Scotland face Australia in the final match of the weekend in rugby's Nations Championship at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh on Sunday, November 15, 2026, with kick-off at 3:10pm GMT.
Gregor Townsend's hosts are seeking to bounce back from a 43-21 defeat to New Zealand last time out, a result that extended their 121-year winless run against the All Blacks. Hooker Ewan Ashman scored a hat-trick, but the All Blacks ran in seven tries to preserve their long unbeaten record against Scotland and draw level with South Africa atop the Southern Hemisphere standings.
Team News and Lineups
Townsend has made two changes to the Scotland team that started against the All Blacks, with Blair Kinghorn replacing Kyle Rowe at full-back and Darcy Graham coming in for Jamie Dobie on the left wing. Kyle Steyn completes the back three, with captain Sione Tuipulotu in the centres alongside Huw Jones. Finn Russell and Ben White remain the starting half-back partnership.
The forward pack is unchanged, with hooker Ashman joined in the front row by props Rory Sutherland and Zander Fagerson. Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings continue at lock, in front of a back row of Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge and Jack Dempsey. Newcastle back row Ollie Leatherbarrow is in line to earn his first Scotland cap as a replacement, replacing George Horne as Townsend pivots from a 5-3 bench split to 6-2.
Australia make three personnel changes, bringing Rob Valetini back into the pack at blindside flanker as Jeremy Williams reverts to lock and Lukhan Salakaia-Loto drops out. Carter Gordon starts at fly-half instead of Declan Meredith, with Ben Donaldson as back-up. Harry Potter returns on the left wing, pushing Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii back into the centres alongside Len Ikitau, with Isaac Henry making way. Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Lachlan Shaw and Tom Hooper all come onto the bench.
How to Watch and Head-to-Head
In the UK, the match will be televised live and free-to-air on ITV and STV, with coverage beginning at 2pm GMT on ITV1. It will also be available to watch live online via the ITVX website and app, which is free with registration.
Scotland have won four of their last five meetings with Australia, including a 27-13 home triumph two autumns ago. Australia's 16-15 victory at Murrayfield in 2022, in which Kinghorn missed a last-gasp penalty, was their first over the Scots since 2016. Scotland have 13 wins to Australia's 22, with no draws.
Scotland sit fourth in the Northern Hemisphere table, above only Wales and Italy, after also losing to the Springboks in the summer either side of victories against Argentina and Fiji. Australia come off a record 45-22 defeat to England at Twickenham, following two Bledisloe Cup losses to New Zealand, with their only Nations Championship victory so far a thrashing of Italy.
The match odds are Scotland to win at 4/9, Australia at 21/10, and a draw at 18/1, via UK betting sites and subject to change.
