Gregor Townsend hails Scotland’s strength in depth after beating Portugal - The head coach made 14 changes to the team that started last weekend’s defeat by South Africa.

Scotland were always expected to beat Portugal, even with a second-string side, and their performance in Saturday's 59-21 victory at Murrayfield handed coach Gregor Townsend more selection options. He made 14 changes from the team beaten by South Africa six days earlier and feels Scotland now have more depth than previously.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made wholesale changes to the team that lost to the Springboks for their Autumn Nations Series clash with Portugal.

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Tom English and Andy Burke are joined by Peter Wright and Chris Paterson as Scotland put nine tries past Portugal at Murrayfield in the Autumn Nations We use cookies to give you the best online experience.

Given the gulf in status between the two nations, Gregor Townsend took the opportunity to make 14 changes to his Scotland team.

Van Der Merwe at the top of Scotland’s all-time try-scoring charts with a magnificent first-half effort in a nine-try 59-21 win over Portugal at Murrayfield. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.