Scotland tour ends

Scotland’s development tour officially ended yesterday when eight players were sent home and Matt Williams’ trimmed down Test squad began fierce preparations for the first Hopetoun Cup Test match against Australia on Sunday.

A high-intensity training session in which new assistant coach Willie Anderson played a central and vocal part despite only officially being on tour as an observer ended with prop Tom Smith icing his thigh and full-back Hugo Southwell requiring stitches to a head wound.

Confrontation and commitment to the cause is exactly the way Williams wants his players to build on Friday's impressive victory over Samoa and prepare for the Melbourne Test.