There were a few eyebrows raised when Jamie Ritchie was selected to start in the Scotland back-row against Australia. Many had expected Josh Bayliss to come in at number eight, but Gregor Townsend instead shifted Matt Fagerson to eight and brought Ritchie in at six.

Winger Duhan van der Merwe reclaimed his try scoring record for Scotland as they ran in four tries to one and overwhelmed Australia 27-13 on Sunday, ending the Wallabies’ hopes of a Grand Slam over the home nations on their November tour.

Australia's dreams of a historic Grand Slam triumph 40 years in the making have been shattered at the hands of Scotland magician Finn Russell and his side's defensive tenacity.