Scotland have a squad to face New Zealand as big, strong and quick as any that has taken to the field in recent years and, with the team now picked, instilling self-belief is the next priority for head coach Andy Robinson ahead of the autumn series. The Scotsman's David Ferguson reports.
"Jim Telfer, the Scotland coach of the 1980s and 1990s, used to talk about the "top three inches", in reference to brain-power, and that is a big part of the challenge facing Scotland when they take on New Zealand on Saturday.
"Robinson is building on a rare Scotland achievement of three Test wins in a row, all away from home, against Ireland and Argentina (twice). It lifted the team to seventh in the world and is worthy of recognition, but this weekend opponents six places higher hove into view. The All Blacks are the only team the Scots have never beaten."
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