Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend says he will not be worried if Saturday's Nations Championship match against Fiji at Murrayfield turns into another high-scoring affair, as long as his side end up ahead. Scotland have scored 21 tries in their last four fixtures but have also conceded 163 points and lost two of those games, prompting Townsend to argue that open, attacking rugby is currently a feature of the sport at the top level rather than a specific weakness of his team.

Townsend has made 14 changes to his starting side for the game and pointed to positives from last weekend's 42-28 defeat by South Africa in Pretoria, particularly Scotland's resilience after falling behind twice. He warned that Fiji, despite losing 39-24 to Wales and 73-8 to England in their opening Nations Championship games, remain highly dangerous if Scotland's focus lapses, given their ability to move the ball and score from distance.