It seems puzzling that a 19-year-old flanker should make his Test debut before seeing any action for his club.
Mosese Tuipulotu will get his first outing in a Scotland jersey when he starts for the Scotland A team in Saturday’s fixture against Chile at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium.
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.
Gregor Townsend has handed Sione Tuipulotu the honour of leading Scotland during the four-match Autumn Nations Series by naming the Glasgow centre as his new captain.
Edinburgh have confirmed they expect to be without full-back Emiliano Boffelli for a large chunk of the season as the Argentine star prepares for further surgery on a longstanding back problem.
Magnus Bradbury will make his first start since returning to Edinburgh after being named in the number eight jersey for Saturday’s United Rugby Championship match away to the Bulls.