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Scotland coach Andy Robinson praised their courage after a 9-8 win over Australia on Sunday gave them their first victory against the Wallabies since 1982.
"This was the most courageous performance by any team I've been involved in," he said. "The courage of the players was terrific. If we can perform like this in every match we can be there. Today was the level we have to achieve in every game.
"This was a huge defensive workload in terms of spreading across the field but we helped ourselves by slowing their ball," Robinson added. "Some people talk about winning with performance and style but there's no better feeling than winning.
"It was great to hear the support and the singing. Sport is about emotion and passion and we felt that today," the Scotland coach told reporters.
Australia had been aiming for a grand slam over the home nations on their European tour but after drawing with Ireland last week an unbeaten record became the new objective.
Defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield means next weekend's match against Wales in Cardiff will be about pride alone.
Enough pressure
"We felt we had enough pressure to win today. We're utterly disappointed," Australia captain Rocky Elsom said.
"But I have to say the Scottish defence was very good. That was the key to them getting on top at the end of the match.
But he added: "Not every one of our mistakes was forced."
Australia coach Robbie Deans echoed his skipper's views when he said: "Scotland defended very well and we were very error prone. Credit must go to Scotland for their tenacity.
"We weren't able to maintain pressure long enough to turn it into points. We kept finding ways of producing errors."
A delighted Robinson had special praise for several players.
"I thought Al Kellock did a fantastic job leading the team after Chris (Cusiter) went off and I have to give credit to Rory Lamont for his ability to clear up problems close to the line.
"Another player who impressed me was Rory Lawson. He came on and took his chance. He played brilliantly. I was impressed also with Alex Grove in the way he held the line together."
