Scotland have shocked Australia in awful wet conditions with a 9-6 victory thanks to a last-gasp penalty from flyhalf Greig Laidlaw in Newcastle at Ausgrid Stadium.

The match was a series of knock-ons and scrums with howling winds making life very difficult for the kickers.

The forwards were forced to do all the work with the match played all up front keeping things tight, while the backs stood out wide in the rain getting cold.

The miserable conditions meant a slow match, but the defensive effort from both team was impressive, especially that of Scotland, who stood up to the Wallabies attack inside their own 22m for 35 minutes of the second half.

Scorers:

For Australia:
Pens: Harris 2

For Scotland:
Pens: Laidlaw 3

Teams:

Australia: 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Joe Tomane, 13 Anthony Fainga'a, 12 Mike Harris, 11 Digby Ioane, 10 Berrick Barnes, 9 Will Genia, 8 Scott Higginbotham, 7 David Pocock (captain), 6 Dave Dennis, 5 Nathan Sharpe, 4 Sitaleki Timani, 3 Dan Palmer, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 James Slipper.
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga'a, 17 Ben Alexander, 18 Rob Simmons, 19 Michael Hooper, 20 Nick Phipps, 21 Pat McCabe, 22 Adam Ashley-Cooper.

Scotland: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Joe Ansbro, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 Matt Scott, 11 Sean Lamont, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Mike Blair, 8 John Barclay, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Richie Gray, 4 Alastair Kellock, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford (captain),1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Jon Welsh, 18 Tom Ryder, 19 Richie Vernon, 20 Chris Cusiter, 21 Duncan Weir, 22 Tom Brown.

Referee: Jaco Peyper (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Craig Joubert (South Africa), Keith Brown (New Zealand)
TMO: Vinny Munro (New Zealand)