Writing in The Scotsman, Iain Morrison reflects on Scotland's historic victory over Australia at Murrayfield.
"What was it Ian McGeechan said about the 1997 Lions? "Fifteen-man rugby, without the ball." That described Scotland yesterday because for long stretches the home side were stuck deep inside their own half, engaged in a desperate rearguard action.
"The they-shall-not-pass, stonewall resistance resembled Andy Robinson's Edinburgh at their best. Teams, and especially Scotland, don't become world class overnight but the first and easiest step to take is becoming cussed, sticky and damned difficult to beat at home and that is exactly what the men in blue were yesterday. They did very little with the ball, far too little, you could argue, to justify their win, but every player on the field defended as if their lives depended upon it."
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