Bernard Foley kicked a last-gasp penalty to atomize Scottish hearts and send the Wallabies to a semi-final against Argentina as they prevailed 35-34Read the full match report 5.59pm BSTRead the full match report: Related: Australia and Bernard Foley atomize Scotland hearts in World Cup thriller 5.50pm BSTThat was heartbreaking for Scotland. A cruel bounce conceded that final,match-winning, last-minute penalty and Australia, and by the skin of their teeth,make it to the semi-finals.
That means it’s a southern hemisphere clean sweep. But surely that’s the best northern hemisphere performance of the quarter-finals by Scotland? It wasn’t just resilience and nebulous spirit that saw them approach so close to a huge upset, but great nous too. whether any Six Nations team can approach out of the knock-out rounds with their heads held tall, and it’s them.
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Source: theguardian.com