Scotland eventally pushed past Italy in their Six Nations opener at Murrayfield. Here are four talking points following the win.
Scotland face an anxious wait to see if they will be without captain Sione Tuipulotu for the start of their Six Nations campaign
With his own Test career on hold in Japan, George Turner says Scotland have the right environment for success.
Scotland pair Jack Dempsey and Huw Jones will both make their first appearances of the season for Glasgow in Friday’s United Rugby Championship match away to Cardiff.
With ten frontline operators including Finn Russell, Ben White, Blair Kinghorn and Zander Fagerson given a summer off and Darcy Graham and Andy Christie still recovering from injury, opportunity knocks for a host of players in the Scotland squad heading on tour to North and South America.
Gregor Hiddleston and Kyle Steyn both ran in a pair of tries as Glasgow kept their bid to finish top of the United Rugby Championship on track with a bonus-point 40-9 win over Zebre Parma.