Scotland To Face Southern Hemisphere’S Finest On Home Soil
Scotland will be facing some of the cream of world rugby on home soil this autumn. In a year-long countdown to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, head coach Andy Robinson’s team will face the current No 1 team in the world, New Zealand, at Murrayfield on the weekend of 13/14 November. Next up will be reigning world championships South Africa who provide the opposition at Murrayfield on the weekend of 20/21 November. The autumn series concludes with a match against a country that has happy and fresh memories of a trip to Scotland. Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s and IRB World Series winners Samoa will return in the XV-a-side arena on the weekend of 27/28 November. The venue for this match is still to be confirmed. Scotland will be facing some of the cream of world rugby on home soil this autumn. In a year-long countdown to the 2011 Rugby World Cup, head coach Andy Robinson’s team will face the current No 1 team in the world, New Zealand, at Murrayfield on the weekend of 13/14 November. Next up will be reigning world championships South Africa who provide the opposition at Murrayfield on the weekend of 20/21 November. The autumn series concludes with a match against a country that has happy and fresh memories of a trip to Scotland. Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s and IRB World Series winners Samoa will return in the XV-a-side arena on the weekend of 27/28 November. The venue for this match is still to be confirmed. Andy Robinson said: These internationals are very important and will provide us with the full-on challenge to improve that can only come from the intensity of the Test match arena. As a team we will strive to produce a winning performance to inspire a strong and vocal Murrayfield support. Other details, including ticket prices, kick-off times and when tickets will go on sale, will be announced shortly.
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