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Six Lions, the return of Glasgowβs best ever centre combo but Josh McKay's streak ends - more in the Clermont v Glasgow match preview:
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The youngest Glasgow Warriors' starting XV for at least the last 9 seasons will take on a much changed Zebre side at Scotstoun.
More in the match preview π
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Kyle Steyn will captain Glasgow for the 50th time when Glasgow take on Edinburgh at Hampden.
More in the 1872 Cup first leg match preview:
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Collectively the 23 players in USAβs matchday squad have scored 30 Test tries.
That is fewer than both Duhan van der Merwe (32) and Darcy Graham (31) have managed as individuals for Scotland.
More in the Scotland v USA match preview:
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Glasgow have won their last six matches in Wales, the clubβs best ever streak of victories on Welsh soil. However, Ospreys are the only Welsh side to defeat the Warriors during the Franco Smith era, doing so both home (2022/23) and away (2023/24).
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Tonight's game against the Dragons will see Johnny Matthews bring up 100 appearances for Glasgow Warriors.
In his previous 99 games he has scored 48 tries and, pretty remarkably for a forward, never been yellow carded.
More in the match preview:
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Saturday's game will be the 25th Test of the professional era for the Lions, with 200 starting positions available for forwards.
Just 8 of those slots have been filled by Scots.
More in the Third Test match preview:
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In the last 100 years just 4 Scots have started a Lions' Test at stand off, with only 2 of them managing wins:
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Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe have been the starting wing combination in 66 previous matches for club and country, crossing for 73 tries in these games (Graham β 40; van der Merwe β 33).
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57 years have passed since the last time a Scot wore the number 12 jersey in a Lions' Test.
Back in 1968 it was Jock Turner v South Africa. In 2025 it's Sione Tuipulotu's turn against Australia.
More in the Australia v Lions 1st Test match preview:
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Match preview for Samoa v Scotland at Eden Park:
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- past under 20s on show;
- tries in short supply among the forwards;
- Samoa's size advantage
4 Scotland players in the Lions' backline for just the 2nd time ever across nearly 140 years and more than 650 games.
More in the AUNZ Invitational XV v Lions match preview:
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Neither of Scotland's 9 & 10 in Suva - Jamie Dobie & Fergus Burke - have previously started a Test match in the half backs.
More in the match preview for Fiji v Scotland:
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