Source : ABC NEWS
29′ Scots down to 14 players
Scotland inside centre Meryl Smith is shown a yellow card.
The Scots are down to 14 players!
Referee Maggie Cogger-Orr lost patience with repeated infringements, especially offside plays in defence.
26′ Wallaroos earn scrum penalty (Wallaroos 14-5)
Well done to the Wallaroos, earning a scrum penalty on a Scottish feed inside their half.
The Wallaroos have a lot of confidence in their set-pieces and they have shown their dominance at scrum time.
20′ Scots warned by ref (Wallaroos 7-5)
Referee Maggie Cogger-Orr has had a stern conversation with Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm about her side’s discipline.
The Scots have given away six penalties already.
Cogger-Orr won’t hesitate to reach for a card if this continues.
14′ Another Wallaroos penalty (Scotland 5-0)
The Wallaroos are award another penalty inside Scottish territory.
They kick for touch — can they take advantage?
12′ Wallaroos wasted another chance (Scotland 5-0)
The Wallaroos give up another excellent attacking opportunity, just inside Scotland’s 22.
They knocked the ball on after a penalty advantage had elapsed.
8′ Wallaroos awarded penalty (Scotland 5-0)
The Wallaroos are given a penalty inside Scotland’s 22.
What can the Wallaroos do from here?
They kick for touch but lose the ball at the line-out.
A wasted chance for the home side.
We’re underway
There’s the kick-off!
Scotland send the ball down into the Wallaroos’ half, giving the hosts first chance with the pill.
Can the Wallaroos make it back-to-back wins over the Scots?
Or will the visitors win away from home?
Let’s find out!
World rankings
Rank Team Points
1 England (ENG) 97.72
2 New Zealand (NZL) 91.44
3 Canada (CAN) 88.16
4 France (FRA) 86.74
5 Ireland (IRE) 77.32
6 USA (USA) 75.74
7 Australia (AUS) 75.58
8 Italy (ITA) 73.75
9 Scotland (SCO) 72.84
10 South Africa (RSA) 71.73– Drew
You’re on the money Drew — it’s seven (Wallaroos) vs nine (Scotland) on the world rankings.
But once the Wallaroos become a full-time program, expect to see them march up the standings.
Watch this space!
Here come the two teams
The Wallaroos and Scotland have made their way out onto the Stadium Australia turf ahead of the respective national anthems.
Not long until kick-off.
Who’s in charge?
Here’s the match officials listing for the Wallaroos vs Scotland Test:
- Referee: Maggie Cogger-Orr (New Zealand)
- Assistant Referees: Chloe Sampson and Erin Doherty (New Zealand)
- TMO: Estelle Whaiapu (New Zealand)
- FPRO: Aaron Paterson (New Zealand)
Wallaroos chasing ’80-minute performance’
The Wallaroos have shown encouraging signs during their 2026 campaign.
But they are the first to admit they haven’t produced a complete performance across both halves.
For more, I spoke with Wallaroos lock Kaitlan Leaney ahead of today’s Test:
Don’t lose hope!
Be honest with us Luke, two inexperienced fly halves, coming off the back of another Eden Park shellacking – how bad could today’s Bledisloe get?
– Nervous
Looking ahead to the Wallabies’ clash with the All Blacks, Declan Meredith will be wearing the number 10 jersey for the hosts in his first Bledisloe Cup start.
Back-up fly half Harry McLaughlin-Phillips will be making his Test debut, should he come off the bench.
No pressure.
But Nervous — don’t forget Rod Kafer made his Tests debut at fly half in a Bledisloe Cup encounter back in 1999, and the Wallabies came away with a 28-7 win at the same venue hosting today’s match!
Have faith, Nervous! The Wallabies need your support!
Not long to go!
