Scots set sights on Fiji after shocking Australia

Scotland are looking to complete a clean sweep of their summer tour by adding Fiji to their list of scalps following their 24-19 victory over Australia in Sydney on Saturday. “The win over Australia was an amazing result,” said flanker Hamish Watson. “Fiji in Fiji is not going to be an easy test.” seven who did not feature. His next task is to draw up a 45-man Elite Player Squad in August that he wants to form the basis of the party he takes to the 2019 World Cup.

Everything in his head is geared around Japan. He is now entering phrase three of his World Cup project that will run until June 2019. “Today ends the first two years in the job – we are 21 wins, one loss,” Jones said. “The next phase we want to go through undefeated – that is the next challenge. If we do that you go to the World Cup as No 1.”

Part of that project will include resting at least five front-line players in the autumn internationals against Argentina, Samoa and Australia. “There is no risk in that,” Jones said. “My job is to win the World Cup, not to win the November series 3-0. The challenge is to build a bulletproof team.

“At the World Cup you can get a team that on one day can be absolutely red hot. Every offload sticks, the referee gives 50-50 decisions, you have got to be good enough to beat these teams and we are not at the moment, but we are moving in the right direction.” Scores Argentina England Referee