Australia vs Scotland

Minute-by-minute report: A new-look Kangaroos side featuring six debutants thrashed Scotland in Coventry.

Is this the beginning of a dynastic career in the green and gold? Hayward is nailed in the tackle and coughs the ball up in midfield. The ball is turned over and the short sojourn in ‘Roos space is over. His grandfather was a professional boxer and he spoke of the challenges of indigenous athletes fighting for recognition and the responsibility he feels representing his community. Tedesco is wrapped up in the tackle. Scotland get the ball and every carrier is nailed in the tackle. Scotland back on the ball down the right. That’s 10 tries for the Kangaroos and Cleary slots the goal. Burton has space and slides over the for the score. He takes the collision and offloads to Yeo who has to catch and fall over the line to score on debut. We’ve had a bunch of tries this evening but that is genuinely the pick of the bunch. Scotland had just one visit to the red zone and that came in the 79th minute.

A dazzling Test debut by Nathan Cleary and four tries to Josh Addo-Carr led the Kangaroos to an 84-0 win over Scotland in Coventry.

A lot of our players are working during the day and come in and deliver the footy of an evening at their clubs, so for those type of guys in our squad this is a massive thing to be involved with and then for us to try and put performances together is another thing. The Bravehearts will round out their tournament against Fiji in Newcastle and then start looking ahead to the 2025 campaign in France. He produced a quick play the ball to Ben Hunt who bamboozled a couple of defenders before sending the ball back to Tedesco, who skipped through two more tackles to plunge over for his fifth try in green and gold. Burton enjoyed a strong debut in the green and gold and he came up with a special play to keep the ball alive for his Bulldogs team-mate. "It felt pretty surreal, I was a bit nervy this morning waking up, it sort of started to sink in once we got to the ground that I would be representing the green and gold. I have a lot of family here representing me and for me to represent them, is a huge honour."

Australia will be out to book their place in the quarter-finals during their second game at the Rugby League World Cup when they take on Scotland who were ...

[Isaah Yeo](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/isaah-yeo/) (vc). [Ben Hunt](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/ben-hunt/) 15. [Harry Grant](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/harry-grant/) 13. [Nathan Cleary](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/nathan-cleary/) 6. [Cameron Munster](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/cameron-munster/) 14. [Campbell Graham](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/campbell-graham/) 7. [Jack Wighton](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/jack-wighton/) 19. [Matt Burton](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/matt-burton/) 10. [Josh Addo-Carr](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/josh-addo-carr/) 12. [Scotland](https://www.zerotackle.com/rugby-league/international-teams/scotland/). [James Tedesco](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/james-tedesco/) (c) 9. [Josh Addo-Carr](https://www.zerotackle.com/players/josh-addo-carr/).

Josh Addo-Carr scored four tries in Australia's demolition of Scotland at World Cup — but it was his final score that had everyone talking.

"There have been some great Kangaroos sides in the past. It was good!" "It happened so quick. As the ball tumbled towards the sidelines, Burton scooped it between his legs with one hand back to the waiting winger, who then sprinted down the sidelines, put in a kick, and collected his own ball to score the final insult of the match. With the game well and truly done and dusted at half-time with the score 40-0, Addo-Carr combined with Matt Burton in the final minute of play to put on a magic show. Josh Addo-Carr scored four tries — and potentially the try of the tournament — as Australia smashed Scotland to the tune of 84-0.