Josh Strauss says double-ban has fired up Scotland

Scotland forward Josh Strauss has vowed to beat Australia in tribute to banned team-mates Ross Ford and Jonny Gray.

Scotland were rocked by the news on Tuesday night that the duo's World Cup campaigns were over after receiving three-week bans for their illegal two-man tip-tackle on Samoa's Jack Lam.

Despite being told their offence was at the "lower end" of the disciplinary scale, they will now miss Sunday's quarter-final clash with the Wallabies and the rest of the tournament should the Scots claim an unlikely victory.

The Scots are considering an appeal but it remains unlikely that Edinburgh hooker Ford nor Glasgow lock Gray will feature again in the tournament.

Strauss certainly feels his colleagues were treated harshly and has vowed to take out his frustration on the Aussies at Twickenham.

He said: "We are all very disappointed for Ross and Jonny. Being a close group of lads we know each other very well and these are two very determined guys.

"It was a tough call [for the disciplinary officer] and I don't have to make them but we feel it was tough on them.

"When I heard it myself, and I can only speak for myself, I was angry. It was more for them. I can imagine myself in their shoes and how I would feel if it was me.

"But personally that is good for me. It motivates me. I want to put in a performance for them if I'm selected. I want to make them proud because they have made all of us proud.

"We have achieved so much as a group together and we are not going to let anything stand in our way."