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Gregor Townsend praised his Scotland players for showing their “true identity” after they bounced back from defeat to round off their Pacific Tour with an emphatic victory over Samoa. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

South Africa’s cushion at the top could be cut down to only 0.55 rating points over New Zealand if the All Blacks complete a series whitewash of France with a win by more than 15 points in Hamilton – a gap that could be overcome in the upcoming Rugby Championship.

Scotland will field the two forwards who are to join the British & Irish Lions in Friday’s test against Samoa at Eden Park in Auckland, coach Gregor Townsend said on Wednesday.

Scotland's bid to make amends at the Rugby World Cup after the drubbing by Ireland got a whole lot easier after Samoa was struck down by personnel problems.

The game will be shown live by subscription broadcaster Premier Sports, with coverage getting underway at 8.30am on Premier Sports 2. Premier Sports is available in the UK on Sky, Virgin, STV Player and Amazon Prime.

The handicap is set at around the 17-point mark in Scotland's favour, and although that looks a little high given the talent Scotland are missing to the British & Irish Lions, it's hard to see Samoa battling as hard as Fiji did. Therefore, backing a Scotland win by 11 to 20 points could be the best approach.