Townsend defends Scotland’s high Saffa intake
Gregor Townsend has defended Scotland’s use of the residency rule following his selection of uncapped South African Jaco van der Walt in their squad for Saturday’s Test against Ireland.
Gregor Townsend has defended Scotland’s use of the residency rule following his selection of uncapped South African Jaco van der Walt in their squad for Saturday’s Test against Ireland.
Check out highlights from Duhan van der Merwe’s man-of-the-match performance for Scotland against Italy this past weekend, in which the former Junior Springbok wing scored his second try and produced several powerful carries.
Duhan van der Merwe scored as Scotland beat Italy 28-17, while England thrashed Georgia and Ireland cruised past Wales in round one of the Autumn Nations Cup.
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Duhan van der Merwe and Duncan Weir have been included in Scotland’s run-on XV for their Autumn Nations Cup opener against Italy in Florence on Saturday.
Scotland ended their Six Nations campaign on a positive note by claiming a 14-10 away victory over Wales on Saturday.
South African-born Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe says he wants to improve as a Test player now that his ‘nervous and emotional’ international debut is out of the way.
Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe sliced through the Georgian defence to score on Test debut at Murrayfield on Friday night.
Four South Africans, including uncapped duo Duhan van der Merwe and Oli Kebble, have been included in Scotland’s 40-man squad for the revised 2020 Test season.
Richard Cockerill says former Lions flyhalf Jaco van der Walt has the attributes to make the step up to international rugby when he qualifies for Scotland later this year, writes BRYN PALMER.