Upbeat John Jeffreys turns up heat on Gregor Townsend's Scotland

Scotland pitched up here this week on the back of an encouraging warm-up programme and with vibes of a happy camp seeping from their pores

GOOD VIBES: Scotland's James Ritchie (front right) applauds the fans after the Summer Nations Series match against Georgia. Pic: PA

That old line about mad dogs and Englishmen braving the midway sun came to mind on Monday at the Villa Massena Musée in Nice and along the Promenade des Anglais. This time it was a squad of Scots suffering under the orb’s merciless glare.

Gregor Townsend and his boys have been afforded the warmest of welcomes along this scenic stretch of coast - this is their third time to visit this summer – but the heat was well and truly dialled up to ten at their official welcoming ceremony.