Preview: Scotland A v Chile

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 18: Freddy Douglas during Scotland 'A' visual access at the Oriam, on November 18, 2024, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

What they said

Head Coach Pete Horne said: “It’s a great chance to kickstart the weekend. We’ve spoken a little bit about how there’s no reason we can’t go out and steal the show and have people living Hive Stadium full of enthusiasm, talking about the tries we’ve scored.

“We want to leave a lasting impression. It’s a brilliant opportunity for us to go well and really build the momentum going into Sunday.”

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The teams

Scotland A: 15. Arron Reed (Sale Sharks) 14. Matt Currie (Edinburgh Rugby) 13. Mosese Tuipulotu (Edinburgh Rugby) 12. Stafford McDowall (Glasgow Warriors) 11. Ross McCann (Edinburgh Rugby) 10. Ross Thompson (Edinburgh Rugby) 9. Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors) 1. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 2. Gregor Hiddleston (Glasgow Warriors) 3. D’Arcy Rae (Edinburgh Rugby) 4. Marshall Sykes (Edinburgh Rugby) 5. Ewan Johnston (Oyannax) 6. Tom Dodd (Edinburgh Rugby) 7. Freddy Douglas (Edinburgh Rugby) 8. Ben Muncaster (Edinburgh Rugby)

Replacements: 16. Harri Morris (Edinburgh Rugby) 17. Mikey Jones (Edinburgh Rugby) 18. Fin Richardson (Glasgow Warriors) 19. Jare Oguntibeju (Glasgow Warriors) 20. Liam McConnell (Edinburgh Rugby) 21. Ben Afshar (Glasgow Warriors) 22. Ben Healy (Edinburgh Rugby) 23. Jack Brown (Edinburgh Rugby)

Chile: 15. Luca Strabucchi 14. Cristóbal Game 13. Domingo Saavedra 12. Santiago Videla 11. Matías Garafulic 10. Juan Cruz Reyes 9. Benjamín Videla 1. Javier Carrasco 2. Diego Escobar 3. Iñaki Gurruchaga 4. Santiago Pedrero 5. Bruno Sáez 6. Martín Sigren CAPTAIN 7. Clemente Saavedra 8. Alfonso Escobar

Replacements: 16. Augusto Böhme 17. Norman Aguayo 18. Matías Dittus 19. Raimundo Martínez 20. Ernesto Tchimino 21. Marcelo Torrealaba 22. Rodrigo Fernández 23. Nicolás Garafulic

The stats

• Three of the Scotland A squad (Freddy Douglas, Liam McConnell and Jack Brown) were part of the Scotland U20 squad that won the World Rugby U20 Trophy at Hive Stadium in July.
• Scotland A’s last fixture was also against Chile, away in Santiago in 2022. Four players from that squad (Matt Currie, Ross Thompson, Jamie Bhatti and Ben Muncaster) are involved again on Saturday.
• Freddy Douglas made seven tackles in just fifteen minutes as he made his debut for Scotland against Portugal last weekend.