hang on. Nathan Cleary gets his shot as starting halfback, and with many positions still up for grabs in the Australian 17 all players will want to show Mal Meninga what they can do. The teams are on the field, and kick-off isn't far away here in Coventry.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Grant Atkins

Touch Judges: Kasey Badger, Warren Turley

Video Referee: James Child

AUSTRALIA MEN (84)
Tries: Josh Addo-Carr (4), Nathan Cleary, Jack Wighton (2), Angus Crichton, Campbell Graham (3), James Tedesco, Ben Hunt, Matt Burton, Isaah Yeo
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (12/15)

SCOTLAND MEN (0)