Wallaroos complete Scotland sweep as retiring Smith gets standing ovation despite red

Women’s rugby union: Australia 38-31 ScotlandCecilia Smith ‘sorry’ for red card on final Wallaroos gameThe Wallaroos completed their three-game sweep over Scotland with a 38-31 win on Friday in a spicy contest that featured biting accusations and a string of yellow cards.Australia produced plenty of classy moments in Canberrabut again lacked discipline in tackles and around the ruck to keep the tourists in it. The hosts received four yellow cards, with the retiring centre Cecilia Smith earning two of those to finish her 34-Test career on a red. Continue reading…

The Wallaroos completed their three-game sweep over Scotland with a 38-31 win in a spicy contest that featured biting accusations and a string of yellow cards Cecilia Smith ‘sorry’ for red card on final Wallaroos game The Wallaroos completed their three-game sweep over Scotland with a 38-31 win on Friday in a spicy contest that featured biting accusations and a string of yellow cards. Australia produced plenty of classy moments in Canberrabut again lacked discipline in tackles and around the ruck to keep the tourists in it.

The hosts received four yellow cards, with the retiring centre Cecilia Smith earning two of those to finish her 34-Test career on a red. Scotland had two players sent to the sin bin and it could have been far uglier if the Wallaroos centre Georgina Friedrichs’ accusations of biting had been verified on review. But the officials saw no evidence and there were no bite marks on Friedrich’s forearm, so the referee waved the complaints away. The Australian prop Eva Karpani