The Twitter reaction to Scotland’s heart-breaking defeat to Australia

After European teams lost their first three quarter-finals, the hopes of the northern hemisphere rested on Scottish shoulders.

Going into the weekend, this looked like the most straightforward game. Australia had been tagged as the mid-tournament favourites thanks to convincing wins over England and Wales. Scotland, meanwhile, had just about squeezed out a quarter-final berth ahead of Japan thanks largely to the scheduling of their fixtures. But in the most unlikely fashion, the Scots took the game to the Wallabies and held a 34-32 lead with just a minute remaining before Bernard Foley's penalty saw Australia through. Needless to say, the finale caused a few Twitter users a good deal of stress. https://twitter.com/joshapiafi/status/655785558581616640 The heavens opened up, but Scottish fans wanted more. https://twitter.com/toppage/status/655785555335192576 But a questionable late penalty after an offside from a knock-on meant Australia marched on... https://twitter.com/benjrooney/status/655786809247559681 https://twitter.com/craigdavies/status/655786768155979776 https://twitter.com/HuwGJones310/status/655786737386565632 In the end, Scottish fans weren't happy to have missed out on a semi-final due to such a contentious penalty... https://twitter.com/TalkRugbyUnion/status/655787126127206401 https://twitter.com/kirstybscott/status/655787976924995588 https://twitter.com/Charlie_Hocking/status/655787940614946817 https://twitter.com/PyroClaire/status/655787909325393920 https://twitter.com/SirRodders/status/655787894829879296 https://twitter.com/nick_easter/status/655786691186327552 Even the players were unhappy with it. https://twitter.com/Rugbydump/status/655787796741926912