Scotland will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing defeat to Australia as they take on Fiji in the second game of their Autumn Test campaign.
Fiji coach Vern Cotter will return to Murrayfield, where he spent three years as head coach before leaving in 2017 having led Scotland to within one controversial refereeing call of a World Cup semi-final in 2015.
For the first time, he will go head to head with his successor Gregor Townsend, who nearly watched his side get a fourth consecutive win over Australia last weekend, only for Blair Kinghorn to miss a vital late penalty which consigned Scotland to a 16-15 defeat. A victory in Edinburgh will be a tall order for the Flying Fijians, having only won two of the side's previous eight encounters. The last time they met, a Tommy Seymour hat-trick led the Scots to a comprehensive 54-17 victory.
Here's everything you need to know about the match:
What time is Scotland v Fiji kick-off?
Scotland v Fiji kicks off at 1pm on Saturday, November 5, at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.
What TV channel is Scotland v Fiji on? What about live streaming?
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What's the Scotland v Fiji team news?
Adam Hastings starts at No. 10 for Scotland after Blair Kinghorn's last-gasp penalty miss against the Wallabies, while talisman Stuart Hogg returns to the team at full-back for the first time since being replaced as captain by Jamie Ritchie. Hogg was unavailable for the clash against Australia last weekend due to it taking place outside the Test window. Both Hastings and Kinghorn are said to be in contention to be Scotland's first-choice fly-half, with the Gloucester man returning to the fold after being left out of this year's Six Nations squad before injury ruled him out of the summer tour in South America.
Coach Gregor Townsend has made four more changes in total to the side which lost to Australia a week ago, with Chris Harris, George Turner, Cam Redpath and Richie Gray, who has not started for his country since 2017, also being brought in. There could also be a debut off the bench for tighthead prop Murphy Walker, with the Glasgow Warriors front-rower named among the replacements.
For the visitors, Vern Cotter has named three debutants in his matchday squad, with powerful lock Ratu Leone Rotuisolia named in the starting XV after training with the team during the summer. Sireli Maqala and Livai Natave are also expected to earn their first caps off the bench, with former Sevens player and Olympic gold medal winner Maqala able to play at fly-half, full-back and centre.
Scotland: 15. Stuart Hogg, 14. Darcy Graham, 13. Chris Harris, 12. Cameron Redpath, 11. Duhan van der Merwe, 10. Adam Hastings, 9. Ali Price, 1. Pierre Schoeman, 2. George Turner, 3. Zander Fagerson, 4. Richie Gray, 5. Grant Gilchrist, 6. Jamie Ritchie (capt), 7. Hamish Watson, 8. Matt Fagerson.
Replacements: 16. Ewan Ashman, 17. Rory Sutherland, 18. Murphy Walker, 19. Jonny Gray, 20. Jack Dempsey, 21. Ben White, 22. Blair Kinghorn, 23. Sione Tuipulotu.
Fiji: 15. Kini Murimurivalu, 14. Setareki Tuicuvu, 13. Waisea Nayacalevu (capt), 12. Kalaveti Ravouvou, 11. Vinaya Habosi, 10. Vilimoni Botitu, 9. Frank Lomani, 1. Eroni Mawi, 2. Sam Matavesi, 3. Manasa Saulo, 4. Temo Mayanavanua, 5. Ratu Leone Rotuisolia, 6. Albert Tuisue, 7. Levani Botia, 8. Viliame Mata.
Replacements: 16. Tevita Ikanivere, 17. Livai Natave, 18. Luke Tagi, 19. Apisalome Ratuniyarawa, 20. Kitione Kamikamica, 21. Peni Matawalu, 22. Teti Tela, 23. Sireli Maqala.
Who is the Scotland v Fiji referee?
Referee: Nic Berry (RA)
Assistant Referee 1: James Doleman (NZR)
Assistant Referee 2: Adam Jones (WRU)
TMO: Brett Cronan (RA)
What have the coaches said?
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend: "It's a physical challenge. They're big men, they're the most powerful athletes that we get to play against in rugby. They're very skilful too and we've got to watch out that our accuracy is at its highest level. If we're inaccurate with passing, kicking or contact, they're going to make breaks against us.
"They always get better when they spend time together and I'm sure they've been working hard all week to get their combinations working. We know as a group of individuals and as a team, they're very, very dangerous.
"We put in a good performance against Australia. We know we had opportunities to win and while we're disappointed, we've got a full squad this week with a lot of competition. It's an opportunity for these players to put a marker down."
Fiji head coach Vern Cotter: “It is great for us to be given these two tier one games [against Scotland and Ireland next weekend] before the World Cup. This is a great thing for us. It should just be a training run for them, but we will get something out of it.
“We want a performance where we can say we got the ball to the outside channels, beat defenders, and scored points. We don’t want to walk off the paddock saying we didn’t really do that. Hopefully we can get a chance to have a go.
“The theme is easy: you’ve got to dominate the structure to play unstructured rugby … we like unstructured rugby, it comes naturally. But you can’t do that if you don’t dominate the structure. It’s the fundamentals of the game. You can’t hide from having a decent set-piece, being able to be effective at ruck, and being able to keep the ball for multiple phases. So that is what we are focusing on.”
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