Two games into their four-match tour of the Northern Hemisphere to bring 2024 to an end, Australia’s national Rugby Union side are hitting form like never before and producing performance after performance under Joe Schmidt. England and Wales have been dealt with in nail-biting and clinical fashion respectively, and up next for the Wallabies is a trip to Murrayfield.
With Scotland and Six Nations holders Ireland to come before heading back down under, the Wallabies will still need to raise their game despite smashing Wales 52-20 in a record-breaking victory in Cardiff last time out; having beaten England 42-37 at the death seven days prior.
Scotland are still to claim a real scalp in their end-of-year Tests so far but have picked up convincing victories over Fiji and Portugal either side of a 32-15 defeat by South Africa, in which they failed to score a try. However, with Gregor Townsend’s side crossing the whitewash nine times against Portugal, Australia’s defence will have to be spot-on to keep them at bay.
The Wallabies and Scotland have played host to some amazing spectacles of Rugby – and plenty of tight matches to boot – across recent years, and The Sporting News has your guide to all the build-up and action from Edinburgh as Australia look to continue their good form with another victory on the Spring Tour.
While this match isn’t being shown on free-to-air or cable TV in Australia, Rugby Union fans can still tune into the action either live or on catch-up with a subscription to Stan Sport.
Stan Sport is the home of Rugby Union in Australia and are showing every single match from the 2024 Autumn Nations series, with new customers able to purchase either a Basic, Standard or the recommended Premium option and follow all the action from the end-of-year Tests, with prices starting at just $12 per month.
This rugby union Autumn Nations Series match between Scotland and Australia takes place at 1:40 p.m. local time (GMT) on Sunday, November 24, 2024, with the game being held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.
With time difference taken into account, the match will take place through the night for viewers tuning in live across Australia, so here’s how the Wallabies’ latest kick-off time from Edinburgh translates across all the major time zones down under:
Date | Kickoff time | |
Australian Eastern Daylight Time | Monday, November 25 | 12:40 a.m. |
Australian Central Daylight Time | Monday, November 25 | 12:10 a.m. |
Australian Western Standard Time | Sunday, November 24 | 9:40 p.m. |
Scotland fielded a much-changed team in their nine-try victory over Portugal last weekend, and only one player – free-scoring Darcy Graham – keeps his place out wide amid 14 changes to Gregor Townsend’s side. As was the case last week though, the Scottish captain wears number 12, with Stafford McDowall replaced by Melbourne-born Sione Tuipulotu at inside centre – a player who had circumstances been different, could well have been lining up in Wallaby gold.
Scotland starting XV: Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van der Merwe, Finn Russell, Ben White; Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, Zander Fagerson, Grand Gilchrist, Scott Cummings, Jamie Ritchie, Rory Darge, Matt Fagerson.
Scotland replacements: Dylan Richardson, Rory Sutherland, Will Hurd, Alex Craig, Josh Bayliss, George Horne, Tom Jordan, Kyle Rowe.
The Wallabies, meanwhile, make six changes from their big win in Cardiff, with Samu Kerevi’s red card facilitating a return for Rugby League convert Joseph Sua’ali’i in the centres. Jake Gordon, Jeremy Williams and captain Harry Wilson all come back in, while Rob Valetini moves from number eight to join Carlo Tizzano on the flanks with Harry Potter looking to provide some magic from the left wing.
Australia starting XV: Tom Wright, Andrew Kellaway, Joseph Sua’ali’i, Len Ikitau, Harry Potter, Noah Lolesio, Jake Gordon; Angus Bell, Matt Faessler, Allan Alaalatoa, Jeremy Williams, Will Skelton, Rob Valetini, Carlo Tizzano, Harry Wilson.
Australia replacements: Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Isaac Kailea, Zane Nonggorr, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Langi Gleeson, Tate McDermott, Ben Donaldson, Max Jorgensen.