The Scottish Mail on Sunday

SCOTLAND

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COACH: Gregor Townsend (Sco) CAPTAIN: Greig Laidlaw ONE TO WATCH: WP NEL His scrummagin­g for Edinburgh in Europe has been first class. South African-born Nel (right) is not a big guy but he can seriously scrum. That gives Scotland a massive chance.

BIG QUESTION: Can Gregor Townsend’s talented side win away from home? Scotland have not beaten England at Twickenham since 1983 or France in Paris since 1999 — and those are their two away matches this year. The Scots are tough to beat at home but they will never really challenge the big teams if this disappoint­ing away record continues. CLIVE’S VERDICT: 5th. 100 HAVING never scored 100 points in the Six Nations until 2015, Scotland have achieved that mark in each of the last three years.

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