With his own Test career on hold in Japan, George Turner says Scotland have the right environment for success.
Edinburgh hooker Dave Cherry insists he has not given up hope of a possible Scotland recall despite not featuring for the national team since being forced home from last year’s Rugby World Cup in France.
Johnny Matthews recorded a brace for Glasgow against rivals Edinburgh in the first leg of the 1872 Cup at Hampden, the first rugby match to be played at Scotland’s national football stadium for 20 years.
Glasgow claimed a couple of bonus points as they went down 30-29 to Toulon in their second Investec Champions Cup pool-stage match at the Stade Felix Mayol on Sunday.
Going into the four-match Autumn Nations Series the general consensus was that Scotland needed to beat Fiji and Portugal convincingly, give the Springboks a run for their money and close out the year with a win over Australia. So, in that sense, it was a job well done.
Gregor Townsend oversaw a positive autumn with the dangerous Wallabies vanquished, but there are gnawing sores to fix.
Scotland Player Ratings: Scotland cruised to a resounding nine-try victory over Portugal at Murrayfield, with several players taking full advantage of their opportunities in Gregor Townsend’s heavily rotated side.