Scotland will hope to bury Argentina's hopes of a revival on Saturday with another display of disciplined and controlled rugby, so writes The Scotsman's Iain Morrison.
"The team are staying in a brand new hotel set a little way back from the beach and overlooking it if you have a front of house view – those at the back of the hotel look out over a graveyard full of ornate mausoleums. Scotland will hope to bury Argentina's hopes of a revival on Saturday with another display of disciplined and controlled rugby and, if it's not being greedy to ask, just a hint of flair and panache into the bargain.
"To that end Andy Robinson has moved Max Evans from wing to outside centre and restored the Glasgow midfield trio in the process. The coach claimed that it was no more than a coincidence but, if the comment can be taken at face value, then at least it's a happy one.
"The older of the Evans brothers is a Lilliput in a land of Gullivers, a relative shorty in amongst the giants of the Scottish back line. Scotland boast two strong-running wingers in the substantial forms of Simon Danielli and Sean Lamont, while inside centre Graeme Morrison is obviously made from the same mould, but Evans brings something different to the Scottish backs. He boasts most of his brother's straight line speed and he adds a very handy side step of his own devising. Since Argentina are not noted for falling off tackles it makes some sense to run around rather than through them, and Evans is better equipped than most to do just that."
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