Head coach Gregor Townsend has named his team to face Australia on Sunday, in the last of Scotland’s Autumn International matches. He’s picked a starting XV packed with experience, bringing back the big guns for a game that’s too tight to call.

Number 8 Matt Fagerson wins his 50th cap in the same pack that started against the Springboks a fortnight ago. Townsend can also call on plenty of talent in the backs, where fly-half Finn Russell returns to pull the strings, and Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe – currently tied as Scotland’s record try scorers – provide plenty of threat on the wings.

“We know what a big game this is to end our November campaign but also our year, with our best performance,” said Townsend. “[Australia] are a quality side, they always have been. They’ve got a full squad to pick from, some really talented, experienced players and they’re full of confidence. To get those away wins will just fill you up with the knowledge that you can win against the top teams, and they’ve played some good rugby too. So we’re expecting a big, tough test at the weekend.”

Scotland v Australia kicks off at 1.40pm GMT on Sunday 24 November.

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Scotland Autumn Internationals 2024 – team v Australia

15. Blair Kinghorn
14. Darcy Graham
13. Huw Jones
12. Sione Tuipulotu (captain)
11. Duhan van der Merwe
10. Finn Russell (vice-captain)
9. Ben White

1. Pierre Schoeman
2. Ewan Ashman
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Grant Gilchrist
5. Scott Cummings
6. Jamie Ritchie
7. Rory Darge (vice-captain)
8. Matt Fagerson

Replacements:
16. Dylan Richardson
17. Rory Sutherland
18. Will Hurd
19. Alex Craig
20. Josh Bayliss
21. George Horne
22. Tom Jordan
23. Kyle Rowe

Scotland Autumn Internationals 2024 squad

Forwards 

Ewan Ashman (Edinburgh Rugby, 21 caps)
Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby, 9 caps)
Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors, 35 caps)
Gregor Brown (Glasgow Warriors, 4 caps)
Scott Cummings (Glasgow Warriors, 41 caps)
Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby, 12 caps)
Alex Craig (Scarlets, 5 caps)
Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors, 24 caps)
Jack Dempsey (Glasgow Warriors, 22 caps)
Freddy Douglas (Edinburgh Rugby, 1 cap)
Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, 49 caps)
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, 69 caps)
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby, 74 caps)
Patrick Harrison (Edinburgh Rugby, 3 caps)
Will Hurd (Leicester Tigers, 3 caps)
Ewan Johnson (Oyonnax, 4 caps)
Johnny Matthews (Glasgow Warrirors, 3 caps)
Nathan McBeth (Glasgow Warriors, 2 caps)
Elliot Millar Mills (Northampton Saints, 7 caps)
Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh Rugby, 1 cap)
D’Arcy Rae (Edinburgh Rugby, 2 caps)
Dylan Richardson (The Sharks, 5 caps)
Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby, 52 caps)
Alex Samuel (Glasgow Warriors, 1 cap)
Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh Rugby, 36 caps)
Rory Sutherland (Glasgow Warriors, 36 caps)
Max Williamson (Glasgow Warriors, 6 caps)

Backs 

Matt Currie (Edinburgh Rugby, 4 caps)
Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors, 9 caps)
Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby, 41 caps)
Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors, 32 caps)
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors, 33 caps)
Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints, 8 caps)
Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors, 52 caps)
Tom Jordan (Glasgow Warriors, 3 caps)
Blair Kinghorn (Toulouse, 54 caps)
Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors, 8 caps)
Harry Paterson (Edinburgh Rugby, 3 caps)
Ali Price (Edinburgh Rugby, 68 caps)
Arron Reed (Sale Sharks, 3 caps)
Kyle Rowe (Glasgow Warriors, 9 caps)
Finn Russell (Bath Rugby, 81 caps)
Mosese Tuipulotu (Edinburgh Rugby, uncapped)
Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors, 29 caps)
Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby, 43 caps)
Ben White (Toulon, 23 caps)

Scotland Autumn Internationals 2024 fixtures

Sunday 24 November

• Scotland v Australia
  Murrayfield, Edinburgh
  Kick-off: 1.40pm GMT / 3.40pm SAST / 12.40am AEDT (Monday) / 2.40am NZDT (Monday) / 8.40am ET / 5.40am PT

Scotland Autumn Nations Series results 2024

Saturday 2 November 2024

• Scotland 57 v 17 Fiji
  Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Sunday 10 November 2024

• Scotland 15 v 32 South Africa
  Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Saturday 16 November

• Scotland 59 v 21 Portugal
  Murrayfield, Edinburgh