A Scotland XV will no longer play the New South Wales Waratahs on their tour to Australia, Fiji and Samoa next month. Originally the fixture had been scheduled for Sunday 10 June in Sydney. Scotland team manager Gavin Scott said: “We have had confirmation from the Waratahs that due to injuries and the requirements of the Wallabies squad they would be unable to fulfil the fixture.Scott continued:”We have looked into alternatives but, unfortunately, nothing else fits into our tour schedule.” The Scotland playing party will now be 28-strong. The tour dates are as follows: Tuesday 5 June v Australia in Newcastle, NSW, kick-off 7.30pm local (10.30am BST)Saturday 16 June v Fiji in Lautoka, kick-off 2pm local time (3am BST)Saturday 23 June v Samoa in Apia, kick-off 3.30pm local time (3.30am BST)

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