The Wallabies fear Scotland's strongly All Blacks-influenced style could derail their grand slam tilt before major showdowns with Ireland and England. Scotland is coached by New Zealand's Vern Cotter and has a distinctly All Black flavour in the way it attacks games - a threat which should sound alarm bells for the Wallabies. "It's no lie that we like to play some expansive footy, we know they're going to be coming at us in all areas of the game," Phipps explained. Halves partner Foley, noting last year's last-gasp World Cup quarter-final win over the Bravehearts, agreed Scotland posed a serious threat to Australia's aspirations. "They're a team that if you're ill-disciplined and if you knock off at set piece, they'll really hurt you."

Source: Otago Daily Times November 07, 2016 06:33 UTC