Moore desperate to retire on a winning note

– Retiring hooker Stephen Moore has warned the wounded Wallabies they will face a “tough test” against an increasingly confident Scotland in their European tour finale in Edinburgh today.

Australia are looking to bounce back from last week’s 30-6 defeat at Twickenham, where a record 24-point loss to England was somewhat harsh.

They will also be trying to avenge a 24-19 defeat by Scotland in the teams’ most recent meeting in Sydney in June.

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“Scotland beat us earlier in the year, so we know they’re a quality team,” said Moore, the former Australia captain, who has been promoted from bench duty to collect his 129th and final cap as a member of the run-on XV.

“We know it’s going to be a tough Test match,” the 34-year-old Queensland front-rower added ahead of what will be his last competitive match in both club and international rugby.

The gap between the countries has indeed closed dramatically since Moore made his first Australia start in a 44-15 thrashing of Scotland in Edinburgh in November 2006.

He scored the last of five Wallaby tries that day in what was a 16th successive Australian triumph over the Scots.

Scotland, who nearly recorded their first victory over world champions New Zealand before going down 22-17 to the All Blacks at Murrayfield last week, have won three of their six encounters with the Wallabies since that heavy 2006 loss. –