What they said:

Head Coach Kenny Murray said: “We are looking forward to kick starting the World Rugby U20 Trophy campaign.

“The boys have been training hard over the past few months and just want to get out there and do themselves, their families and Scotland proud.

“Samoa are up first and we know that they will be a tough opponent. We had a good result against them last year, but this is a completely different competition, so we must make sure we are at the top of our game when we come up against them on Tuesday.”

The team

The stats

• Scotland U20 were 83-10 winners against Samoa U20 in the same competition last year; six of the same 23 will play again tomorrow.
• Brothers Jerry and Ollie Blyth-Lafferty become the first ever brothers to play together for Scotland U20 in a competitive fixture.
• Freddy Douglas had the most breakdown steals of any player in the 2024 Under-20 Six Nations with 12, and topped the tackles made chart with 77.