Scotland’S Emc Test Dates Announced

Scotland will play three Tests against Southern Hemisphere teams this November, it was confirmed today.The EMC Tests will see Andy Robinson’s men face New Zealand, South Africa and Tonga.  The world’s number one ranked team, Rugby World Cup holders, the All Blacks, will visit Murrayfield on Sunday 11 November with a 2.30pm kick-off.The Springboks, ranked third in the world, who Scotland beat on their last tour in 2010, will take to the Murrayfield turf six days later (Saturday 17 November, kick-off 2.30pm)And the series will conclude against Tonga – the hard-hitting Pacific islanders who stunned France at last year’s Rugby World Cup – on Saturday 24 November with a 3pm kick-off, with the venue to be confirmed, though the match is likely to be played away from Murrayfield.Scottish Rugby’s Chief Executive Mark Dodson said: “We are delighted to announce our fixtures for the EMC Tests and firmly believe that these games will excite the interest of our fans.”We’re also very pleased that we have secured a two-year broadcast deal with the BBC which will ensure ongoing maximum exposure across their extensive broadcast platforms and that’s good news for Scottish Rugby and our partners.”Barbara Slater, Director BBC Sport, said: “We’re delighted to be broadcasting Scottish Rugby’s autumn test matches though to 2013. This gives viewers further opportunities to enjoy live top flight rugby union on the BBC.”  Notes to editors About EMCEMC Computer Systems (UK) Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organisations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information about EMC’s products and services can be found at www.EMC.com.EMC is a registered trademark of EMC Corporation in the United States and other countries. All other marks and names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies. EMC is proud to continue its relationship with Scottish Rugby for a third year as both Title Sponsor of the EMC Tests in November and The Official IT Partner of Scottish Rugby.