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0 of 11 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Australia (35) 56
Tries: Merlo, Stewart, Miller (2), Whitaker (2), Ellis, Karpani Cons: Wood (6), Moleka
Scotland (5) 12
Tries: Buchanan, Malcolm Con: Nelson
Scotland suffered a chastening eight-try defeat by Australia in their WXV Global Series match in Sydney.
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Scotland → suffer → Sydney
It was the visitors' eighth straight defeat, four of them in the new competition, having lost to Canada, New Zealand and the Aussies in their home ties.
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It → lose → ties
Australia have two victories, both against the Scots, after losing to England and France, their 30-10 win in Edinburgh having lifted them above their hosts in the world rankings.
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win → have → rankings
As they sought revenge, the Scots, under caretaker head coach Dave Butcher, lost Sarah Bonar to illness shortly before kick-off and the Harlequins lock was replaced with Bristol Bears' Hollie Cunningham.
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lock → seek → Cunningham
And they started brightly, with Katie Buchanan collecting the ball on the wing, beating a defender and sprinting over the line to give them a fifth-minute lead in her first international start.
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Buchanan → start → start
Australia, though, responded with five tries by half-time.
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Australia → respond → time
The Scots held on to the lead until the 17th-minute, when hooker Brittany Merlo went over to draw the hosts level and wing Maya Stewart added another six minutes later, with Samantha Wood converting both.
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Wood → hold → both
Australia took complete control after centre Meryl Smith was sent to the sin-bin and Desiree Miller, Amelia Whitaker and Ellis all scored to give the hosts a commanding 35-5 lead at the break.
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Miller → take → break
Miller crossed for her second two minutes after the restart, but the Scots did manage a reply soon after as captain Rachel Malcolm would not be denied close to the line and Helen Nelson added the conversion.
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Nelson → cross → conversion
Scotland managed to hold out for close to another 20 minutes before Whitaker broke clear to score her second try with 15 minutes remaining.
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Whitaker → manage → minutes
The hosts completed the scoring in the closing seconds through Eva Karpani after Scotland lost second row Eva Donaldson to a yellow card.
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Scotland → complete → card
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